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Thanksgiving Poem: Emily Dickinson’s 814 (One Day is there of the Series)

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

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Thanksgiving, it seems, is at much an act of memory as of the present moment, a time of reflection. At least to hear Emily Dickinson tell it.

Filed Under: Blog, Emily Dickinson, Family Poems, Thanksgiving Poems

Bonneville Salt Flats and Salt Lake Park, Utah

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Optical illusion or the curvature or the earth? Take a look at the beauty of Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats.

Filed Under: Blog, Literary Tour

Literary Tour: The Beat Museum, North Beach, San Francisco

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

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Discover Kerouac, Ginsberg and more with a visit to the Beat Museum in San Francisco’s North Beach.

Filed Under: Beat Poets, Blog, Literary Tour

Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

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Looking for poetry on Twitter? We’ve made it easy for you, with this roundup of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen in the past few weeks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

Get Your Free Official 2015 Poetry at Work Day Poster

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

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This year’s official Poetry at Work Day poster, suitable for hanging in your workplace (or framing in your kitchen, which may even be your workplace), is now available.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day

Top Ten #DipIntoPoetry Lines from Every Day Poems

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Top 10 Dip into Poetry Lines

We’ve been taking a daily “dip into poetry” with Every Day Poems. Come discover the power of a line in our Top Ten Dip into Poetry Lines.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, poetry

Top 10 Quotes from ‘On Being a Writer’!

By Will Willingham 17 Comments

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Ten great quotes from the new (surprise!) release from T.S. Poetry Press: “On Being a Writer by Ann Kroeker and Charity Singleton Craig.

Filed Under: Books, On Being a Writer, writer's group resources

Top 10 All-Time Posts at Tweetspeak Poetry

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

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We have no super-secret algorithms but through a process that’s one part data, one part intuition, one part special sauce, we’ve gathered the 10 most popular posts in the Tweetspeak archives (from all time).

Filed Under: Blog, Catalog Poems, Ghazal Poems, Poetry Classroom, Pride and Prejudice, Shakespeare, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Top 10 Best Red Poems

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

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If there’s one thing red is not, it’s neutral. We’ve collected ten of the best red poems that will totally attract your attention.

Filed Under: Blog, Red Poems

Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

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Looking for poetry on Twitter? We’ve made it easy for you, with this roundup of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen in the past few weeks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

Top 10 Best Question Poems

By Will Willingham 12 Comments

Top 10 Question Poems

Here are 10 of the best question poems that give unexpected answers. How would you answer these same questions if the poem was yours?

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Question Poems

The Ballad: An Infographic

By Will Willingham 23 Comments

How to Write a Ballad Infographic

We close out our month-long Ballad theme with a ballad infographic featuring famous ballad poems and folk songs, ballad poets, and a little bit of history.

Filed Under: Ballad Poems, Ballads, Infographics, poetry, poetry teaching resources

Top Ten “Dip into Poetry” Lines

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

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We’ve been taking a daily “dip into poetry” for the last month or so. Come discover the power of a line in our Top Ten Dip into Poetry Lines.

Filed Under: Blog, Dip into Poetry, Every Day Poems, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks, Twitter poetry

The Best in Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

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Your novel’s optimum length is shorter than a bridge. A literary time capsule. Team building for the self-employed. It’s our Top 10 Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, poetry, Poetry at Work

Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

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Few things make us happier than reading excellent poems on Twitter. Here are 10 of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

Literary Tour: Independence Rock (Casper, Wyoming)

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

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If you should find yourself traveling the Oregon-California Trail, be sure to stop at Independence Rock. It’ll have you wanting to make your mark.

Filed Under: Blog, Literary Tour, Writing in Place

Top 10 Best Mirror Poems

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

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Poems make wonderful mirrors, excellent tools for self-reflection. We’ve gathered up a collection of 10 great mirror poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Mirror Poems, poetry

Top Ten Haiku Resources

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

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We’ve collected ten great haiku resources, from right here at Tweetspeak and all around the web, to help you discover the history of the form, how to write it, how to read it, and how to love it.

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, poetry, poetry reviews, poetry teaching resources

Top 10 Best Rose Poems

By Will Willingham 14 Comments

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Robbie Burns didn’t write the first rose poem. But he may have written one of the best rose poems. Enjoy this fresh bouquet of 12—minus two!

Filed Under: Blog, Flower Poems, Red Poems, Rose Poems

The House Tells a Story

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

The story we need to hear now is how it happened. Its origin. Its cause. The ruins of a family’s home becomes a storyteller over the next eight hours.

Filed Under: Blog, Creative Non-Fiction

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