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Poet Laura: Poems for Liminal Times
Our Poet Laura, Michelle Rinaldi Ortega, shares thoughts and poems of fall as the seasons begin their changing.
Poets and Poems: Claire Coenen and “The Beautiful Keeps Breathing”
In “The Beautiful Keeps Breathing.” poet Claire Coenen finds the beautiful in things and events of the everyday.
Poems to Listen By: Buoyancies—7: The Survivor Rises
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Poets and Poems: Joshua Hren and “Last Things, First Things, and Other Lost Causes”
“First Things, Last Things, and Other Lost Causes” by Joshua Hren is about the state of the culture and the need for redemption.
Poetry Prompt: My Poem is an Oasis
Our August theme is Desert & Oasis. Come write a poem that’s an oasis for your readers.
Poets and Poems: Katharine Whitcomb and “Habitats”
The poems of “Habitats” by Katharine Whitcomb are like the rooms we inhabit and examine to make sense of our lives.
Poet Laura: Chicken Dreams
Michelle Rinaldi Ortega, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, visits a farm and finds chickens, goats and even Simon the pig coaxing along her dreams.
Poets and Poems: Spencer K.M. Brown and “Cicada Rex”
In “Cicada Rex: Poems,” poet and novelist Spencer K.M. Brown displays remarkable insights about life, nature, and, of course, cicadas.