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Tea Quest: The Grand Concourse, Pittsburgh

By Laura Lynn Brown 10 Comments

Tea Quest Pittsburgh Grand Concourse

Laura Brown joins new friends at Pittsburgh’s Grand Concourse for a night exploring play and the work of paying attention.

Filed Under: Blog, Pittsburgh Literary, Tea Quest

Tea Quest: Anchor and Anvil Coffee Bar

By Laura Lynn Brown 13 Comments

Pittsburgh Tea Quest

Laura Lynn Brown’s Pittsburgh tea quest continues with a stop at Anchor and Anvil Coffee Bar, where a person can throw down a “Parking Chair” and celebrate Sconehenge.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Pittsburgh Literary, Tea, Tea Quest

Tea Quest: De Fer Coffee and Tea

By Laura Lynn Brown 20 Comments

Tea Quest De Fer Pittsburgh tea set by window

Laura Brown makes her way to the local farmers market to sample teas from De Fer Coffee and Tea in the latest stop on the Pittsburgh tea quest tour.

Filed Under: Blog, Pittsburgh Literary, Tea, Tea Quest

Tea Quest: LaBella Bean in Bridgeville, Pa.

By Laura Lynn Brown 8 Comments

LaBella Tea Shop

Finding the right tea shop, at the right time, can be a perfect fresh start. Laura Lynn Brown continues her Pittsburgh tea quest with a stop at LaBella’s.

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Tea Quest: Silver Tips Tea Room, Tarrytown, New York

By Laura Lynn Brown 9 Comments

Tappan Zee Bridge Tarrytown NY

Laura Brown’s tea quest takes a detour into New York for a stop at the Silver Tips Tea Room in Tarrytown where the river is astonishingly wide, the egg souchong delicious.

Filed Under: Blog, Tea, Tea Quest

Tea Quest: Tupelo Honey Tea Loft, Millvale, Pa.

By Laura Lynn Brown 6 Comments

Tea Quest Tupelo Honey Teas Cafe

Laura Brown’s tea quest takes her to Tupelo Honey Teas Cafe and a selection of Pittsburgh-specific tea blends especially for Yinzers n’at.

Filed Under: Blog, Pittsburgh Literary, Tea, Tea Quest

Tea Quest: Green Tea at Arnold’s Tea House, Pittsburgh, Pa.

By Laura Lynn Brown 15 Comments

Green Tea at Arnolds Tea House Pittsburgh

Laura Lynn Brown’s tea quest in Pittsburgh continues, with a stop at Arnold’s Tea House to sample Dragonwell green tea.

Filed Under: Blog, Tea, Tea Quest

Tea Quest: Bantha Tea Bar, Pittsburgh

By Laura Lynn Brown 12 Comments

Tea Quest Bantha Tea Shop

In the schedule’s in-between space, Laura Brown discovers a new tea shop on her Pittsburgh tea quest, and a fragrant cup of tulsi.

Filed Under: Blog, Pittsburgh Literary, Tea, Tea Quest

Poetry Prompt: Queen Bees and the Poetry Question

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Echinacea Queen Bee poetry

Can you make poetry out of painful moments in your life? Join queen bees and author Callie Feyen as she (and Miley Cyrus) show you how.

Filed Under: article, Blog, Books, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Poets, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

“Love and a Question” by Robert Frost

let us look at the sky and question of the night-Love and a Question Robert Frost poem

< Return to Robert Frost Poems Love and a Question A stranger came to the door at eve, And he spoke the bridegroom fair. He bore a green-white stick in his hand, And, for all burden, care. He asked with the eyes more than the lips For a shelter for the night, And he turned […]

Hermit Crab Essay 002: How To Teach Poetry To Seventh Graders

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Teaching poetry to 7th graders begins with vulnerability. Join author Callie Feyen and she walks us through a scene in a middle school classroom.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry prompt, Teach It, writing prompt

Teacher Stories—My First Villanelle (Thank You, How to Write a Form Poem!)

By Rebecca D. Martin 7 Comments

a blue bird in a tree with green leaves to highlight the villanelle and sonnet

So much is changing—has changed—in this world. Rebecca D. Martin finds a deep leaving-truth in her first villanelle and her first experience as a teacher.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, How to Write a Form Poem, Sonnets, Villanelles

Teach It: Collaborative Poetry—I’m With Aristotle

By Dana Kinsey 10 Comments

collective poetry lens ball on rock beach

Writing collaborative poems proves a fertle ground for students to learn and grow both collectively and individually.

Filed Under: Blog, Collaborative Poetry, English Teaching Resources, poetry teaching resources, Suicide Prevention, Teach It, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

Flame and Shadow: A Live Tweetspeak Poetry Party with Sara Teasdale, Part 1

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Autumn Blooms Flame and Shadow

In August, Tweetspeak Poetry hosted a retreat and undertook the first Tweetspeak Twitter Poetry Party without Twitter. Sara Teasdale provided the prompts.

Filed Under: Poems, poetry, Poets, Sara Teasdale, Twitter poetry

Poetry Prompt: Question Poems

By Callie Feyen 5 Comments

Join Callie Feyen as she contemplates whether it is asking the question, or finding the answer that makes us strong. Then get poetic with a question of your own.

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Top 10 Totally Fun Teaching Ideas for National Poetry Month

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Take Your Poet to School Hanging Mobile

You’ve got the whole month of April to celebrate National Poetry Month. We’ve got the cut ‘n color poets and top 10 teaching ideas—for you to make it the most fun and informative thirty days ever!

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, poetry teaching resources, Take Your Poet to School Week

Teach It: How to Avoid the Tragedy of Becoming “Only One Thing”

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

Let’s play The Excuse Me Game to avoid the tragedy of becoming “only one thing” and losing ourselves and our possibilities due to a failure of imagination.

Filed Under: Blog, Book Love, Children's Activities, Children's Authors, Games, Literacy for Life

Teach It: How Do They Tell a Story? First, You Listen

By Callie Feyen 18 Comments

Literacy specialist Callie Feyen says the best way to help children write is first to listen.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Emotional Literacy, Literacy for Life, Literacy Starts With Love, Play, Teach Reading, writing prompt, writing prompts

Book Club Announcement: Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

Storm in a Teacup book club announcement

Join us beginning November 1 for a “romp through the physical world” in our upcoming book club on Helen Czerski’s Storm In A Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life.

Filed Under: book club, Storm In a Teacup

Literacy Conversations: When a Robber Steals the Show

By Bethany Rohde 30 Comments

Literacy Conversations girl in brown fur coat

Bethany Rohde starts a literacy conversation with her children that doesn’t go quite as planned. And maybe that’s a good thing.

Filed Under: Blog, Literacy Starts With Love, Parenting

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