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Baby, Baby: Poetry Prompt and Playlist

By Heather Eure 26 Comments

Baby Poems

Our new Baby, Baby playlist runs the gamut from Bieber, to Bebe, to bébé, with a little lullaby thrown in. Listen along & explore our newest poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Baby Poems, Blog, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Tolkien I Workshop: Session 10 — The Hobbit, Book vs. Films

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Filed Under: Blog, Tolkien

T.S. Poetry Press Goes to the Big Apple (and Donates a Peach)

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

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T.S. Poetry Press is doing its part to ensure that on your next trip to New York City, the endless river of books will still be flowing freely.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Literary Tour, New York Literary

Interview with Poet Patty Paine (Part 1): Write Fearlessly

By Maureen Doallas 5 Comments

Maureen Doallas: Patty Paine Interview Part 1

“[H]aving a routine is necessary. There’s a difference between committing to a set period of time to write and needing the universe to align in order to write.” ~ Patty Paine

Filed Under: Blog, Interview, Poets

How to Write a Poem: Jealous Poem Stacks

By L.L. Barkat 55 Comments

How to Write a Poem Sundial

English Teaching Resources: Poem stacks are good for starting something. Good for jealous days.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Blog, English Teaching Resources, How to Write a Poem, Mischief Café Ideas, Nature Poems, Poem Stacks, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

Top Ten Reasons to Love the Academy of American Poets “Poetry and the Creative Mind”

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

academy of american poets poetry and the creative mind

Missed the Academy of American Poets “Poetry and the Creative Mind” gala? Here’s our recap, in classic Top Ten format.

Filed Under: Blog, Courage Poems, New York Literary, Poems about poetry, poetry, Student Writing, Top Ten Poetic Tweets

National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Interview with a Child”

By Will Willingham 18 Comments

Wisława Szymborska Interview with a Child

The young Master in Wisława Szymborska’s “Interview with a Child” challenges us to reject the idea that things are only as they seem.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, poetry, Poetry Dare, Wislawa Szymborska

Tweetspeak Love: Darlene S.

By L.L. Barkat 25 Comments

We like to think Tweetspeak Love arises because of the care we take to help people explore their hearts and souls, and the measure of their power with words.

Filed Under: Blog, Literary Tour, New York Literary, Tweetspeak Love

Poets and Poems: J.P. Dancing Bear’s “The Abandoned Eye”

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Poets and Poems For Abandoned Eye

The poems in J.P. Dancing Bear’s “The Abandoned Eye” cut like razor blades, removing what we use to hide and obscure.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Humanity Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Library Hotel Picks a Poetry Garden Winner!

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

Cherry Blossoms Library Hotel Poetry Garden

Who won the Poetry Garden poem pick at Library Hotel? Check it out (and see some of the other choices!)

Filed Under: Libraries, Travel Poems

Cheese Poetry: The Cheesiest Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 9 Comments

The Cheesiest

Join us while we explore the funny and sometimes cringe-worthy moments of our past. It promises to be the cheesiest poetry prompt yet.

Filed Under: Blog, Cheese Poems, Funny Poems, Humorous Poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Tolkien I Workshop: Session 9–Exploring The Backdrop of The Hobbit

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Become a Better Writer: Truffle Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 10 Comments

truffles artist date

Any truffles found to have large air bubbles or cracks will be immediately eaten by my helpers to save the embarrassment of selling an inferior truffle this weekend—one of the perks of volunteering.

Filed Under: Blog

Eating and Drinking Poems: William Stafford’s ‘Blackberries Are Back’

By Kathryn Neel 10 Comments

blackberry cobbler william stafford

To accompany the sudden rush of spring, Kathryn Neel pairs a recipe for blackberry cobbler with William Stafford’s poem “Blackberries Are Back”

Filed Under: Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, Spring Poems

National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “A Speech at the Lost and Found”

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

umbrella Wisława Szymborska speech at the lost-and-found

When contemplating infinity, it’s helpful to have a small thing that can fit in our hand. Wisława Szymborska places a blue umbrella alongside the universe.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, poetry, Poetry Dare, Wislawa Szymborska

Poetry at Work: The Poetry of Institutional Memory

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Institutional Memory

With access to technology, the Internet and new tools, organizations have come to believe institutional memory is not important. They’re wrong.

Filed Under: Door Photos, Emily Dickinson, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, work poems

Cheese Poetry: Read Your Labels Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 2 Comments

Read Your Labels

Raid the refrigerator and read your food labels with creativity in mind. Join us for our cheese themed poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Cheese Poems, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Tolkien I Workshop: Session 8–A Dragon, A Battle, A Homecoming

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Literary Tour: Thoreau Center for Sustainability in San Francisco’s the Presidio

By Dolly Lee 3 Comments

Thoreau Center for Sustainability Autoboatography

A seed of serendipity led us to the Cafe Rx, located inside the Thoreau Center for Sustainability in the Presidio, a national park set in San Francisco, California.

Filed Under: Blog, Literary Tour

Top 10 Best Poems for Poem in Your Pocket Day

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Best Poems for Poem in Your Pocket Day Old Pocket Watch

We don’t want you to be caught poem-less on Poem in Your Pocket Day. Choose one of these best 10 short poems to keep with you all day.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, Pocket Poems, Short Poems, Top 10 Poetic Picks

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