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Writing Your Letters Workshop—Starts Monday!

By T.S. Poetry 17 Comments

flower memories

Take one or take all three, in this “writing from life” fall workshop series with Laura Lynn Brown, where we’ll explore writing our objects, our rooms, and our letters to others or ourselves.

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Between Friends: Two Writers Try Out the Friendship Project (And Get a Few Surprises)

By L.L. Barkat 7 Comments

White lace flower seeds friendship building

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Filed Under: active, Blog, Friendship Project, Patron Only

Top 10 Dip into Poetry Lines

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Dip Into Poetry bird on trunk

Take a little dip into poetry with us, and enjoy some favorites from our daily sharing of Every Day Poems selections on Twitter, line by single line.

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Starts Today—The Making of a Heroine: Writing Workshop

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pink rose making

Come along with author Callie Feyen and explore the making of a heroine in stories and yourself. A reading and writing workshop that will take you forward, in writing and life!

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At Home With Books: A Dark and Stormy Night

By Deva Curnutte 8 Comments

A Dark and Stormy Night

A crack of thunder starts a reading journey through Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and A Wrinkle in Time. Join Deva Curnutte on a dark and stormy night at home with books.

Filed Under: At Home with Books, Blog, Books, Children's Stories

By Heart: “Kindness” + Wordsworth Challenge

By Megan Willome 15 Comments

Naomi Shihab Nye

Join author Megan Willome as she learns Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Kindness” By Heart and throws in a few thoughts on “The Sound of Music.”

Filed Under: Blog, By Heart, Poems, poetry, Poets

How We Spent Our Take Your Poet to Work Day

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day Bird Bath

The results of a 6-year double-blind, super-sticky study are in: from Hoagland and Oliver to Shakespeare and Poe, poets are bringing happiness to the workplace.

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Between Friends: Wordplay and Other Playful Bonds

By Laura Lynn Brown 11 Comments

friendship project

Author Laura Brown recounts how a friendship grows through wordplay — a private version of words with friends — for Tweetspeak Poetry’s Friendship Project.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Project, Patron Only, Play

Poetry Prompt: The five senses reading and writing poetry

By Callie Feyen 11 Comments

Instead of asking whether you’ll succeed, what if you asked yourself, “Would I like to try?” It might lead to less worry and more play. And more poetry.

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

Between Friends: A Playful Reckoning

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

Friendship Project girl on giant tree roots

If home offers a place to launch, maybe it’s because home can be a place where we can play. Callie Feyen explores the idea of play and reckoning with ourselves at home.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Activities and Prompts, Friendship Project, Patron Only

Take Your Poet to Work Day!

By Will Willingham Leave a Comment

2019 Take Your Poet to Work Day Cover

It’s Take Your Poet to Work Day! Find all the resources you need to enjoy the company of your favorite poet at work today.

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Take Your Poet to Work Day: W. S. Merwin

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

Take Your Poet to Work W. S. Merwin

We’re getting ready to celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day! Our 2019 poet collection features recently lost American national treasures like W. S. Merwin.

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Poetry Notebook Prompt: Noticing + Wondering

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

Author Callie Feyen uses her gray matter—”Bink & Gollie” style—to explain how poetry and feelings are related. And how to make great Dutch braids.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Stories, poetry, poetry teaching resources

Take Your Poet to Work Day: Mary Oliver

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Mary Oliver Take Your Poet to Work Day

We’re getting ready to celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day! Our 2019 poet collection features recently lost American national treasures like Mary Oliver.

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By Heart: “The Star” + New “Kindness” Challenge

By Megan Willome 9 Comments

Lil Wayne

Join author Megan Willome as she learns Jane Taylor’s “The Star” By Heart and gets a little twinkly. Lil Wayne sings along.

Filed Under: Blog, By Heart, Children's Authors, Children's Poetry, Children's Stories

Between Friends: Poetry as Shorthand

By L.L. Barkat 10 Comments

Pink Rose of Friendship

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Filed Under: active, Blog, Friendship Project, Patron Only, Poetry for Life

Take Your Poet to Work Day: Tony Hoagland

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

Tony Hoagland Take Your Poet to Work Cover

We’re getting ready to celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day! Our 2019 poet collection features recently lost American national treasures like Tony Hoagland.

Filed Under: Blog, Take Your Poet to Work Day, Tony Hoagland

Take Your Poet to Work Day: C. D. Wright

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

C.D. Wright cover

We’re getting ready to celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day! Our 2019 poet collection kicks off with with American poet C. D. Wright.

Filed Under: Blog, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Poetry Prompt: Dream Poems

By Callie Feyen 5 Comments

Join author Callie Feyen and walk, run, stumble, and maybe even twirl towards your dreams in our Monday poetry prompt.

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

Friendship Project: Let’s Walk: A Thousand Goodbyes — A Thousand Hellos

By Callie Feyen 7 Comments

Friendship Project walk around the lake

Callie Feyen discovers that writing is one thing, but it is something entirely different to tell a friend what’s on your mind, especially while you’re on a walk around a lake together.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Project, Patron Only

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