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Book Club Announcement: The Magician’s Elephant

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Kate DiCamillo The Magician's Elephant Book Club

Join us for our new book club coming up in September. We’ll be asking “what if” with Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Books, The Magician's Elephant

Norman Nicholson: Poetry of Landscape and the Environment

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Norman Nicholson

British poet Norman Nicholson deserves to be remembered for his beautiful poems of the Cumbrian and western Lake District landscape.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Nature Poems, Poems, Poets

Promises Promises: Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 3 Comments

promises promises poetry prompt

Our word is our bond. How do we decide when to make a commitment? Join us as we explore promises made or broken—and create poetry (with great promise).

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

The Secret of Literature: Everyday Epiphanies

By Marjorie Maddox 5 Comments

Marjorie Maddox’s love affair with literature is life-long. “The epiphanies both of youth and old age sprout more often … from something we’ve read.”

Filed Under: Blog, poems every day, poetry, Read, Write

Finding Edna and Winifred in the Antique Shop

By Glynn Young 20 Comments

For 75 cents, Glynn Young purchases a book of poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay and considers both the poet and the woman who wrote her name on the inside cover.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Classic Books, Poems, poetry, Poets

The Poetry of Apple, Inc.: Prompt

By Heather Eure 9 Comments

the poetry of apple

From its simple beginnings, Apple Inc. has turned the technological world upside-down. Learn more about the history of this company and write some Apple-inspired poetry with us!

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

Writing Coach Podcast Series – Start with Three Sentences

By Ann Kroeker 7 Comments

string of beads - Writing Coach Podcast Series - Start with Three Sentences

Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, recommends you begin with three sentences to get a project in motion, because a few sentences can become a paragraph, a few paragraphs can become a chapter. And a few chapters can become a book.

Filed Under: Blog, Podcasts, Writing Life, Writing Tips

Take Your Poet to Work Day: Poets Just Want to Have Pun

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Wright Longfellow Brown at Sydney Opera House

We celebrated the fourth annual Take Your Poet to Work Day yesterday and discovered that, in many cases, our Poets Just Want to Have Pun.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Take Your Poet to Work Day: On Location

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Leaning Tower of Pisa with Hughes Plath Heaney Frost Barrett Brown for Take Your Poet to Work Day

It’s Take Your Poet to Work Day! Whether you’re going to work, to the beach or to another great destination today, take along your favorite poet.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry teaching resources, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Poets and Poems: Tina Barry and “Mall Flower”

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

In “Mall Flower, ” poet and writer Tina Barry combines poetry and short fiction to tell the story of a life – childhood, youth, and adulthood.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Poems, poetry, Poetry for Life, poetry reviews, Poets

Rivers and Lakes Poetry Prompt: Be a Lake Poet

By Heather Eure 17 Comments

lake poets poetry prompt

The Lake District in England has inspired many poets over the years, none more than William Wordsworth. Join us as we learn about those considered “Lake Poets” and create poetry that honors the natural beauty surrounding lakes.

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

How to Write a College Application Essay: Some Final Thoughts

By Tania Runyan 1 Comment

young woman on stairs final thoughts college application essay

Tania Runyan offers some final thoughts about maintaining perspective in this last installment of our series about writing a college application essay.

Filed Under: Blog, College, Creative Non-Fiction, English Teaching Resources, How to Write a College Application Essay

Take Your Poet to Work Day is Coming: Here’s Our Free Coloring Book!

By Will Willingham 16 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day Coloring Book Cover

Celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day with our free poets coloring book, newly updated for 2016, and let your poet explore your workplace.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Take Your Poet to Work: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow cover

Just one more week until Take Your Poet to Work Day. For our final addition to our poet collection for 2016, meet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching Resources, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Take Your Poet to Work Day

British Poetry, British Poets, and Brexit

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Can you imagine NBC or Fox holding a vote on America’s favorite poets? The British, however, take their poetry seriously and news coverage of Brexit is no exception.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Poems, poetry, poetry news, Poets

Rivers and Lakes Poetry Prompt: Celebrate a River

By Heather Eure 17 Comments

rivers bend poetry prompt

Just as rivers connect to the sea, to lakes, and to other rivers, we are connected to them. They play a major role in our life. Join us while we sing the praises of the waterway and write rivers of poetry.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Rivers and Lakes, writer's group resources, writing prompt

Writing Coach Podcast Series – Fill the Gap

By Ann Kroeker 5 Comments

puny flower - Coaching Writers to Fill the Gap

Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, encourages you to keep at your writing, even when you feel intimidated by the Greats and see a gap between your skill level and theirs. As you fill the gap, you’ll learn to write.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, Podcasts, Writing Life, Writing Tips

How to Write a Poem in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Secret Tool

By Joel Jacobson 16 Comments

Red and White flower-How to Write a Poem

High school English teacher Joel Jacobson shares his experience teaching a new advanced creative writing class using Tania Runyan’s How to Write a Poem. (Features student poems.)

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, How to Write a Poem, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Student Writing

Take Your Poet to Work: Judith Wright

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day Judith Wright cover

Take Your Poet to Work Day is coming on the third Wednesday in July. For 2016, that’s July 20! This week, meet Australian poet and activist Judith Wright.

Filed Under: Australian Poets, Blog, Judith Wright, Poems, poetry, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Canada’s 2016 Griffin Prize: Norman Dubie and Liz Howard

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Canada’s 2016 Griffin Prize was awarded to Norman Dubie for “The Quotations of Bone” and Liz Howard for “Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent.”

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry news, poetry reviews, Poets

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