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50 States of Generosity: Iowa

By Sandra Heska King 4 Comments

iowa sunset

From bridges to baseball, to fun food at the fair, Iowa’s got something for everyone. Sandra Heska King will meet you there.

Filed Under: 50 States, article, Blog, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

50 States of Generosity: Montana

By Sandra Heska King 2 Comments

montana mountains

From wild flowers to mountains that tower, it’s Montana. Plus, catch an old photo of our very own Sandra Heska King’s hubby in Montana when he was a boy.

Filed Under: 50 States, article, Blog, Literary Tour, Poetry at Work Day, poetry prompt

50 States of Generosity: Idaho

By Sandra Heska King 10 Comments

idaho tall trees in snow

Visiting Idaho was never on my bucket list. Until now. And when I go, I might want to try some “ice cream potatoes”—vanilla ice cream coated with cocoa and slathered with whipped cream to look like a sour cream topped baked potato. Or maybe I’ll try an Idaho Spud—a marshmallow covered in chocolate and coconut.

Filed Under: 50 States, Blog, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Pandemic Journal: An Entry on Caring from a Distance

By Sandra Heska King 21 Comments

Pandemic Journal red buds

One of the great challenges of the pandemic is connecting with loved ones, especially our elders. Sandra Heska King reflects on caring for her father from 1500 miles away.

Filed Under: Blog, Pandemic Journal

Together: The Grenfell Fire, a Cookbook, and a Community

By Sandra Heska King 19 Comments

Curried chickpeas

A kitchen fire in Grenfell Tower tore peoples’ lives apart. Now it’s the fire of friendships forged in a kitchen that’s bringing them back together.

Filed Under: Blog, Cookbooks

Literary Friends: Keeping Anna Akhmatova Alive

By Sandra Heska King 34 Comments

Statue grief

Anna Akhmatova’s friends memorized her poems to keep her work alive when it was too dangerous to put pen to paper. Sandra Heska King spotlights this life and death role of literary friends.

Filed Under: Anna Akhmatova, Blog, Friendship Activities and Prompts, Friendship Project, Literary Friends, Patron Only

A Poem in Every Heart: John Borling, John McCain and the Hanoi Hilton

By Sandra Heska King 24 Comments

A Poem in Every Heart John McCain bamboo leaves

The late John McCain and his fellow prisoners of war tapped poetry and story between the walls of their cells, making a poem in every heart (and a story in every soul) a key to helping each other live.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Blog, Poems, poetry

Commit Poetry: Romeo & Juliet’s Two Households

By Sandra Heska King 5 Comments

Commit Poetry Romeo & Juliet Ferns

Sandra Heska King winds up her memorization of selections from Romeo & Juliet among crayfish and shoulder-high ferns, considering the divisions of two houses.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Poetry Dare, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare

The Color of Your Creativity

By Sandra Heska King 23 Comments

Chartreuse umbrella color of creativity

Sandra Heska King finds her creativity in the color chartreuse. What color is your creativity?

Filed Under: Creativity, L.L. Barkat

Commit Poetry: Romeo and Juliet

By Sandra Heska King 19 Comments

Poetry Dare Romeo and Juliet red rose

Sandra Heska King takes a dare to commit more poetry for National Poetry Month. This time, it’s Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare

Commit Poetry: “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley

By Sandra Heska King 29 Comments

Ozymandias

Sandra Heska King continues her poetry memorization journey by committing Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “Ozymandias.”

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Percy Bysshe, poetry

Regional Tour: Of Alligators and Everglades

By Sandra Heska King 7 Comments

Alligator evergladesAlligator everglades

Sandra Heska King has all the adventure—and alligators—she could ever want right in her own backyard, in the Everglades.

Filed Under: Blog, nature, Nature Poems, Regional Tour

Commit Poetry: Edgar A. Guest (Michigan’s First & Last Poet Laureate)

By Sandra Heska King 11 Comments

Edgar A Guest It Can Be Done

Sandra Heska King finds some old, inscribed Edgar A. Guest collections, muses about their curious inscriptions, and commits a little poetry to heart.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Edgar Guest

Regional Tour: The Metz Fire of 1908 (Metz, Michigan)

By Sandra Heska King 16 Comments

Metz Michigan Fire red sunset clouds like fire

The historic Metz Fire at the turn of the 20th century connects Sandra Heska King to the story of a place.

Filed Under: Michigan Regional Tour, Regional Tour

Committing Prufrock: The Path to Frost

By Sandra Heska King 7 Comments

Robert Frost The Road Not Taken

Memorizing The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock took Sandra Heska King on the road not taken (or, at least less frequently taken) and to memorization of Robert Frost as well.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Poetry Dare, Robert Frost

Committing Prufrock: Taking a Stand Against Forgetfulness

By Sandra Heska King 19 Comments

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nuddaladden/13924114608/in/faves-110769643@N07/

Sandra Heska King concludes her Committing Prufrock poetry dare with the completion of memorization of The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Literacy for Life, poetry, Poetry Dare, T.S. Eliot

Chinese Lanterns: Art by Day, Magic by Night

By Sandra Heska King 18 Comments

Chinese Lanterns Miami festival

Stumbling onto a colorful Chinese lantern festival while out on a bike ride may hold a key to answer Mary Oliver’s question about your one wild and precious life.

Filed Under: Blog, Regional Tour

Committing Prufrock: 10 Reasons to Say Yes to Memorizing Poetry

By Sandra Heska King 20 Comments

Commiting Poetry tiger in snow

Why would someone take a dare to commit The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufock to memory? Sandra Heska King has 10 great reasons to say yes to a poetry dare.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Poetry Dare

Committing Prufrock: Poetry Memorization Tips & Memories

By Sandra Heska King 24 Comments

Committing Prufrock Memorization Memories white flowers on green

Sandra Heska King uses her Phone-a-Friend to crowd-source poetry memorization tips and memories as she continues her Committing Prufrock Poetry Dare.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Poetry Dare, T.S. Eliot

Committing Prufrock: 6 Great Ways to Memorize a Poem

By Sandra Heska King 30 Comments

6 Ways to Memorize Poem banana bread

Sandra Heska King continues her poetry dare, memorizing T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Today, she shares her tips for memorizing a poem.

Filed Under: Blog, Commit Poetry, Poetry Dare, T.S. Eliot

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