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10 Great Poems About Work

By L.L. Barkat 31 Comments

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10 great poems about work, new and old. Boss poems, work-life poems, work poems about various industries. Thoughtful to humorous!

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Taking Poetry to Work: A Few Good Tricks

By L.L. Barkat 13 Comments

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Poetry at Work Day? It doesn’t need to be elaborate. Here are a few ideas you can use to make it happen in your workplace.

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Poem: Ghost of Christmas Present

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

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A poem for Christmas by L.L. Barkat: Ghost of Christmas Present.

Filed Under: Christmas Poems, love poems, poetry, Villanelles

Audio Excerpt: The Novelist by L.L. Barkat

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An audio excerpt from L.L. Barkat’s The Novelist: a novella featuring the delightful voice of Claire Burge.

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Thanksgiving Poems: A Poet’s Thanks

By L.L. Barkat 8 Comments

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A poet offers a word of thanks: “Something which says, you didn’t need to make room for this—the onions, the beets, the linen closet, the river and the copper…”

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poems about writing, poetry, Thanksgiving Poems

Sweeten the World with Poetry Words

By L.L. Barkat 45 Comments

100 sweet poetry bloggers

  Beginning November 1, a group of 100 bloggers (Facebookers, Tweeters) will be sweetening the world with poetry words. It’s simple. Once a month, for six months, they will: 1. share photo poetry quotes, with just 5 friends. Delivery is easy through our new WordCandy poetry-based app, via email, Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest 2. post […]

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The Poem Goes Awry

By L.L. Barkat 1 Comment

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Tweetspeak Love: Reno K. Lawrence

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

“You know this is true, right Reno?” I asked. I was talking about how we *do* feature and publish people, sharing them with over 29, 000 readers, when they grow in their skills and connect with our community. (Check out how we published him in Every Day Poems, and he will also be featured in […]

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Tweeted: On Loving Saskia Hamilton

By L.L. Barkat 1 Comment

Recently, we published the delightfully unusual music video In Love With Saskia Hamilton. If you haven’t viewed it yet, you really need to do so. It’s based on the Ben Folds/Nick Hornby song that… um… is a tribute of sorts to poet Saskia Hamilton. If you haven’t viewed the video yet, maybe this brief Twitter […]

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We’d Love it If You’d Appreciate Us

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Coming soon. An app where you can make a friend’s day, every day. Or make a statement to the world. With beautiful pictures and sweet words. Shipped via Facebook. And, right now, if you could appreciate our showcase on Behance, we’d be so… appreciative. Just click the blue Appreciate button to make our day 🙂

Filed Under: visual poetry, WordCandy

The Whipping Club-Now on Oprah’s Best Summer Reads!

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Happy, Happy Book Mischief

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Neruda’s Memoirs, endorsed by Oprah Best Summer Reads author Deborah Henry

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Image-ine: Roses

By L.L. Barkat 11 Comments

Can you find a poem in this photo? If I were to find one, it might be in those hands, the blue shadows, or the three roses.

Filed Under: Image-ine, poetry, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Guy Kawasaki Says to Use Poetry in Business

By L.L. Barkat 15 Comments

Rhyming, according to Kawasaki, is serious business.

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Lavender Hey-Dilly: We’ve Got a Winner!

By L.L. Barkat 9 Comments

The competition became… fierce. Okay, fiercely amusing—with one mug actually going on a road trip, where it modeled with a bear, a bird, and a beer man.

Filed Under: poetry, poetry products

Everyday Tweets: Adrienne Rich

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

Our first Everyday Tweets is a tribute to poet Adrienne Rich.

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Rumors of Water Book Club

By L.L. Barkat 6 Comments

Join our thoughtful and amusing senior editor, for this book club on Rumors of Water.

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It’s Here: 2 Cool Ways to Get Our Titles 1/2 Price!

By L.L. Barkat 9 Comments

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ve got a special offer for April only: Get a secret coupon for 50% off any TS Poetry title of your choice (unlimited copies—great for bookclubs or gifts!).

Filed Under: poetry, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

It’s Coming, 5

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Tomorrow, it will be here.

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