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How to Make a Poetry Mandala

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Making a poetry mandala can be a centering activity that helps you memorize beautiful lines that guide or enrich your life.

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Can You Halloween Haiku?

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Haiku is usually reserved for nature in its transcendent moments. But this is Halloween, where (almost) anything goes. So why not try out a Halloween haiku?

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, Haiku Poems, Halloween Poems, poetry comics, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

10 Fun Halloween Comics Treats!

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Halloween can be amusing and ticklish—not just trickish. Grab a cup of hot cider and enjoy these ten fun Halloween comics treats!

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Poetry Prompt: Surprising Straw

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surveying the straw

What do you think of when you hear the word “straw”? Maybe The 3 Little Pigs. Or maybe one of the many surprising uses of straw. Let’s make (strong) poems out of straw!

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Poetry Prompt: Beginning “Ab Ovo” or “From the Egg”

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ab ovo-from the egg story telling

Sometimes it’s best to start your poem in the middle of things, but sometimes it can also be intriguing to begin ab ovo (“from the egg”)!

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Every Day Poems: Community Collages + New Poetry Club Invitation!

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Peek in on the community collages offered for our last Every Day Poems poetry club activity. Then maybe get inspired for a collage of your own!

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How to Simple-Collage Your Poems

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pink dahlias collage

Short on time for doing a full poetry collage? Try this simple-collage approach. And bring a little extra art to your poems.

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From A to Z, the Abecedarian Isn’t Just for Chaucer—Poetry Prompt!

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medieval ceiling abecedarian poems

Get your Medieval Vibes on and craft an abecedarian poem. How is this A-Z poem different from an acrostic? Read on to find out. Plus try the poetry prompt.

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10 Great Medieval Vibes Photos to Inspire Your Writing!

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Looking for poetry writing inspiration? Go no further than this list of 10 great medieval vibes photos! Plus some fun medieval cooking terms you may never have encountered before.

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Poetry Club: Coffee Shop Collage—”Do the Shells Still Hear”

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shells and sea-poetry collage

You’re invited to the poetry club, with our new adventure: Coffee Shop Collage. Bring an Every Day Poems line, and come make poetry collage!

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Poetry Prompt: Back to School, in the Second Person

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back to school

Find your way back to school with this poetry prompt that uses second person. The trip might be deeper, more dreamlike if you do.

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Congrats to Our Illustrator Sara Barkat! — Featured on Substack

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Our illustrator Sara Barkat has been featured by Substack. Come celebrate the honor with her, and maybe pen a poem to go along.

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Top 10 Funny Quotes from Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray

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yellow roses oscar wilde dorian gray

Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ is a classic Gothic tale with an evocative setting and a gorgeous telling. It’s also sometimes funny along the way.

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Announcing: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Illustrated Edition!

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The Picture of Dorian Gray Illustrated edition

A beautiful new illustrated version of the classic Oscar Wilde story, The Picture of Dorian Gray. From the illustrator of The Yellow Wall-Paper: A Graphic Novel—Sara Barkat!

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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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Sherlock Holmes mural

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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the tea

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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