Ever wonder what we’re reading here at Tweetspeak Poetry? Here are our top 10 posts from the last month (or so):
10. Top 10 YA and Children’s Books
Kimberlee Conway Ireton’s list of recommended YA and children’s books continues to be shared around the Web as a valuable reader’s resource. It is also the cause of at least one argument between teenagers as to whether or not Macbeth is a children’s book. “Of course it’s a children’s book, ” said one. “The trees move!” Countered the other, “Stab, stab, stab! Yeah, right. A children’s book.”
9. Take Your Poet to Work Day: Callie’s Story
Take Your Poet to Work Day is an event full of possibility. Many took the opportunity to create space to play. Callie Feyen found a marvelous, ticklish, soul-jazz way to spend the day with her girls.
8. Poetry at Work: Sue Spencer
Sue Spencer, a nurse, shared her journey into poetry at work. The poet in her wanted to make more of a difference, and the nurse in her realized that would happen best in health care.
7. PhotoPlay Prompt: Portrait of a Shell, Sand, and the Sea
Our senses are heightened by the surrounding wonder of the sea and shore. In last month’s Sand, Shells and Sea Glass photo play prompt, Heather Eure invited our community to take in the sound of every rolling wave and feel the sand beneath their feet and place it in a poem or photo.
6. Take Your Poet to Work Day: It’s About Access (and Ice Cream)
In its earliest iteration, the ice cream truck brought frozen happiness to doorsteps in a day when the typical home did not have refrigeration. They made ice cream accessible—by putting it on a stick and driving to and fro delivering it. In our Take Your Poet to Work Day we dared make the comparison between ice cream and poets on a stick, concluding that is all about access.
5. The Best in Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Picks
Our Top Ten Poetic Picks seems to be one of those posts we all wait for every month. The Top Ten overflows with links to treasures we might not otherwise find, like big trouble in Little Free Libraries, the shocking truth about boredom, and why Tim Tebow sells more books than Billy Collins.
4. Sand, Shells & Sea Glass: Poetry Prompt and Playlist
From sandmen, to silver shells, to the group The Four Shells (and, no pun originally intended, artist Rasmus Seebach), our July Sand, Shells and Sea Glass playlist gives you an ocean of sound to write by. Or just take a daydream to the beach.
When we loaded up the washer and dryer with laundry poems, we had no idea what a poetic chord they would strike. Delicates, permanent press, heavy duty, hand wash. You’ll find it all in this list of laundry poems, plus great additions written by the Tweetspeak community in the comments.
2. Poets and Poems: Wendell Berry and “This Day”
Wendell Berry suggests finding a quiet place in the woods, or at least a quiet room, to read the poems in his collection, This Day. You can also find a quite place in the woods, or a quiet room, to read Glynn Young’s review of the collection.
1. Take Your Poet to Work Day: Free Coloring Book
Take Your Poet to Work Day did fairly dominate the month of July, but perhaps no more so than with our poets coloring book we released for the day. Don’t be fooled, though. These poets are willing to play all year long, whenever you have the itch to get out your crayons, scissors and glue.
Featured photo by Geraint Rowland. Creative Commons license via Flickr. Small photos credited in individual posts.
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L. L. Barkat says
Can I just say how happy I am that a *coloring book* for grownups was tops?
I am. 🙂
Marcy says
I’m so excited L.L. Barkat that you have a love for coloring books. For a woman of my age I simply love them, especially the ones from “Dover” that I order. Just colored pencils for me or sketching and then coloring with pencils. This is what I do every evening to relax. No T.V. just the music and the pencils.
Marcy says
Ok, who is pulling the funny one at T.S. Poetry? Asking the question about the apple cider vinegar and if it will go bad after opening? No one responded but me, so is this a “Ha, Ha,” moment, was someone drunk over the weekend? Somebody is laughing their head off and not opening their mouth.
LW Lindquist says
You’re making me laugh, Marcy. I think your apple cider vinegar is safe. It’s kind of like yogurt, already a little “old” when it’s new. 🙂
Marcy says
LW Lindquist
We are now in the “Twilight Zone.” Enter at your own risk. Have you ever swallowed the apple cider with the Mother in it? It’s the worst thing a person can do to themselves. Trying to cure myself the natural way, big mistake. Now I never asked that question but it popped up over the weekend so I answered. Someone at T.S. has gone loony and needs to fess up. Don’t make me drive up there in my truck and bring my 3 cats and let them loose in the office.
Marcy says
LW Lindquist
I’ve got big giant holes in my window screens, thinking the hell storm did it last year? Didn’t notice when I bought the house. How about you coming to Tennessee and working on this claim? Then we will sit down over a hot cup of delightful tea and talk about who is pulling my leg.