Head right through the toothed wheel, through going home, through can’t go home again? It’s Poetry Classroom time.
A Book of Beginnings: Where
Writing a book? Wondering where to begin? Maybe you could just start anywhere.
A Book of Beginnings: Mood
What if you aren’t in the mood to write your book? It happens.
Summer Workshop: Creative Writing for Real
Looking for the best online Creative Writing classes for students? Start here, with Creative Writing for Real.
A Book of Beginnings: Finishing
When writing a book, there’s always the chance you won’t finish. Should you care?
You Put Poetry on the Map!
From the Arabian peninsula to Seattle, we put poetry on the map this National Poetry Month.
Dr. Seuss: Embracing the Creatures Within
What would you do if you were voted Least Likely to Succeed? This is what Dr. Suess did.
A Book of Beginnings: Writer Worrying
I’m nervous for you. Do you have any clue where your Book of Beginnings is going? On “writer worrying,” from the other person in the room.
A Book of Beginnings: On Knowing
How do you know when you have something big enough for a book idea? A simple walk might tell you.
Artist Date: Mary, Patrick, Mary
I know where I’m going on this Artist Date, so I pop Lady Gaga out of the player and flick in Alison Krauss and Union Station, Lonely Runs Both Ways.
A Book of Beginnings: Story Over Tea
It is just a beginning. That’s all you need, though you might not know it.
National Poetry Month: Phone Poets Project
Tweetspeak is teaming up with Patty Paine, of Diode Poetry Journal, to jumpstart a Phone Poets Project for National Poetry Month.
Vincent • Jane Olivor (Happy Birthday Van Gogh!)
A tribute to Vincent Van Gogh, in song. Jane Olivor video. Happy Birthday, Vincent!
Getting Published: Robert Frost
Getting published takes time. Not that this needs to be the goal for every writer, but if we are on a mission like Robert Frost, we should expect cost and passage.
The Artist Date How-To
The artist date is a play date you plan with yourself, by yourself. Go to the river, build a snowman, run your hands over paper and paints at a funky supply store.
5 Great Ways for How to Write a Pantoum
Here are five great ways to write a pantoum. You weren’t looking for anything but great ways, right?
Happy Birthday Nina Simone: Queen of Sung Poetry
We believe in the art of turning one direction into another. After all, that seems like one of the deepest possibilities of poetry.
Poets & Writers Toolkit: Paper
For your poets & writers toolkit, consider the matter of paper. Paper has a geography. It affects your actions.
10 Great Pride and Prejudice Resources
Ten great Pride and Prejudice Resources. Okay, some are just plain fun. But that’s great too, no?
Give and Take: The Paradoxical Function of Art
It has been my peculiar experience as a poet to explain to people what they are seeing, albeit through what can feel like an added layer of obscurity. L.L. Barkat on the explanation of art, more or less.