For this month’s By Heart, we learn a poem about motherhood by Kate Baer, called “Motherload.”
On Writing and Living in the World: Coming Back To Life
As the world begins to reopen, Callie Feyen explores the ways we protect ourselves, and the ways we can begin coming back to life.
Poets and Poems: Loren Broaddus and “Joe DiMaggio Moves Like Liquid Light”
“Joe DiMaggio Moves Like Liquid Light” by Loren Broaddus is a collection of poems about baseball, but, like baseball, it’s about a lot more.
50 States of Generosity: Louisiana
We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on the Pelican state: Louisiana and its unique skyscraper capitol building . Plus poetry!
Triolet, Rondel, and Rondelet: Variation is the Spice of Life
Author Tania Runyan played with the prompts in ‘How to Write a Form Poem’ and wrote a triolet, rondel & rondelet in 1 day. Difficult, but fun!
Poets and Poems: John Martin Finlay and “Dense Poems & Socratic Light”
“Dense Poems & Socratic Light” by John Martin Finlay is the best collection of the poet’s published and unpublished work available.
Poet-a-Day: Meet Christopher Patchel
What purposes does the art form of haiku serve best? Christopher Patchel considers this question, with the perspective of a graphic designer.
Children’s Book Club: ‘Knuffle Bunny’
Do you love toddlers, even in the throes of rage? Then you’ll love Trixie and “Knuffle Bunny” by Mo Willems. Join us for Children’s Book Club.
Poet-a-Day: Meet Rick Maxson
When Rick Maxson heard his wife singing, in a rare moment of freedom from pain, it needed a poem to hold his wonder. It needed a rondeau.
Postcards from Burrow & Meadow · No. 2 Staying
Bethany Rohde stays in a scene for the smoothing of edges in her latest postcard to you, from Burrow & Meadow.
The Joyful Partnership of Poetry & Memoir: Part 1—Community Room
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Poet-a-Day: Meet Monica Sharman
What poem do you really need to write, but can’t? The hiddenness of the acrostic might be just your poetic ticket. It was for Monica Sharman.
Book Club Announcement: Grammar for a Full Life
Join Charity Singleton Craig in our next book club, Grammar for a Full Life, and explore the ways language, and grammar in particular, can enrich our experiences and well-being.
Poet-a-Day: Meet Megan Willome
When you’re going round in grief, the rondeau might be your poetic form. Megan Willome found hers at mile 37.
An Ode to Poetry: “How to Write a Form Poem” by Tania Runyan
“How to Write a Form Poem” by Tania Runyan is a guide to 10 poetic forms. It also stands as an ode to poetry.
A Surprise Poetry Stories Collection—Plus, the Giveaway Winner!
We asked people to tell us their poetry stories in poems or prose for a National Poetry Month giveaway. Now we’ve put them in a collection as a surprise!
Poet-a-Day: Meet John Drury
What are the challenges and opportunities of the ghazal? John Drury explores the answers with you, in the rain…
Poetry Prompt: Notebooks Trying To Tell
What have you been trying to tell yourself? Callie Feyen finds patterns, threads, and whispers in an old journal and “Kristin Lavransdatter.”
Poet-a-Day: Meet Aaron Brown
Grief has the quailty of a kaleidoscope. So does the ghazal poem form. Aaron Brown mourns, through the ghazal, his war-torn city in Chad.
Reading Generously: The Great Gatsby Poetry
In her new edition, Tania Runyan says ‘The Great Gatsby’ might as well be poetry. Megan Willome puts that assertion to the poetic test.