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The Power of Curiosity: “Can I Touch Your Hair?” by Irene Latham & Charles Waters

By Laura Lynn Brown 5 Comments

Author Laura Brown discusses how curiosity deepens friendship, using the children’s book “Can I Touch Your Hair: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship.”

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Poetry, Friendship Poems, Friendship Project, Patron Only, poetry

Making a Life With Poetry, Together

By L.L. Barkat 25 Comments

Making a Life with Poetry honey glass jar

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Filed Under: active, Blog, Friendship Poems, Friendship Project, Patron Only, poetry

Smiles, Laughter & Joys: What Joy Feels Like Poetry Prompt

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

No matter what you're feeling, it's nice to have a friend by your side.

Join author Callie Feyen as she talks with kindergarteners about being frustrated and watches as they head toward joy, balloons in hand.

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

The Poetry of Friendship, with Pickles on the Side

By Laura Lynn Brown 24 Comments

Laura Lynn Brown serves Irish soda bread, the last Cara Cara orange, friendship, poetry, and disappearing kosher dills.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Poems, On Friendship

New York City Meetup with Tweetspeak Poetry

By L.L. Barkat 20 Comments

Candles by Jess Damen Tweetspeak Poetry Meetup

Tweetspeak Poetry is planning a New York City Meetup this spring! So many details to come. And arrangements to be made.

Filed Under: Blog, Friendship Poems, Poems, Poems about poetry, poetry, Short Poems

Night Poetry: Emily Dickinson’s Symbol Challenge

By T.S. Poetry 11 Comments

Night Poetry Night Poems Moonlit Sky

Can night poetry have sunshine? If you’re Emily Dickinson, you might find a way to mix dark and light by speaking symbolically.

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Thanksgiving Poems: A Table Poem

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

thanksgiving poem

Thanksgiving poems, from gratitude to the table. This one has its share of both.

Filed Under: Blog, Family Poems, Friendship Poems, Poems, poetry, Thanksgiving Poems

Literary Tours: Poets House, New York City

By L.L. Barkat 13 Comments

Poets House Lucille Clifton

Poets House is a place of reclamation, of your past and of your future.

Filed Under: Anniversary Poems, Blog, Friendship Poems, Hope Poems, Literary Tour, love poems, love poetry, Nature Poems, New York Literary, Poems, Poems about poetry, poetry

Video Poem: Mortal Ghazal

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

Ghazal Poetry Poems

Moving video poem: “Mortal Ghazal, ” by Luisa A. Igloria

Filed Under: Blog, Childhood Poems, Courage Poems, Friendship Poems, Ghazal Poems, Poems, poetry, Video Poems, Videos, visual poetry

Poems from the House of Memory – 2

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

“Once, we walked with tin cans to the small dairy for milk.” Thus begins this buttery, poignant poem from the farm, or the heart.

Filed Under: Coffee Poems, Farm Poems, Friendship Poems, poetry

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