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Earth Song Book Club: Poems in the Silence

By Rebecca D. Martin 7 Comments

dock in silence in sunset

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Filed Under: active, Blog, book club, Earth Song, Ecopoetry, Nature Poems, Patron Only

Earth Song Book Club: Garden Poems

By Rebecca D. Martin 2 Comments

Leafy greens in garden

In this week’s Earth Song discussion, Rebecca Martin starts smack dab in the middle of garden poems.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Earth Song, Ecopoetry, Garden Poems, Nature Poems, Patron Only

Earth Song Book Club: Force of Nature

By Rebecca D. Martin 9 Comments

misty rocky shore

In this week’s book club discussion, Rebecca Martin moves through the poems in Earth Song as a force of nature.

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Earth Song Book Club: The Wild Places

By Rebecca D. Martin 11 Comments

yellow buds in spring trees

In this week’s Earth Song book club, Rebecca Martin considers the power of poems to transport the reader to another place, whether the woodlands or the wilds.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Earth Song, Ecopoetry, Nature Poems, Patron Only, Tree Poems

Earth Song Book Club Announcement

By Rebecca D. Martin 6 Comments

bamboo forest

Rebecca D. Martin announces a new book club discussion of the symphonic nature poem collection edited by Sara Barkat, Earth Song.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Earth Song, Ecopoetry, Nature Poems

What to Eat With Dracula: Paprika Hendl

By Sara Barkat 1 Comment

Dracula Paprika Spoon

Chicken paprikash is a traditional Hungarian, Bulgarian, Czechoslovakian, and Romanian dish. It’s the perfect dish to cozy up to Dracula with!

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Classic Books, Dracula, Fiction, Horror

The Crazy Little Viral Dracula Book Club

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

Dracula Castle Eltz Castle Wierschem Germany

A crazy little viral Dracula Book Club is taking place via inboxes everywhere. Join and experience the classic in community, with hilarity!

Filed Under: book club, Books, Classic Books, Dracula, Fiction

‘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

‘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

‘Wintering’ book club: Hot Water & Starlings

By Megan Willome 16 Comments

sunrise at Swine's Den, Howick, England

A flock of starlings signals Katherine May is in hot water. Join us for our first book club discussion of “Wintering.”

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

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

Don’t Ask Why Book Club: From New York to Paris

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

turquoise street

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Don’t Ask Why: So Many Meteorites

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

Woman Floating Surreal Meteorites

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Don’t Ask Why Book Club: Dolores

By Will Willingham 14 Comments

Sunset on Seine River Paris France

In the first installment of our book club discussion of Michelle Ortega’s “Don’t Ask Why” chapbook, we explore the source of the author’s pain—and resilience.

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Book Club Announcement: Don’t Ask Why by Michelle Ortega

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Compagnons dv devoir, paris

Join us for our next book club, discussing poet Michelle Ortega’s chapbook, Don’t Ask Why, beginning in October (domestic violence month).

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Don't Ask Why Book Club

Grammar for a Full Life Book Club: On Becoming Less Possessive

By Charity Singleton Craig 6 Comments

Barbary macaque - possessive grammar

Are your possessive pronouns making you hold onto things a little too tightly? Charity Singleton Craig says loosen your grip, in the final installment of Grammar for a Full Life book club.

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Grammar for a Full Life Book Club: Chilling Out on the Grammar Rules

By Charity Singleton Craig 4 Comments

brown squirrel with ears up - chill out grammar rules

In this week’s book club discussion of Grammar for a Full Life, Charity Singleton Craig helps parse when the grammar rules matter, and when we can chill out.

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Grammar for a Full Life Book Club: A Passive Voice

By Charity Singleton Craig 16 Comments

Mastiff puppy hangdog face

Charity Singleton Craig kicks off our latest book club with a discussion of the ways that passive voice can take away agency and responsibility.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Grammar for a Full Life, Patron Only

Book Club Announcement: Grammar for a Full Life

By Charity Singleton Craig 1 Comment

Ducklings at water edge

Join Charity Singleton Craig in our next book club, Grammar for a Full Life, and explore the ways language, and grammar in particular, can enrich our experiences and well-being.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Grammar for a Full Life, Patron Only

The Great Gatsby Book Club: Chapters 7-9—Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past

By Tania Runyan 2 Comments

old green motor boat on shore

In the final installment of our The Great Gatsby book club, Tania Runyan explores what it means to be “borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

Filed Under: Blog, book club, English Teaching Resources, Patron Only, The Great Gatsby

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