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Understanding Pride and Prejudice: Jane Austen’s Shin Bone

By Charity Singleton Craig 16 Comments

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Why Mark Twain (and countless high school students) wants to dig up Jane Austen and find her shin bone. Love it or hate it, Pride and Prejudice still tops the charts.

Filed Under: Books, English Teaching Resources, Pride and Prejudice

10 Great Pride and Prejudice Resources

By L.L. Barkat 9 Comments

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Ten great Pride and Prejudice Resources. Okay, some are just plain fun. But that’s great too, no?

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Books, Fiction, Literary Birthdays, Pride and Prejudice, writer's group resources

Happy Birthday Mr. Darcy: A Pride And Prejudice Birthday Playlist

By Seth Haines 7 Comments

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A thematic playlist to help you celebrate the 200th birthday of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Snark included, no extra charge.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Books, Music, Pride and Prejudice, writer's group resources

5 Amusing Pride and Prejudice Quotes: Wet Shirt Included

By Kimberlee Conway Ireton 7 Comments

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Five fun quotes from Pride and Prejudice promised to nurse one sick writer back to health. Or maybe it was the dose of Colin Firth. One can never be sure.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Books, Pride and Prejudice

Reading Generously: Science Fiction and ‘The Shivering Ground’

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

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Quantum physics, fairy tales, climate change thrillers, & original tales from her own imagination: it’s Sara Barkat’s ‘The Shivering Ground’!

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Reading Generously, Science Fiction, Short Story

Poets and Poems: Aaron Belz and “Soft Launch”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

“Soft Launch,” the new poetry collection by Aaron Belz, reminds to us to stop and take a deep breath, even in the face of the daily apocalypse.

Filed Under: article, Funny Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Top 10 YA and Children’s Books

By Kimberlee Conway Ireton 28 Comments

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Kimberlee Conway Ireton shares her top 10 YA and children’s books (actually, 17 or so).

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Children's Stories, Classic Books

Infographic: Simpleton’s Guide to Pride & Prejudice

By Will Willingham 24 Comments

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Happy 200th birthday, Pride & Prejudice. Instead of cake, we made you an infographic. Take that for a turn around the drawing room.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Books, Infographics, Pride and Prejudice, writer's group resources

This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 5 Comments

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Painting with tea, a tribute to Pride and Prejudice, the most “bank-clerky of all bank clerks. Seth Haines has the best in poetry in this week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks.

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What’s Your Favorite Book?

By Bethany Rohde 30 Comments

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What’s your favorite book? Bethany Rohde considers our favorites, and the sometimes difficult choice for readers with no single standout.

Filed Under: Books, Reading and Books

More Than 30 Awesome Writing Playlists

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Writing playlists, just for you. Or, forget about writing and just listen for inspiration and enjoyment. Air, Breath, Wind Playlist Baby, Baby Playlist Bread, Pastries, Pies Ballad Playlist Bottles & Cans Playlist Cat’s Meow Playlist Circus and Carnival Coffee and Tea Playlist Dog Songs Playlist Doors and Passageways Playlist Dragons and Creatures Playlist Fairy Tale […]

Top 10 All-Time Posts at Tweetspeak Poetry

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

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We have no super-secret algorithms but through a process that’s one part data, one part intuition, one part special sauce, we’ve gathered the 10 most popular posts in the Tweetspeak archives (from all time).

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Top Ten Posts of 2013 at Tweetspeak Poetry

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

As we turn the page to 2014, we’re playing back the most popular posts at Tweetspeak Poetry of 2013. Not surprisingly, these posts reflected our commitment to play, learn, and grow.

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This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

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Did Jane Austen play video games? Did William Carlos Williams really eat the plums? Did Ben Franklin think flying was useful? It’s another week of the best in poetry and poetic things: Our Top 10 Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Creativity, love poems, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Top Ten Reasons to be a Tweetspeak Tugboat

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Want to help Tweetspeak Poetry keep providing great content? Our Top Ten Reasons to be a Tweetspeak Tugboat Supporter.

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Ten Great Writing Playlists & Poetry Prompts

By T.S. Poetry 3 Comments

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Do you have a favorite playlist you listen to while you write poetry? We’re featuring ten of our favorite themed writing playlists.

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This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

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Street photography, Jane Austen summer camp, what poetry, science and Twinkies have in common. It’s this week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks: The Twinkie Edition.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry at Work, poetry news, Top 10 Poetic Picks

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This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

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Madonna recites Neruda, Kennedy memorizes Colderidge, Seinfeld drinks coffee. It’s poetry and more in Our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

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This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 5 Comments

Breaking poetry lines on Twitter, Freud on daydreams and creativity, the best of the best in staff-pick bookshelves. It’s This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks.

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