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Poetry Prompt: Monarch Butterfly’s Wildflower

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

Join author Callie Feyen as she explores the Milkweed plant—a wildflower that nourishes some, and can kill others. Then write a poem on virtue and vice.

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Poems to Listen By: Black Bird Soirée—08: Graveside

By Laurie Klein 2 Comments

3 crows on peaked roof

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Top 10 Funny Quotes from Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

yellow roses oscar wilde dorian gray

Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ is a classic Gothic tale with an evocative setting and a gorgeous telling. It’s also sometimes funny along the way.

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Announcing: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Illustrated Edition!

By T.S. Poetry 1 Comment

The Picture of Dorian Gray Illustrated edition

A beautiful new illustrated version of the classic Oscar Wilde story, The Picture of Dorian Gray. From the illustrator of The Yellow Wall-Paper: A Graphic Novel—Sara Barkat!

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Poetry Prompt: Monarch Butterfly Sleepy Transformation

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

monarch butterfly golden tree

Join author Callie Feyen as she contemplates what a monarch butterfly can show us about changing and resting at the same time.

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Poet Laura on the Moon

By Dheepa R. Maturi 2 Comments

Hydrangea macrophylla

Tonight, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals her poem, commissioned by NASA to be sent to Europa, Jupiter’s moon. Our own Poet Laura, Dheepa R. Maturi, reveals her own poem to Earth’s moon.

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Poems to Listen By: Black Bird Soirée—07: Corvid, Covid

By Laurie Klein 3 Comments

crows on peaked roof

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Happy Ideas: Poetry Prompt Series

By T.S. Poetry Leave a Comment

light bulb sky happy ideas poetry prompt

Take a cue from Mary Syzbist and Duchamp. Put a poem together that contains some unexpected Happy Ideas! (Blue velvet shoes, anyone?)

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Poetry Prompt: Sherlock Holmes Day!

By T.S. Poetry 3 Comments

Sherlock Holmes mural

Today is Sherlock Holmes Day. What better time to write a poem to the sleuth? Or about him. Or about his associate Watson?

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Poems to Listen By: Black Bird Soirée 06—Noah’s Crow

By Laurie Klein 6 Comments

black birds in grass

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Poetry Prompt: How To Write A French Poem

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Join author Callie Feyen as she explores a few French form poems! And play with how to write a French poem for yourself.

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Poetry Prompt: Create by Feel

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

Join author Callie Feyen as she walks with another writer who inspires her to lean in and create by feel in times when it’s hard to know the art you are trying to make.

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Happy Birthday, Every Day Poems!

By T.S. Poetry 9 Comments

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Every Day Poems turns twelve today. A dozen years of poetry love. A dozen years of inspiration. Come write a birthday poem in celebration!

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Poet Laura: A Tribute to Laura Barkat—and All the Other “Lauras”

By Dheepa R. Maturi 12 Comments

Lit diya lamp on street at night

One of the Poet Laura’s tasks each year is to write poems about Lauras. This month, Dheepa R. Maturi pays tribute to the special Lauras who bring light to the world.

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Poetry Prompt: Spanish Story—Just a Minute

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

spanish story yellow building

Join author Callie Feyen as she reads a Spanish-inspired story to children that opens up stories of her own life.

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Poems to Listen By: Black Bird Soirée 05—Poet, In Japan Alps

By Laurie Klein 9 Comments

solitary black bird against winter backdrop

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Poetry Prompt: Weekend Keeping

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

How many ways can we keep what’s precious, asks author Callie Feyen. Come along and keep what you love or wish you’d loved, in a poem.

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Poet Laura: Happy Earth Day, and Don’t Miss the Trees for the Forest

By Dheepa R. Maturi 20 Comments

droplets on green leaf

For Earth Day, Dheepa R. Maturi, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, writes about the benefits of forest bathing and the perils of rainforest sleeping.

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50 States of Generosity- New Jersey

By Nikki Rank 1 Comment

New Jersey waterfalls

In this latest 50 States of Generosity, join Nikki Rank as she explores New Jersey’s music, food, poetry, and more!

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Poems to Listen By: Black Bird Soirée 04—A Plausible Story

By Laurie Klein 4 Comments

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