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Image-ine Poetry: “Girl in Street” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 26 Comments

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Writing poetry from art ignites creativity. For this Image-ine exercise, join Maureen Doallas as she responds to Lisa Hess Hesselgrave’s “Girl in Street.”

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Image-ine Poetry: “Plywood Archer #1” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 13 Comments

Writing poetry from art ignites creativity. For this Image-ine exercise, join Maureen Doallas and Lisa Hess Hesselgrave, as they aim high with their art.

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Image-ine Poetry: “Jumprope, Pink Room” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 29 Comments

Image-ine Exercise write poetry jumprope pink room

Writing poetry from art ignites creativity. For this Image-ine exercise, ponder children and a jump rope with poet Maureen Doallas and artist Lisa Hess Hesselgrave.

Filed Under: Blog, Childhood Poems, Creativity, Image-ine, poetry

Image-ine Poetry: “Hot Sky” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 21 Comments

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Join Maureen Doallas in this Image-ine Poetry creative writing exercise based on “Hot Sky, ” a painting by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Image-ine

Image-ine Poetry: “Bedsheet” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 15 Comments

Image-ine Bedsheet Lisa Hesslegrave

Writing poetry from art ignites creativity and helps you become a better writer. Join Maureen Doallas in this Image-ine exercise based on “Bedsheet, ” a painting by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave.

Filed Under: Art, Attentiveness Poems, Blog, Childhood Poems, Creativity, Image-ine

IX. The Grass So Little Has to Do

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< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems The Grass So Little Has to Do THE GRASS. The grass so little has to do, — A sphere of simple green, With only butterflies to brood, And bees to entertain, And stir all day to pretty tunes The breezes fetch along, And hold the sunshine in its lap […]

Top 10 Funny Quotes from Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

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Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ is a classic Gothic tale with an evocative setting and a gorgeous telling. It’s also sometimes funny along the way.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Classic Books, English Teaching Resources, Quotes, The Picture of Dorian Gray

50 States of Generosity- New Jersey

By Nikki Rank 1 Comment

New Jersey waterfalls

In this latest 50 States of Generosity, join Nikki Rank as she explores New Jersey’s music, food, poetry, and more!

Filed Under: 50 States, Blog, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poet Matthew Hollis Writes a Biography of “The Waste Land”

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In “The Waste Land: A Biography of a Poem,” poet Matthew Hollis tells the story of how T.S. Eliot’s poem came to be.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, poetry, Poets

Perspective: The Madness of Don Quixote

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

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Madness is the coin that opens our hearts to story. Join us as we consider the madness and sanity of Cervantes’ Don Quixote.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, Classic Books, Perspective

Rescuing a Story through Poetry—How a Ghazal Saved a Dog!

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

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Is your story not working? Try rescuing a story through poetry! That’s what happened when a dog named Rascal met a ghazal.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts, Writing Tips

Reading Generously: Perspective Glass

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

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This year we are reading generously through the theme of Perspective. Grab your perspective glass and join us.

Filed Under: Blog, Perspective, Reading and Books, Reading Generously

Book Club Announcement: The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

By Will Willingham 10 Comments

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Beginning July 15, join us for our new book club featuring some of the delightful essays in Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights.

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Together: The Grenfell Fire, a Cookbook, and a Community

By Sandra Heska King 19 Comments

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A kitchen fire in Grenfell Tower tore peoples’ lives apart. Now it’s the fire of friendships forged in a kitchen that’s bringing them back together.

Filed Under: Blog, Cookbooks

Dylan Thomas, Christmas, New Orleans, and Me

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

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Reading “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas evokes memories of Christmases in New Orleans with family, friends, and Cherry Bounce.

Filed Under: article, Blog, Books, Britain, Classic Books, Poets

Day of the Dead: Skeletons, Stories, Songs, Poetry

By Megan Willome 3 Comments

Celebrate Day of the Dead with skeletons, calaveras poems, and children’s books. Best enjoyed with a side of sweet skull cakes.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Stories, Halloween Poems, Latin American Poetry

From I Hate to Cook to the Joy of Cooking: A Writer’s Favorite Cookbooks

By Laura L. Willis 26 Comments

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Laura Willis shares her favorite cookbooks, along with memories of the cookbooks that warmed her mother’s and grandmothers’ kitchens.

Filed Under: Blog, Cookbooks

Wall Poems: Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 9 Comments

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Settled in the crevices of brick and mortar, there are poems. Written on walls in Europe and here in the States, poetry lives and breathes in cities and villages. Join us and learn a little about wall poems and where you can find some. You can even write your own wall poem.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Veils and Walls, writer's group resources, writing prompt

Committing Prufrock: Poetry Memorization Tips & Memories

By Sandra Heska King 24 Comments

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Sandra Heska King uses her Phone-a-Friend to crowd-source poetry memorization tips and memories as she continues her Committing Prufrock Poetry Dare.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Poetry Dare, T.S. Eliot

Poetic Voices: Lucia Cherciu and Sarah Nichols

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

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Recent poetry collections by Lucia Cherciu and Sarah Nichols reflect the poetry of exile, but in very different ways – exile from one’s country and voluntary exile and isolation.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Poems, Poetic Voices, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

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