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50 States of Generosity: Indiana

By Sandra Heska King 1 Comment

indiana farm sunset

Indiana, from the artful airport to the Indy 500, rolling hills, sand dunes, and more. Join Sandra Heska King on an adventure into the state’s many sides.

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Top 10 Dip Into Poetry

By T.S. Poetry Leave a Comment

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Have you heard about Dip into Poetry? It’s a chance to share your favorite lines from each day’s poem. Come share!

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Learning by Poetry: C’est Fait Par du Monde

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

golden light seeds c'est fait par du monde poem

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Poet Laura: Trees, the Sea, Birds, Flowers, Poems

By Donna Hilbert 20 Comments

pink daisies

Meet our new Poet Laura, Donna Hilbert, with a look at her “super fabulous” favorite things: trees, the sea, birds, flowers, poems.

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Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ True North

By T.S. Poetry Leave a Comment

the tea

Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a poem based on Beth Copeland’s “True North.” Add a little fog & mystery along the way!

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Learning by Poetry: Pas du Tout

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

red door learn french pas du tout

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Poet Laura: The Verdant Respite of Portugal + New Poet Laura Introduction

By Sandra Fox Murphy 15 Comments

pink flower on bokeh

Sandra Fox Murphy journeys through Portugal as she concludes the year and passes the feather to incoming Poet Laura, Donna Hilbert.

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Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ The Turning

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

the tea

Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a poem based on Maggie Smith’s “I Think of You, Eréndira.” What will turn in your poem?

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“Horace: Poet on a Volcano” by Peter Stothard

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Volcano Vilyuchinsky Stothard

In “Horace: Poet on a Volcano,” British author and journalist Peter Stothard tells the story of the Roman poet through his odes.

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Found in Translation: Gently May It Sing

By L.L. Barkat 5 Comments

found in translation-gentleness poem and ocean sun

Come on a French translation adventure that encourages us to be gentle with ourselves, thanks to a poem by Hélène Cardona.

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Poet Laura: In the Glow of the Desert

By Sandra Fox Murphy 5 Comments

phoenix shape in rust

After time at sea, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, Sandra Fox Murphy, finds solace in the spacious skies and expansive stillness of the desert.

Filed Under: Blog, Desert Poems, Poet Laura

A Creativity Recess Kit

By Bethany Rohde 12 Comments

play around with envelopes-2

Do you need a Recess Kit to help sustain or reignite your creativity? Bethany Rohde has some double-Dutch delightful ideas.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Featured, writing prompt

Poets and Poems: Four Collections by Erin Murphy, Part 1

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Drops on leaf Murphy

Two collections, “Taxonomies” and “Fields of Ache,” by poet Erin Murphy reveal a focus on form, order, and classification.

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5 Fun Ways to Play with Language!

By L.L. Barkat 11 Comments

playing with language orange splashing

Splashing around in words of any kind can help you form as a poet. Here are five easy ways to get splashing in a foreign language. Plus a poetry prompt!

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Top 10 Dip into Poetry

By T.S. Poetry Leave a Comment

raspberries dip into poetry

It’s time to see what your community loved in recent Every Day Poems. Come be surprised (and maybe add some lines of your own!)

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Poet Laura: In the Sway of Tides

By Sandra Fox Murphy 11 Comments

purple sunset on water

Our Poet Laura, Sandra Fox Murphy, returns to her love of the sea for this month’s Poet Laura feature.

Filed Under: Blog, Poet Laura, Sea Poems

Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ At the End

By T.S. Poetry 6 Comments

the tea

Get your favorite steep (or brew) & join us in writing a poem based on “[at the end]” by L.L. Barkat. Where will your “ending” lead us?

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Poet Laura: Poetry in Space

By Sandra Fox Murphy 7 Comments

soap suds on dark surface

Sandra Fox Murphy joins poets in bringing poetry to space in this month’s Poet Laura column.

Filed Under: Blog, Moon poems, Poet Laura

Poet Laura: Fables and Foxy Chickens

By Sandra Fox Murphy 5 Comments

Chickens in the Snow

Sandra Fox Murphy—and Chaucer—find poems and chickens make for good company in Sandra’s latest Poet Laura column.

Filed Under: Blog, Chicken poems, Poet Laura

Collage: Unwrapping Gifts from the Quiet

By Bethany Rohde 10 Comments

bethany headline collage

Bethany Rohde takes on an experiment in “no incoming words” and finds her creative interests take new turns in this collage essay.

Filed Under: Blog, Collage, Creativity

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