Word games
Poetry improv
Make up a short poem on the spot from a random topic. Rhymes optional, applause mandatory.
- Players
- 3–12
- Time
- 10–20 min
What you need
- Slips of paper for topics
- A bowl or a mug
How to play
- Everyone writes a topic on a slip and drops it in a mug (the printer, Mondays, the last team lunch).
- A player draws a slip and gets 30 seconds to think.
- Recite a four-line poem about it.
- The room claps; the loudest clap of the round wins.
Office tip: Let people pass. Two people taking a second go is better than one forced poem.