In “Visitations: Poems,” Julia Alvarez looks back on her life in the Dominican Republic and New York with candor and a clear eye.
Poets and Poems: Fred Chappell and “Ever After”
“Ever After,” Fred Chappell’s last poetry collection, is consistent with his other poetry and fiction, focusing on family and meaning.
Five Ways to Research Your Family History
The writing of the novel “Brookhaven” provided five ways to research and decipher family history and genealogy.
Poet Laura: Mother in Satin
Donna Hilbert, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, remembers her mother and grandmother with satin, gravity, and asparagus.
Poets and Poems: Baruch November and “The Broken Heart is the Master Key”
The poems of “The Broken Heart is the Master Key” by Baruch November show the continuing echo and influence of Yiddish culture.
How to Write a Found Poem—The Many Tools to Discover Treasure
To write found poetry is not to engage in an exact science. It’s an art. And, like all art, there is plenty of room to make it your own and keep expanding your ways and means and sources.
Celebrating 15 Years with the Kettle On! — Every Day Poems
Every Day Poems will turn 15 on May 5th, 2026. What better way to celebrate than with tea and tea poems?
Poets and Poems: Sr. Sharon Hunter and “Light Before the Sun”
In “Light Before the Sun: Poems,” Sr. Sharon Hunter explores family, dysfunction, and beauty to find resolution and understanding.
Poets and Poems: D.S. Martin and “The Role of the Moon”
In “The Role of the Moon,” poet D.S. Martin pays tribute to the metaphysical poets, creating new poems inspired by 17th century poets.
I Grew Up in “One Hundred Years of Solitude”
I discovered in a graduate seminar that “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez read like my family history.
Poets and Poems: Catherine Lawton and “Where All Things Meet, Mirror & Mingle”
In “Where All Things Meet, Mirror & Mingle,” poet Catherine Lawton fully integrates faith and life into a cohesive whole.
Poets and Poems: Emily Bright and “This Ground Beneath Our Feet”
In “This Ground Beneath Our Feet,” poet Emily Bright explores what grounds our relationships and our lives.
Happy Birthday Every Day Poems—Celebrating 15 Years!
Happy Birthday! Every Day Poems, Tweetspeak Poetry’s inbox newsletter featuring inspiring poems every day, celebrates 15 years!
Poets and Poems: Tobi Alfier and “Goodbye Kisses”
“Goodbye Kisses: Poems” by Tobi Alfier explores the aftermath of broken relationships and the aftermath of heartbreak.
Morning Tea French Poem + A 100-Year-Old Tea House
Discover the secrets of a 100-year-old tea house and read a poem along the way that was inspired by one of their teas.
Poets and Poems: Nikki Grimes and “Twice Blessed”
“Twice Blessed” by poet Nikki Grimes tells stories of the items deposited in and sold by secondhand store and yard sales.
Poet Laura: Not the Cruelest Month
Is April really the cruelest month? So says T.S. Eliot, but but it’s National Poetry Month and Chaucer — and Poet Laura Donna Hilbert — beg to differ.
Poets and Poems: Alexander Voloshin and “Sidetracked”
Alexander Voloshin published one major poetry work, an epic poem about the Russian Revolution, emigres, and Hollywood entitled “Sidetracked.”
Poetry Prompt: Meet Your Muse Euterpe
Inspiration is on the way, this time from your muse Euterpe! Find out this goddess’s background (and discover her instrument of choice). Then pen a poem.
Poets and Poems: Linda Nemec Foster and “Amber Necklace of Gdansk”
In “Amber Necklace from Gdansk,” poet Linda Nemec Foster explores the land and heritage of her Polish ancestors – and finds herself.