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Poems From the Coffee Shop: Earl Grey and Loch Ness Weariness

By L.L. Barkat 13 Comments

Earl Grey Tea Black Mug Blue Light at First Village Coffee

When nothing goes as planned, what’s Plan B? Maybe coffee, maybe tea. Especially at a beautiful coffee shop, with poems like “Loch Ness” on your mind.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Poems From the Coffee Shop

Tea Quest: Anchor and Anvil Coffee Bar

By Laura Lynn Brown 13 Comments

Pittsburgh Tea Quest

Laura Lynn Brown’s Pittsburgh tea quest continues with a stop at Anchor and Anvil Coffee Bar, where a person can throw down a “Parking Chair” and celebrate Sconehenge.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Pittsburgh Literary, Tea, Tea Quest

Poetry Prompt: Starbucks

By Heather Eure 13 Comments

poetry-prompt-starbucks

For many, the word coffee is synonymous with Starbucks. Learn about how it all began for the Seattle company and write some caffeinated poetry with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Coffee Poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt

Artist Date: Black Cow Coffee Company

By Sonia Joie 17 Comments

coffee beans in glass jar

Feeling stressed and busy? An artist date to a coffee shop like the Black Cow Coffee Company might just ease your mind. Or your poems.

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Ode Poetry: Ode to My Coffee Shop

By Heather Eure 32 Comments

Ode to My Coffee Shop

There’s comfort in the familiarity of our favorite coffee or tea shop. Pull up a cozy chair, pour a cup, and write some ode poetry with us. Join us!

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Coffee Poems, Ode Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Tea Poems, writing prompts

Writing Rituals: Starting with Tea

By Megan Willome 26 Comments

Choice Organic Darjeeling Tea Writers Rituals

Tea goes with writing, writing starts with poetry. It’s a like a triangle with tea at the top, the left corner as poetry, and the right corner as my regular writing. Megan Willome, on tea and poetry,

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, poetry, Poetry Rituals, Tea Poems, Writing Rituals

Battle of the Beverages (Another Coffee Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 19 Comments

coffee poetry prompt

The beverage wars are on. This week’s poetry prompt pits coffee against soft drinks (or any other drink, really) in a duel to the death.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, poetry, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

How Do You Take It? (A Coffee Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 21 Comments

coffee poetry prompt

Cream is only good when it’s fronted by Eric Clapton, and the highest form of coffee sacrilege is its dilution with dairy. That’s one man’s opinion. What about you? How you take it? Seth Haines has another poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Tea Conversion: My “Come to Rooibos” Moment

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

How a hardcore coffee drinker turns to tea is something science can’t explain. A “come to rooibos” moment.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, poetry

January Poetry Prompt: Coffee or Tea? Hallelujah, Rosie Lea!

By Seth Haines 44 Comments

coffee and tea poetry prompt

Welcome to a new year here at Tweetspeak Poetry. With this new year comes a new series of Monday poetry prompts to help you get your week started right! If you’ve been with us for a while, you know the drill–I’ll provide a writing prompt touching on Tweetspeak’s monthly theme, and you’ll compose a poem to […]

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