The young Master in Wisława Szymborska’s “Interview with a Child” challenges us to reject the idea that things are only as they seem.
Archives for April 2014
Tweetspeak Love: Darlene S.
We like to think Tweetspeak Love arises because of the care we take to help people explore their hearts and souls, and the measure of their power with words.
Poets and Poems: J.P. Dancing Bear’s “The Abandoned Eye”
The poems in J.P. Dancing Bear’s “The Abandoned Eye” cut like razor blades, removing what we use to hide and obscure.
Library Hotel Picks a Poetry Garden Winner!
Who won the Poetry Garden poem pick at Library Hotel? Check it out (and see some of the other choices!)
Cheese Poetry: The Cheesiest Poetry Prompt
Join us while we explore the funny and sometimes cringe-worthy moments of our past. It promises to be the cheesiest poetry prompt yet.
Tolkien I Workshop: Session 9–Exploring The Backdrop of The Hobbit
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Become a Better Writer: Truffle Artist Date
Any truffles found to have large air bubbles or cracks will be immediately eaten by my helpers to save the embarrassment of selling an inferior truffle this weekend—one of the perks of volunteering.
Eating and Drinking Poems: William Stafford’s ‘Blackberries Are Back’
To accompany the sudden rush of spring, Kathryn Neel pairs a recipe for blackberry cobbler with William Stafford’s poem “Blackberries Are Back”
National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “A Speech at the Lost and Found”
When contemplating infinity, it’s helpful to have a small thing that can fit in our hand. Wisława Szymborska places a blue umbrella alongside the universe.
Poetry at Work: The Poetry of Institutional Memory
With access to technology, the Internet and new tools, organizations have come to believe institutional memory is not important. They’re wrong.
Cheese Poetry: Read Your Labels Poetry Prompt
Raid the refrigerator and read your food labels with creativity in mind. Join us for our cheese themed poetry prompt.
Tolkien I Workshop: Session 8–A Dragon, A Battle, A Homecoming
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Literary Tour: Thoreau Center for Sustainability in San Francisco’s the Presidio
A seed of serendipity led us to the Cafe Rx, located inside the Thoreau Center for Sustainability in the Presidio, a national park set in San Francisco, California.
Top 10 Best Poems for Poem in Your Pocket Day
We don’t want you to be caught poem-less on Poem in Your Pocket Day. Choose one of these best 10 short poems to keep with you all day.
National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Could Have”
It’s difficult to explain good fortune, though that didn’t stop Wisława Szymborska from trying in her poem “Could Have.”
Poets and Poems: “Caribou” by Charles Wright
“Caribou, ” the new collection of poems by Charles Wright, is about memory, what has passed, and what is gone, and the realizations that come only with age.
Tolkien I Worshop: Session 7–Mr. Baggins Takes The Lead
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Photo Prompts: Still Life With Cheese Photo Play
Capture beauty on a plate. Join us for this month’s Photo Prompts, and dabble in the art of food styling.
Become a Better Writer: Canaveral National Seashore Artist Date
I am out searching for sea turtles that might come ashore tonight and lay eggs on the beach of Canaveral National Seashore.
Eating and Drinking Poems: Philip Levine’s ‘The Simple Truth’
In this Eating and Drinking Poems post, Alexandra Barylski Stott pairs her Polish grandmother’s recipe for perogies with Philip Levine’s poem ‘The Simple Truth’