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Frumious Nonsense & Jabberwock Thoughts (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 3 Comments

Seth Haines spins a ferocious new poetry prompt from the nonsense words of Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky.’

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 POETIC PICKS

By Seth Haines 5 Comments

154 actors for 154 sonnets, exhuming Neruda, toddlers reciting poetry. Seth Haines has a brand new week of Top Ten Poetic Picks.

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St. George of the Bayou (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 20 Comments

St. George of the Bayou spins a dragon tale and a brand new poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Dragon Poems, Dragons and Creatures, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

Puff The Magic Dragon v. The Chupacabra (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 11 Comments

Start April with some poetry about dragons and creatures, and a brand new creature-themed musical playlist to get your poetry juices flowing.

Filed Under: Blog, Dragons and Creatures, Music, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 5 Comments

Breaking poetry lines on Twitter, Freud on daydreams and creativity, the best of the best in staff-pick bookshelves. It’s This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks.

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The Collaborative Pantoum (A Writing Prompt)

By Seth Haines 30 Comments

The pantoum is a metaphor, an artistic expression of cooperation, and the perfect poetic medium for artistic collaboration. Seth Haines invites you to join with other poets in a collaborative pantoum in the comments.

Filed Under: Blog, Pantoum, poetry, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Freedom In Structure: The Pantoum (A Writing Prompt)

By Seth Haines 23 Comments

Poetic forms can bring an explorative freedom to the poet. Seth Haines explores the pantoum form, and offers a writing prompt.

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This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 2 Comments

Poetry for doctors, music for Yeats, portraits from shredded letters for your love. Seth Haines has this week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks.

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Personal Pantoum Fest (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 12 Comments

Seth Haines tried his hand at this month’s theme. Writing a pantoum was an exercise in discipline, sticking to the strictures of a poetry form. And like it or not, the poetic form assisted in maintaining and conveying the chaotic sense of the story.

Filed Under: Blog, Pantoum, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Pant, Pant, “Ou-ou-oum” (A Goat Song Pantoum Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

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One Direction and Bon Jovi are all over the new goat song craze. We kick off our March Pantoum poetry theme with a playlist for the goat pantoum.

Filed Under: Blog, Music, Pantoum, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 1 Comment

If best-selling albums had been books, writing poetry on rock-hard paper, Toni Morrison hangs out on G+ and Seth Haines has a new week of Top Ten Poetic Picks.

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Let’s Go Crazy–A Potpourri Purple Poetry Prompt of Tyrannosaurical Proportions

By Seth Haines 15 Comments

From Barney the purple dinosaur to Little Jack Horner’s plum-popping thumb, Seth Haines has a new purple poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Purple, Themed Writing Projects

The Symbolic Duke and a Purple Play (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 15 Comments

As the guest of honor, Alexandrovitch was given the right to declare the colors for Mardi Gras. He chose purple to signify justice, green to represent faith, and gold for kingly power. Seth Haines has chosen the same for a poetry prompt.

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A Valentine’s Playlist

By Seth Haines 15 Comments

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Tweetspeak is here for you. We have the best love poems (print one off and tuck it in your pocket–it might come in handy), we have a Funny Valentine’s Playlist if you need to break the ice, and we have the sweetest list of romantic songs. All you have to do is Play.

Filed Under: Blog, love poems, love poetry, Love Songs Playlist, Music, Poems, poetry, Valentine's Day

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

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The many hats of Dr. Seuss, literary works in your DNA, taking your love to San Antonio. Seth Haines has another week of poetry highlights in our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry at Work, Top 10 Poetic Picks

My Funny Valentine Playlist

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

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We want you to have a happy Valentine’s Day tomorrow, and we’re here to help with a Valentine playlist of great love songs. A Funny Valentine Playlist.

Filed Under: Blog, love poems, love poetry, Love Songs Playlist, Music, poetry, Valentine's Day

Purple Plays (An Associative Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines

Men have long lusted after the cherry-red Porsche, or the ruby-red lips of their lovers. The perfect little black dress is the staple of the refined lady’s closet. Children have long dreaded the color “school-bus yellow.” What objects do you most associate with colors purple and indigo? What emotional states do the colors bring to mind? Seth Haines has a new poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, color poems, Indigo Poems, Plum, Poems, poetry, Purple, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Purple Rain and Indigo Blues (A Plum-Good Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

Seth Haines invites you to share your purple-themed poetry, your indigo verses, your plum-good musings with a new poetry prompt and themed playlist. Who knows, maybe we’ll feature your work in an upcoming piece at Tweetspeak!

Filed Under: Blog, color poems, Indigo Poems, Plum, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 5 Comments

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Painting with tea, a tribute to Pride and Prejudice, the most “bank-clerky of all bank clerks. Seth Haines has the best in poetry in this week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Happy Birthday Mr. Darcy: A Pride And Prejudice Birthday Playlist

By Seth Haines 7 Comments

Pride and prejudice 200th birthday

A thematic playlist to help you celebrate the 200th birthday of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Snark included, no extra charge.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Books, Music, Pride and Prejudice, writer's group resources

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