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By Heart: ‘Wintering’ + New Charlotte Mew Challenge

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

crocuses snow wintering Sylvia Plath

We have a bit more wintering to do. Do you have your honey? Join us as we learn Sylvia Plath’s poem “Wintering” By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Blog, By Heart, Spring Poems, Sylvia Plath, Take Your Poet to Work Day, Winter Poems

‘Wintering’ book club: Thaw & Lapwing

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

thaw beside sea ice

After winter comes thaw and a surprise—lapwing. Join us for the third and final book club discussing Katherine May’s “Wintering.”

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Blog, book club, Patron Only, Winter Poems

Poetry Prompt: 5 Things to Do With A Mistake

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

How many ways can you look at a mistake? Join Callie Feyen and take your mistake out for a walk. And write a poem about the process.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

50 States of Generosity: Pennsylvania

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

West Branch Forest Mountains-Pennsylvania

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on Pennsylvania and its status as a commonwealth.

Filed Under: 50 States, Americana Poems, Blog, Weather Poems

‘Wintering’ book club: Cold Water & Resilient Gulls

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Eagle Lake, California, in winter

Swimming in cold water, Katherine May sees gulls and feels unburdened. Join us for our second book club reading “Wintering.”

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Blog, book club, Patron Only, Winter Poems

Poetry Prompt: A Not-Yet Valentine

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

This week join author Callie Feyen as she writes a Valentine poem for people who aren’t Romeo and Juliet. Yet.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, The Teacher Diaries, writer's group resources

Postcards from Burrow & Meadow · No. 3 Listening

By Bethany Rohde 7 Comments

Greetings From Burrow & Meadow postcard

Bethany Rohde sends a new postcard from Burrow & Meadow with raindrops that inhabit the memory of a young daughter.

Filed Under: Blog, Postcards from Burrow & Meadow, writing prompt

Hermit Crab Essay 003: Directions for Metaphor

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Join Callie Feyen as she seeks directions for metaphor, accompanied by her high school daughter and the high school parking lot.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Perspective: Agatha Christie’s ‘Death on the Nile’

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Japanese couple celebrating Kanazawa

Like a poet, Agatha Christie doesn’t waste a single detail. Join us as we read “Death on the Nile” through the theme of Perspective.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Perspective

Book Club Announcement: Wintering by Katherine May

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

white fronted tern wintering book club

It is winter, and the rooks are here. Join us for our next patron-only book club, discussing Katherine May’s book “Wintering,” beginning February 9.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Patron Only, Winter Poems

Poetry Prompt: Be Your Own Professor — Haiku for Understanding

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

Leopard mom and baby snuggling

Something magical can happen when you read a challenging story and then become your own professor — with a summary and haiku.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Read, writing prompt, writing prompts

50 States of Generosity: Utah

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

Zion National Park Utah red-cliffs

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on Utah and its surprising state bird: the seagull.

Filed Under: 50 States, Blog

Poetry Prompt: How Do You Spell “Communicate”?

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

how to communicate elephant moms with baby

How do communicate with a would-be writer? How do you even spell “communicate”? Callie Feyen has the answer.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry prompt, Writing, writing prompt, writing prompts

Children’s Book Club: Anne With an E in ‘Anne of Green Gables’

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Portland Head lighthouse

Anne with an E never fails to surprise. Join our Children’s Book Club as we read L.M. Montgomery’s classic, “Anne of Green Gables.”

Filed Under: Anne of Green Gables, Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club

Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 07—Moon Crossing Bridge

By Laurie Klein 2 Comments

black and white river in fog

In a nod to the way poems can aid in processing grief and uncertainty, Laurie Klein reads Tess Gallagher’s “Moon Crossing Bridge.”

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku Poems, Moon poems, Moonstruck, Patron Only, Podcasts, Poems to Listen By

Hermit Crab Essay 002: How To Teach Poetry To Seventh Graders

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Teaching poetry to 7th graders begins with vulnerability. Join author Callie Feyen and she walks us through a scene in a middle school classroom.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry prompt, Teach It, writing prompt

Reading Generously: Perspective Glass

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

stairs to nowhere, China

This year we are reading generously through the theme of Perspective. Grab your perspective glass and join us.

Filed Under: Blog, Perspective, Reading and Books, Reading Generously

Poet Laura: Gratitude + Credo Poems in the New Year

By Karen Paul Holmes 37 Comments

Rope on beach

As we enter the new year, Karen Paul Holmes, encourages us to explore gratitude poems that praise everyday goodness + write a credo poem.

Filed Under: Blog, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

Poetry Prompt: Football, West Side Story & Mary Oliver

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

Aldeyjarfoss Iceland Waterfall-Football Poetry Prompt

What do football, West Side Story, and Mary Oliver have in common? Each invites us to keep looking. Join Callie Feyen for a Perspective poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Perspective, poetry prompt, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

A Little Mischief Poem and Best Wishes for the Holidays!

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

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The Tweetspeak team shares a little mischief poem and wishes you and yours a meaningful holiday season as we take our holiday break and prepare for a year of Creativity.

Filed Under: Blog

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