Join author Megan Willome as we read a graphic novel of “The Yellow Wall-Paper” using Emily Dickinson’s poem “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers–” as our guide.
Poetry Prompt: Experience a Sonnet
Join author Callie Feyen in taking a look at the mysterious and lovely world of the sonnet, and experience one for yourself using a variety of easy tools.
Poet Laura: Keeping Your Distance with Emily Dickinson
In these days of social distancing, Emily Dickinson proves a wonderful guide to the sustained solitude and isolation many are facing for the first time.
National Poetry Month Group Dare: Create a 30-Day Poetry Journal
Celebrate National Poetry Month and Poetic Earth Month with us with a brand new Poetry Dare: Create a 30-day visual poetry journal using poems from Poetry on the Menu or Earth to Poetry.
Poetry Prompt: Could Be Poems
Have you ever experienced a moment and said to someone, “That’s a poem?” Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Join Callie Feyen as she explores the question.
By Heart: ‘Dippold the Optician’ and William Blake Challenge
Join author Megan Willome as she learns a little wisdom poetry By Heart—’Dippold the Optician’ from Edgar Lee Masters’ ‘Spoon River Anthology.’
The Writing Life Workshop: A Practice That Sustains
The writing life must be just that—a life—if it is to sustain. But how do you develop that life on a practical level? Or, how do you jumpstart it if it seems to have slipped away? Come together with an encouraging community and stir new writing habits and inspiration, in a workshop that will show you the ways.
Poems From the Coffee Shop: Pine Needle Tea and Small Kindnesses
It’s not your ordinary coffee shop that serves pine needle tea. But then, these are no ordinary times. Come talk poetry, wholeness, and kindness with L.L. Barkat, over a cup of white pine tea.
The Incredible Hulk, Little Red Riding Hood, and Gwendolyn Brooks
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Book Club Announcement: ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper: a graphic novel’ (+ two more book clubs for spring)
“When I teach poetry,” says author Megan Willome, “I remind people that there is no secret code to crack. So also with this story. There isn’t one right answer — or rather, there are as many answers as there are shades of yellow.” Come share your palette of views, in our new book club!
Poems From the Coffee Shop—Chamomile and Wild Honeyed Bread
What happens when your coffee shop has no shop? Join author L.L. Barkat for a discussion of the poem “Rider” and thoughts on resilience.
Poems to Listen By: Sharing the Canopy 07—The Maples of Dachau
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Deaf Republic Book Club: Act Two
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Home Ed 101: Setting Up Your Home School Classroom
Due to school closures, many families are now faced with setting up school at home. So we’re offering Home Ed 101 to get you on your educational feet. Today’s edition is devoted to setting up your home school classroom. We invite you to ask any questions you might have!
Poetry Review: Birthright by George Abraham
In this review of George Abraham’s poetry collection, Birthright, guest author Ali Nuri explores the powerful implications of colonization, oppression and erasure.
Poems From the Coffee Shop: Ceylon and The Red Wheel Barrow
When “humanity happens,” what connects us to a wider sense of life and each other? Classic poems lead the way. (Ceylon tea and experimental sandwiches aren’t far behind.)
Deaf Republic Book Club: Act One
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Poetry Prompt: If I Built A House
If you built a house, how big would you dream? Join author Callie Feyen as she remembers a childhood game and invites us to imagine our dream dwelling.
Poet Laura: I Read Poems to Some Chickens!
On a frosty day in suburban Illinois, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, Tania Runyan, gathers up four hens and an Emily Dickinson collection for an adventure in reading poems to chickens.
Poems From the Coffee Shop: Chai Latte and Sanctuary
Where do you find sanctuary? Come with L.L. Barkat to the coffee shop and enter into a poem that glimmers, and maybe offers something to go along with your chai tea (or coffee).