“A Season in Another World” by British poet Matt Duggan takes us on a journey steeped in legend, myth, fable, and fairy tale.
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Poets and Poems: Bernard O’Donoghue and “The Seasons of Cullen Church”
“The Seasons of Cullen Church” by Bernard O’Donoghue is moving and soul-searching, an exploration of the memories that make a life.
Poets and Poems: Sean O’Brien and “The Drowned Book”
The Drowned Book and The Beautiful Librarians by U.K. poet Sean O’Brien show how he’s one of the finest poets writing in English today.
Eating and Drinking Poems: Seamus Heaney’s ‘Oysters’
As you read Seamus Heaney’s poem “Oysters, ” perhaps you, too, will start to feel the pull of the tides in each salty bite.
Poets and Poems: Seamus Heaney
Appreciating poets and poems even more by reading Seamus Heaney’s “Opened Ground” alongside Frank O’Driscoll’s “Stepping Stones, ” whose interviews add depth to the poems.
Poets and Poems: Jen Karetnick and “Inheritance with a High Error Rate”
“Inheritance with a High Error Rate,” the new poetry collection byJen Karetnick, is full of vivid imagery and the enjoyment of life .
Poets and Poems: Luci Shaw and “Reversing Entropy”
“Reversing Entropy” by Luci Shaw demonstrates the poet’s calling to bring order and meaning from the chaos of life.
Poetry Prompt: Greenhouse of Poems
Greenhouses grow unlikely fruits. What if yours could also grow poems? What would they be?
“New Orleans Poems in Creole and French” by Jules Choppin
In “New Orleans Poems in Creole and French,” Jules Choppin takes us into regional culture, language, and that sometimes seems strange.
Poets and Poems: Jeanine Hathaway and “Long After Lauds”
In the poetry collection “Long After Lauds,” Jeanine Hathaway surprises and often startles with her images and metaphors.
XIX. “By the Sea” by Emily Dickinson
< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems XIX. By the Sea BY THE SEA. I started early, took my dog, And visited the sea; The mermaids in the basement Came out to look at me, And frigates in the upper floor Extended hempen hands, Presuming me to be a mouse Aground, upon the sands. But no […]
XIII. “The Moon Is Distant From the Sea” by Emily Dickinson
< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems XIII. The Moon Is Distant From the Sea The moon is distant from the sea, And yet with amber hands She leads him, docile as a boy, Along appointed sands. He never misses a degree; Obedient to her eye, He comes just so far toward the town, Just so […]
Poets and Poems: Rowan Evans and “A Method, A Path”
In “A Method, A Path,” British poet Rowan Evans points to the music in poetry, and to the poetry in music.
Poets and Poems: Rick Maxson and “Under the Pearl Moon”
“Under the Pearl Moon” by Rick Maxson moves you from where and when you’re reading into your own personal memory palace.
Under the Pearl Moon: Poems by Rick Maxson
Under the Pearl Moon: Poems by Rick Maxson contains, says poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, poems with jewel-like detail, telling a story of longing, leaving, return, and promise.
Poets and Poems: B.H. Fairchild and “An Ordinary Life”
In “An Ordinary Life,” poet B.H. Fairchild looks to the ordinary to find solace for grief at the death of his son.
Poet Laura: Trees, Seasons, and Planting
Michelle Ortega, Tweetspeak’s incoming Poet Laura, reflects on the changing seasons, a walking homecoming, and trees dying and planted.
Poets and Poems: Lola Haskins and “Homelight”
In “Homelight: Poems,” Lola Haskins has a new slant on “slant,” allowing each poem to have its own perspective.
Poets and Poems: Jordan Pérez and “Santa Tarantula”
In her first poetry collection, Jordan Pérez presents hard realities that remind us of our duty not to look away.
Every Day Poems: Community Collages + New Poetry Club Invitation!
Peek in on the community collages offered for our last Every Day Poems poetry club activity. Then maybe get inspired for a collage of your own!