Walk with us through the streets of San Francisco. See the amazing street art. And choose your expression.
Mischief Cafe: Seattle, Washington
The 11-day Mischief Cafe tour begins, and the defining quality will be surprise (with plenty of hilarity to go along with it).
Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets
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.
An Evening with Billy Collins
Poet Billy Collins read from his new volume, “Aimless Love, ” in St. Louis County, Missouri on Nov. 1; more than 800 people came for an intimate evening.
Whittles and Wood Prompt: Photo Play 2
Join us for a walk in the woods and a little leaf-peeping. Explore the Photo Play contributions from our community & share your poetry with us.
Literary Tours: Muir Woods National Monument, San Francisco
In today’s literary tour, hike the Muir Woods National Monument in northern California with Dolly Lee.
Get Your Free Official 2015 Poetry at Work Day Poster
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.
Everyone Has Imagination: Interview with Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison (Part 3)
Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison doesn’t want poets to make a living writing poetry. Find out why in Maureen Doallas’s final interview segment.
The World War I Poets in the War
Max Egremont’s “Some Desperate Glory” combines history, biography and poetry to describe the World War I that the war poets experienced.
Whittles and Wood: Photo Play and Prompt
The grand flourish of Autumn trees signal the final act before winter’s arrival. Join us for Photo Play as we capture the dramatic stagecraft of nature.
The Office of Poetry Grievances
Do you have a grievance to file against poetry? Charity Singleton Craig is staffing the Office of Poetry Grievances today.
Top Ten #DipIntoPoetry Lines from Every Day Poems
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.
Let Go of What You Mean to Say: Interview with Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison (Part 2)
“Most adults have suffered from ‘imaginal abuse, ‘” says Joseph Hutchison. Read more on poetic imagination in Part 2 of Maureen Doallas’s interview with the Colorado poet laureate.
Poets and Poems: Siegfried Sassoon and “The War Poems”
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived World War I and went on to a successful literary career, but he is best remembered for “the War Poems.”
Whittles & Wood: Poetry Prompt and Playlist
We’ve searched far & wide to find just the right songs for you in our latest poetry prompt & playlist. Listen along & sharpen your poetic carving skills.
Memoir Notebook: The Worst Kind of Luck
Darrelyn Saloom recalls her mother, Billie Burnside and the Circle Inn lounge in this poignant entry in the Memoir Notebook.
The Mischief Cafe: Basking Ridge, New Jersey
The very first Mischief Cafe had everything one might expect: tea, toast, poetry. And not a few unexpected moments (and black feathers).
Top 10 Quotes from ‘On Being a Writer’!
Ten great quotes from the new (surprise!) release from T.S. Poetry Press: “On Being a Writer by Ann Kroeker and Charity Singleton Craig.
Why Teach Poetry? Interview with Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison (Part 1)
“If we taught poetry as a way of knowing, students wouldn’t have to ask why they should study it.” Maureen Doallas interviews Colorado poet laureate Joseph Hutchison.
The Poems the Soldiers Read in World War I
World War I was a conflict made for poetry, and it made a lot of it. But what did the soldiers themselves read?