The characters from Adjustments: a novel return for a sort of celebration in belated honor of the bicentenary of the death of John Keats.
Poet Laura: Chocolate Saves Mardi Gras
Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, Laura Boggess, spends Mardi Gras without power but offers up a chocolate sonnet after a gift from her chocolate patron.
Poets and Poems: Charles Hughes and “The Evening Sky”
The poetry of “The Evening Sky” by Charles Hughes speaks to the mortality of life and focusing on what truly matters.
Top 10 Best Lord of the Flies Quotes
Catch these top 10 best quotes from Lord of the Flies, chosen by poet Tania Runyan. You’ll be surprised by how they capture the whole book perfectly!
By Heart: ‘blessing the boats’ + New Elizabeth Bishop Challenge
For Black History Month, we learn Lucille Clifton’s “blessing the boats” By Heart and consider the memory of a Chilean sea.
Lord of the Flies: Poem to a Conch
Buried in the rich symbolism of Lord of the Flies, Tania Runyan finds a poem for the conch.
Postcards from Burrow & Meadow · No. 1 Breathing
Bethany Rohde begins a new series of tiny reads, with a refreshing encouragement to breathe—from Burrow & Meadow, an imagined postcard line.
Poets and Poems: Samuel Hazo and “The Next Time We Saw Paris”
“The Next Time We Saw Paris” by Samuel Hazo is a poetry collection filled with wisdom, understanding, and the directness of experience.
Poetry Prompt: The Villanelle
Feeling all the feelings these days? Consider containing them (and letting them breathe) in a villanelle.
50 States of Generosity: New York
We begin our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on New York and its state bird: the Eastern bluebird.
Poems to Listen By: Heart & Soil 06—Undertow
In this month’s Poems to Listen By episode, Laurie Klein features poems by Richard Maxson and Anne M. Doe Overstreet in a reflection on uncertainty.
The Reindeer Chronicles Book Club: You’re Cutting a Tree in Almería and Getting a Storm in Dusseldorf
In this final discussion of The Reindeer Chronicles book club, we consider the interconnectedness of land use and the water system, also known as the rain in Spain.
Poets and Poems: River Dixon and “Lost in the Hours”
The dreams of “Lost in the Hours,” the new poetry collection by River Dixon, offer reflection and respite, focusing on what matters.
Generosity of Perspective: Not So Scared
Callie Feyen reflects on Frankenstein, Auggie and Me, and the generosity of perspective in understanding another and being human together.
Children’s Book Club: ‘Hello Numbers! What Can You Do?’
Strap on your space pod and zoom beyond counting as our Children’s Book Club reads “Hello Numbers! What Can You Do?”
To Kill a Mockingbird’s Tom Robinson: Why I Ran
Tania Runyan explores the fear experienced by To Kill a Mockingbird’s Tom Robinson with a tragic rondeau poem.
The Reindeer Chronicles Book Club: We Can Never Approach the Wisdom of These Animals
In this week’s discussion of The Reindeer Chronicles, we consider the wisdom of the animals themselves in engineering an ecosystem.
Poets and Poems: Damien Donnelly and “Eat the Storms”
In “Eat the Storms,” poet Damien Donnelly explores the layered meanings of color. allowing us different readings and different meanings.
Poetry Prompt: Unhoped Joy
What does joy that is unhoped for look like? Join author Callie Feyen as she explores the warmth of gloves and other gifts from the pandemic.
Reading Generously: ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley
How do you keep reading generously when you don’t like a story? Megan Willome says writing a poem may help.