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By looking at the small ordinary we can find many new ideas.  

Write about a place where writing hides.  Be specific like "in the rain" or "In the icicles". 

Sometimes we feel we have nothing to say, but that's not accurate.  Write in your own voice.  Write about something from your own experience.  Describe something you did today.  Last week.  Last year.

Do you hear voices?  They could be giving good advice.  

Try writing about that voice or what that voice is telling you.

Or the opposite--talk back and tell that voice why it is wrong.  Sometimes these are poems.  

Other times this will clear your thoughts and lead way to a better poem.  Either way, it's a start.  

  Start to collect words you like or love. You can find words while you are scrolling through your phone. Listen to words around you. The more you notice words, the more abundant your writing will become.  Include all words even those you think are unpoetic. 

Does the season influence your mood?  Apples, pumpkins, colorful leaves. Sometimes different seasons suggest transformation.  Is that true for you?  Think about the season, and you might stumble upon a new idea.

Many times in movies or shows, we believe an actor or actress. How do they do that?  Can you think of a moment in a film when the delivery carried something to live by?  Write about that or the truth that is being conveyed. It might have something to do with emotion.  Feeling it or expressing it.  Good Luck.