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Get Your Free Official 2015 Poetry at Work Day Poster

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

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This year’s official Poetry at Work Day poster, suitable for hanging in your workplace (or framing in your kitchen, which may even be your workplace), is now available.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day

Everyone Has Imagination: Interview with Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison (Part 3)

By Maureen Doallas 4 Comments

interview colorado poet laureate joseph hutchison part 3

Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison doesn’t want poets to make a living writing poetry. Find out why in Maureen Doallas’s final interview segment.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews, poetry teaching resources

Whittles and Wood: Photo Play and Prompt

By Heather Eure 37 Comments

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The grand flourish of Autumn trees signal the final act before winter’s arrival. Join us for Photo Play as we capture the dramatic stagecraft of nature.

Filed Under: Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, Themed Writing Projects, Whittles & Wood Poems, writing prompts

The Office of Poetry Grievances

By Charity Singleton Craig 19 Comments

Office of Poetry Grievances

Do you have a grievance to file against poetry? Charity Singleton Craig is staffing the Office of Poetry Grievances today.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, poetry teaching resources

Top Ten #DipIntoPoetry Lines from Every Day Poems

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Top 10 Dip into Poetry Lines

We’ve been taking a daily “dip into poetry” with Every Day Poems. Come discover the power of a line in our Top Ten Dip into Poetry Lines.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, poetry

Let Go of What You Mean to Say: Interview with Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison (Part 2)

By Maureen Doallas 6 Comments

interview colorado poet laureate joseph hutchison

“Most adults have suffered from ‘imaginal abuse, ‘” says Joseph Hutchison. Read more on poetic imagination in Part 2 of Maureen Doallas’s interview with the Colorado poet laureate.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews, poetry teaching resources

Whittles & Wood: Poetry Prompt and Playlist

By Heather Eure 34 Comments

Wood and Whittles

We’ve searched far & wide to find just the right songs for you in our latest poetry prompt & playlist. Listen along & sharpen your poetic carving skills.

Filed Under: Blog, Music, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Whittles & Wood Poems, writing prompts

Memoir Notebook: The Worst Kind of Luck

By Darrelyn Saloom 60 Comments

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Darrelyn Saloom recalls her mother, Billie Burnside and the Circle Inn lounge in this poignant entry in the Memoir Notebook.

Filed Under: Blog, Memoir Notebook, Writing in Place

The Mischief Cafe: Basking Ridge, New Jersey

By L.L. Barkat 19 Comments

Mischief Cafe Cinnamon Toast

The very first Mischief Cafe had everything one might expect: tea, toast, poetry. And not a few unexpected moments (and black feathers).

Filed Under: Blog, Mischief Café, poetry teaching resources

Why Teach Poetry? Interview with Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison (Part 1)

By Maureen Doallas 10 Comments

why teach poetry poet laureate joseph hutchison

“If we taught poetry as a way of knowing, students wouldn’t have to ask why they should study it.” Maureen Doallas interviews Colorado poet laureate Joseph Hutchison.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews, poetry

Trains and Tracks Poetry Prompt: A Ticket to Anywhere

By Heather Eure 5 Comments

A Ticket to Anywhere

See the world through the window of a train. Don’t forget to bring your notebook, there’s poetry waiting to be found along the rails in this week’s poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Train poems, Trains and Tracks, Travel Poems, writing prompts

Poetry at Work Day 2015-It’s Coming!

By L.L. Barkat 5 Comments

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Save the date. January 13, 2015, is the Tuesday to take poetry to work.

Filed Under: Blog, Poetry at Work Day

Eating and Drinking Poems: Wendell Berry’s “Fall”

By Kathryn Neel 6 Comments

chocolate dipped cherries recipe

Chocolate and cherries, “Fall” and Wendell Berry. Two great pairings, paired in Kathryn Neel’s latest Eating and Drinking Poems, one you’ll want to dip in.

Filed Under: Blog, Chocolate, Eating and Drinking Poems, Recipes

Top 10 All-Time Posts at Tweetspeak Poetry

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

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We have no super-secret algorithms but through a process that’s one part data, one part intuition, one part special sauce, we’ve gathered the 10 most popular posts in the Tweetspeak archives (from all time).

Filed Under: Blog, Catalog Poems, Ghazal Poems, Poetry Classroom, Pride and Prejudice, Shakespeare, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Regional Tour: Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, NY

By Vicki Addesso 6 Comments

Neuberger Museum of Art

Go back to the Neuberger Museum of Art at New York’s Purchase College with former museum staffer, Victoria Addesso in our latest Literary Tour.

Filed Under: Art, Art Galleries and Exhibits, Blog, New York Tour, Regional Tour

Photo Play 2: Trains and Tracks Prompt

By Heather Eure 10 Comments

Train Tracks Train Poems

Over here, there is no right or wrong side of the tracks. Explore the Photo Play contributions from our community & share your train-inspired poem with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt, Train poems, Trains and Tracks, writing prompts

Poetry at Home—With Mischief, Toast, and Tea

By L.L. Barkat 22 Comments

Poetry is for life, not for ivory towers. That’s why we’re taking it home, with mischief, toast, and tea, through a new initiative called The Mischief Café.

Filed Under: Blog, Mischief Café, Poetry for Life

Small Press Profile: Bellevue Literary Press

By Maureen Doallas 2 Comments

Bellevue Literary Press was born out of the “exceptional belief that literature should have a home in a medical school.” Maureen Doallas interviews publisher Erika Goldman.

Filed Under: Blog, Interview, Interviews, Poetry at Work, Small Press Profiles

Top 10 Best Red Poems

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

Best Red Poems

If there’s one thing red is not, it’s neutral. We’ve collected ten of the best red poems that will totally attract your attention.

Filed Under: Blog, Red Poems

4 Self-Editing Tips: Bring a Paint Can and Brush

By Charity Singleton Craig 4 Comments

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Charity Singleton Craig sees self-editing like the touch-up work after painting a room. Come with a paint can for 4 self-editing tips.

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

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