The rules are simple because there aren’t any. Well, maybe one (the hashtag). We announce a Twitter Party date and time; party is hosted on Twitter. It lasts one hour. @tspoetry provides the prompt — an idea, a line of poetry, even a tabloid headline. You write a few lines of poetry in response to the prompt and then play off the other participants’ lines.
You work within the 140-character limit set by Twitter for all tweets — just make sure each tweet includes the hashtag — #tsptry. That way, we can find your contributions. It’s a good idea to follow @tspoetry and the best way to make sure you include the hashtag and see everyone’s tweets as they are tweeted, is to come to our @tspoetry Tweetchat room.
After the Twitter Party concludes, we usually tweet around and congratulate one another.
Most of the tweets from the Twitter Party will be assembled into larger Twitter poems. We’ll feature some in Every Day Poems and some on this blog, with the best lines singled out and identified by contributor. You’ll get credit and links as a co-author, too. As for royalties, don’t hold your breath. We’ll let you know if any show up! 
I’m trying to figure out how to participate – but am so lost!
Fun stuff. Are poets supposed to have fun??? I’m always up for some
give me a holler. Will follow tspoetry
qu’est-cue c’est “hashtag”; are phones necessary?
Where do you announce the twitter party time and date? Are they regularly scheduled?
Joanie, sorry we missed your question. No phones necessary. But you need to have Twitter access somehow. When we announce the party, we announce the tweetchat room, and it will automatically insert the hashtag for you (don’t even worry about what that is
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Kate, we do them about once a month. The next is July 7, with Luci Shaw in attendance. We announce them here, on Facebook, on Twitter. And if you subscribe to Every Day Poems, it includes the announcement every day for a few days leading up to the party so you can remember.
Thank you. I look forward to participating.
This is awesome. I can’t wait to be a part of the next one.
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I will be observing but not submitting. Thankyou for all the excellent advice, teaching and practicing you offer writers. It`s greatly appreciated:)