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Happy Ideas: Poetry Prompt Series

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Take a cue from Mary Syzbist and Duchamp. Put a poem together that contains some unexpected Happy Ideas! (Blue velvet shoes, anyone?)

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Poetry Prompt: Sherlock Holmes Day!

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Today is Sherlock Holmes Day. What better time to write a poem to the sleuth? Or about him. Or about his associate Watson?

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Awe & Wonder Journal

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Awe & Wonder is our 2023 annual theme at Tweetspeak Poetry, because we know how important awe and wonder are, to help people not just survive, but thrive. Join us for a special series?

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Happy Birthday, Every Day Poems!

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Every Day Poems turns twelve today. A dozen years of poetry love. A dozen years of inspiration. Come write a birthday poem in celebration!

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Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ The Color of Eyes

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Get your favorite steep (or brew) & join us in writing a poem based on “The Color of Eyes Is the Color of Soul” by Xueyan.

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National Poetry Month: Mischief Café Prompt

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We’re celebrating National Poetry Month with an invitation to The Mischief Café. Join us with cinnamon toast, tea, and poem-writing to get the party started!

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Poetry Prompt: Scribble a Poem for “Scribble Day”

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Join us in celebrating Scribble Day, a public day inaugurated by Diane Alber. Share your Scribble poems for the community to enjoy!

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Celebrate! A Christmas Carol Illustrated + Poetry Prompt

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Come write a poem, to celebrate the release of the TS Classic edition of A Christmas Carol! This edition has prompts from poet Megan Willome.

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Making Peace With Paradise—Celebrate + Poetry Prompt!

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Celebrate the release of the new book from one of your favorite poetry how-to authors. Check out Making Peace With Paradise + poetry prompt!

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Summer Respite + Take Your Poet to Work Day

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As we reach the midpoint of July, we are taking our annual two-week summer break to rest and to dream and we look forward to bringing back the wonder from our respite.

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Poetry Prompt: Earth Song Nature Poems—Celebrate!

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Celebrate the Earth Song nature poems anthology by penning your own song to or from the earth. Whether mountains, floral majesties, or monarchs, the lyrics are yours to compose.

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National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist! — The Shivering Ground

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The Shivering Ground is a Nation Indie Excellence Awards Finalist

The Shivering Ground & Other Stories, by Sara Barkat, has been named a National Indie Excellence Awards finalist.

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New Video: The Shivering Ground—Gorgeous!

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Travel into the imaginative worlds of The Shivering Ground, in this gorgeous video that truly captures the soul of the stories.

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A Little Mischief Poem and Best Wishes for the Holidays!

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The Tweetspeak team shares a little mischief poem and wishes you and yours a meaningful holiday season as we take our holiday break and prepare for a year of Perspective.

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Time for The Midnight Ball—A Gold Medal Winner!

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A new children’s book ‘The Midnight Ball,’ by Sara Barkat, combines a delightful story and illustrations with poetic device and telling time. Can you find the double meanings?

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New Release!—Announcing Mildred’s Garden

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A love story on multiple levels, Mildred’s Garden stirs our hearts with the hope that beauty, love, and “beginning again” can bring to any life when challenges arise.

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National Poetry Month Book Giveaway—Tell Us Your Personal Poetry Story to Enter!

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You could win two books from the popular “How To” trio, when you tell us your poetry story. You can tell it in prose or poetry. We might even ask to publish it!

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Road Trip!—Great Poets Read for National Poetry Month

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Take a poetic trip with this fine group of talented poets—in a capstone evening reading event for National Poetry Month. Bring your travel mug and keys!

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National Poetry Month: How to Write a Form Poem!

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Looking for a wonderful book to inspire you this National Poetry Month? Try out ‘How to Write a Form Poem: A Guided Tour of 10 Fabulous Forms.’

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30 Days to Richer Writing—Part II, Community Room

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