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Poetry Prompt: Gathering Flowers

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

Pink Gerber daisies gathering flowers poetry prompt

June is the time to begin gathering flowers and planting seeds. Come do so in a poem!

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Dana Gioia Defines the Enchantment in Poetry

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Disneyland Paris Gioia

The aim of poetry is enchantment, writes poet Dana Gioia in his new collection of essays on poetry and culture.

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Poetry Prompt: The Phoenix

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phoenix bird

The bottom line with the phoenix, regardless of its colors, is the bird’s rebirth or regeneration, most usually from the ashes of a fire that consumed the prior bird.

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An Anthology on Reading and Writing Poetry

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Flock of birds Yakich

“The Poetry Reader” by Mark Yakich is an anthology of poems about reading and writing poetry.

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Free E-Book + Poetry Prompt!

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A free e-book exclusive for Tweetspeak patrons, just in time to celebrate Poetic Earth Month!

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Poet Laura: The Beats, National Poetry Month, and Earth Day

By Sandra Fox Murphy 5 Comments

beat poets

Sandra Fox Murphy, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, finds common ground with the Beat poets, National Poetry Month and Earth Day.

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Ben Palpant Talks with 17 Poets About, Well, Poetry

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Seascape Palpant

In “An Axe for the Frozen Sea,” poet and writer Ben Palpant interviews 17 poets about poetry and why and how they write.

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National Poetry Month Is Here + Prompt!

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tulips national poetry month

National Poetry Month Is here! What are your plans? We’d love to help you find what you need to make it the best.

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Religion and Poetry Do Mix – and Mix Well

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Sky and mountains religion and poetry

Understanding the strong connection between religion and poetry can be both insightful and richly rewarding.

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Poetry as Autobiography: Hannah Sullivan and Richard Eyre

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Sewing machine Eyre Sullivan

Hannah Sullivan”s “Three Poems” and Richard Eyre’s “Place to Place” deftly and often movingly utilize poetry for autobiographies.

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Poetry Prompt: In the Wild Secret Place

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japanese garden purple-where the wild things are poetry prompt

Using ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ as inspiration, come create your own wild, secret place poem.

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Poets and Poems: Karla Van Vliet and Asemic Writing, Poetry

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Coyote Van Vliet

In “Bone Scribed” and “Wildwood Devotions,” Karla Van Vliet combines asemic art, writing, and poetry into a cohesive whole.

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Marjorie Maddox Hafer: Poetry, Art, and Spelling

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Young woman Hafer

In two new poetry collections, Marjorie Maddox Hafer explores the relationship between poetry and art, and poetry and spelling.

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Poetry Prompt: Aisling—Vision or Dream

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celtic necklace

The aisling poem is a vision or dream poem that features a woman as one of its central images. Come pen an aisling with us. We might feature your poem!

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Poets and Poems: Jules Jacob & Sonja Johanson and “Rappaccini’s Garden: Poisonous Poetry”

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Spoon shaped flower Rappaccini Garden

In “Rappaccini’s Garden: Poisonous Poetry,” Jules Jacob and Sonja Johanson have visualized the plants of a Nathaniel Hawthorne short story.

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An Anthology of Contemporary Catholic Poetry

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Sunset Catholic Poetry

The anthology “Contemporary Catholic Poetry” showcases 23 poets, including some of the best writing poetry today.

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Poetry Prompt: Wordle Your Way

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year of the monarch found poem wordle prompt

Jumpstart your poetry with a Wordle—as a basis for a found poem. Our Wordle came from The Year of the Monarch poems that you wrote!

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Poetry Prompt: My Poem is an Oasis

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

oasis poem-my poem is an oasis

Our August theme is Desert & Oasis. Come write a poem that’s an oasis for your readers.

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Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ My Heart

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the tea

Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a quick poem based on Kim Addonizio’s “My Heart.” Her heart is a Mississippi chicken shack. What’s yours?

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Poetry Prompt: Sink or Swim

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

ducks sink or swim

How do you learn best in life? Maybe you prefer to be pushed into a sink or swim situation. Or maybe you prefer a choice (and a gentle approach). Let’s poem our way into sink or swim!

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