I’ve made no secret of the fact that I like InsideOut: Poems by L.L. Barkat. (Disclosure: she’s a friend, but I like the poems anyway.) (:)) If you’ve been reading InsideOut, have you seen/experienced/felt/been impressed by/had your socks blown off by/ any particular poem? If you have, leave a comment here, along with any thoughts you [...]

We started “Fire and Rain: Poem by Comment” on Monday – and what a result! Thirteen people contributed lines, and created a marvelous poem in the process. Here it is – the grand finale. Thanks to all who participated, all who thought about contributing, and all who stopped by to read it. Fire and Rain [...]

Two more contributors have joined us, and two previous contributors added lines. This “poem by comment” is really becoming ssomething. Thanks to all. Comments will continue to be accepted through Wednesday (Dec. 23) morning. Fire and Rain By @gyoung9751, @doallas, @poemsandprayers, @BibleDude, Russell Holloway (@LuvStomp), Lorrie, @Anne4JC, @llbarkat, @MonicaSharman, @dougspur The bush consumed by fire, [...]

Our poem has gone in some interesting directions, but is staying true to the ideas of fire and rain/water. As of 7 p.m. central time tonight, we have eight contributors, and the current version with all contributions included is below. Fire and Rain By @gyoung9751, @doallas, @poemsandprayers, @BibleDude, Russell Holloway (@LuvStomp), Lorrie, @Anne4JC, and @llbarkat. The [...]

And the twist is – make your poetry contribution like a tweet on Twitter – 140 characters at a time.

Divided by seasons, the poems explore the range of human experience

I was introduced to Bishop's poetry in the mid-1970s, and I "backed" into it.

Thursday night’s Twitter Poetry Party was about conversation

Yes, we had a tweet party on Twitter last night. Five or six of us participated, and we also had a few unexpected guests who tripped into the poetry jam. We’ll be posting the poem — or series of poems — shortly.

The next Tweet Party (poetry jam on Twitter) is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 3 from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern time. Just sign on to Twitter, make sure you’re following @tspoetry, and wait for the prompt. And don’t forget to use the #tsp hashtag on your tweets. For past parties, see The Walled Garden of [...]