“I Tell Henrietta” by Tina Barry combines free verse, prose poems, and artwork by Kristin Flynn to create something striking and inventive.
Glass & Gardening: Interview with Poet Jules Jacob
Two collections within one year’s time. Meet poet Jules Jacob and learn how she’s handled the challenge. Plus discover her inspirations!
An Anthology of Contemporary Catholic Poetry
The anthology “Contemporary Catholic Poetry” showcases 23 poets, including some of the best writing poetry today.
Poetry Prompt: Wordle Your Way
Jumpstart your poetry with a Wordle—as a basis for a found poem. Our Wordle came from The Year of the Monarch poems that you wrote!
Poet Laura: Poems for Liminal Times
Our Poet Laura, Michelle Rinaldi Ortega, shares thoughts and poems of fall as the seasons begin their changing.
Poets and Poems: Claire Coenen and “The Beautiful Keeps Breathing”
In “The Beautiful Keeps Breathing.” poet Claire Coenen finds the beautiful in things and events of the everyday.
Poems to Listen By: Buoyancies—7: The Survivor Rises
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Poets and Poems: Joshua Hren and “Last Things, First Things, and Other Lost Causes”
“First Things, Last Things, and Other Lost Causes” by Joshua Hren is about the state of the culture and the need for redemption.
Poetry Prompt: My Poem is an Oasis
Our August theme is Desert & Oasis. Come write a poem that’s an oasis for your readers.
Poets and Poems: Katharine Whitcomb and “Habitats”
The poems of “Habitats” by Katharine Whitcomb are like the rooms we inhabit and examine to make sense of our lives.
Poet Laura: Chicken Dreams
Michelle Rinaldi Ortega, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, visits a farm and finds chickens, goats and even Simon the pig coaxing along her dreams.
Poets and Poems: Spencer K.M. Brown and “Cicada Rex”
In “Cicada Rex: Poems,” poet and novelist Spencer K.M. Brown displays remarkable insights about life, nature, and, of course, cicadas.
Year of the Monarch: Butterfly Kisses—A Romantic Comedy
Dheepa R. Maturi finds herself in the middle of a romantic comedy with her affections for the monarch butterfly. Audio included!
Poets and Poems: Gabrielle Myers and “Break Self: Feed”
The poems of “Break Self: Feed” by Gabrielle Myers remind us of our intricate and intimate connection to the natural world.
Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ My Heart
Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a quick poem based on Kim Addonizio’s “My Heart.” Her heart is a Mississippi chicken shack. What’s yours?
Beautiful Spaces: Interview with Poet Claire Coenen
Meet poet Claire Coenen, and enter the spaces she cultivates, as well as the spaces that the poets she loves have cultivated for her.
Jay Parini Has 16 Robert Frost Poems to Memorize
In “Robert Frost: Sixteen Poems to Learn by Heart,” Jay Parini has written a great introduction to the poet and reasons to memorize his work.
Poetry Prompt: Sink or Swim
How do you learn best in life? Maybe you prefer to be pushed into a sink or swim situation. Or maybe you prefer a choice (and a gentle approach). Let’s poem our way into sink or swim!
Poet Laura: Chocolate Elemental
This month Michelle Rinaldi Ortega, our Poet Laura, explores flower-infused dark chocolate and writes chocolate poems.
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz – The 17th Century Poet (and Nun)
Juana Inés de la Cruz was one of the leading poets and philosophers of the Spanish Golden Age. And she was a nun.