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Honeybees, Death, Grief, and Life: “The Honey Field” by Laura Boggess

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Rose The Honey Field Boggess

“The Honey Field” by Laura Boggess is a story of death and grief, healing and recovery, life and love — and honeybees, of course.

Filed Under: article, Bee Poems, book reviews, Books, Earth Song, Poems, poetry

Where Poetry Lives—Interview with Beekeeper & Poet Sara Eddy

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

Honey and herbs poet sara eddy

Beekeeper and poet Sara Eddy gives us a rich inside view to life with bees and poetry. She shows us where poetry lives.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, Blog, Interview, Interviews, nature, Poets, Self Care

Tell the Bees: A Little Chat Highlight

By L.L. Barkat 1 Comment

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Peek in on an evening of poetry and beekeeping talk, with this highlight of the chat during our “Tell the Bees” event with Sara Eddy.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, nature, Poets

Tell the Bees—and Sue, and Sara, and Emily

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

summer lavender bees

The bees have something to say—to Sue Hubbell, to Emily Dickinson, and to Sara Eddy, our Summer Lights poet.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, Blog, Emily Dickinson

Tell the Bees—Event This Friday, August 5 + Prompt!

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

Orange Zinnias-High Res-Tell the Bees Poetry

Join us for bees poetry and some beekeeping chat. But, before that, pen your own poem where you tell the bees—or ask them—something.

Filed Under: article, Bee Poems, Blog, nature, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poets and Poems: Sara Eddy — “Tell the Bees” and “Full Mouth”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Almond Blossom Sara Eddy

Poet Sara Eddy has published two chapbooks — “Tell the Bees” and “Full Mouth” — about bees, food, and life.

Filed Under: article, Bee Poems, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Top 10 Best Garden Poems

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

Top 10 Garden poems - red maple leaf in green ferns

While you wait for your flowers to bloom and your garden to produce its fruit, enjoy this collection of 10 great garden poems.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, Blog, Flower Poems, Garden Poems, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry

British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Girl reflection in window Carol Ann Duffy

British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, the first woman to hold the post, writes powerful and beautiful poetry.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, Blog, Books, love poems, Poems, poetry reviews, Poets

Twitter Party: Slivers of Plum at Midnight

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Tweetspeak Poetry’s most recent Twitter party resulted in ten poems about lemonade, lightning, bread, gears, a locomotive, and an equation — of bees.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, love poems, Moon poems, Night Poems, Plum Poems, Poems, poetry, Short Poems, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

Stories of the Bees: Bee Poems

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

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At the Twitter poetry party, we got into bees and moons and ants and rosaries and all manner of things

Filed Under: Bee Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

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