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Grief, a Leaf, and Haibun Magic

By Michelle Rinaldi Ortega 16 Comments

how to write a haibun fall leaf

Through a time of grief, Michelle Ortega discovered the haibun, and its interplay with haiku and prose poem forms, offered a place of reflection and healing.

Filed Under: Blog, Grief Poems, Haibun, Haiku

Poets and Poems: Shanna Powlus Wheeler and “Evensong for Shadows”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Thistles Evensong for Shadows Wheeler

Shanna Powlus Wheeler’s first full poetry collection, “Evensong for Shadows,” suggests the omnipresence of grief — a measure of the loss of love or happiness or relationship, and very much a part of life.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Novel, Poetry, Both? Max Porter and “Grief Is the Thing with Feathers”

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Bird in Tree Max Porter

“Grief Is the Thing with Feathers” by British author Max Porter is officially a novel, but it could also be poetry, or something else. And it’s wonderful.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Emily Dickinson, Grief Poems, London, poetry

Poets and Poems: Simon Armitage Translates “Pearl”

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Tree in field Armitage Pearl

British poet Simon Armitage has translated the late Middle English poem “Pearl,” a beautiful poem about a father’s grief and how he resolves it.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Classic Poetry, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Denise Riley and “Say Something Back”

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Young woman Denise Riley Say Something Back

“Say Something Back” by British poet Denise Riley considers the ways we do and don’t communicate, almost a plea to listen and hear each other.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Britain, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: John Sibley Williams and “Disinheritance”

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Evergreen Poems Thank You

“Disinheritance” by John Sibley Williams is a beautiful, moving collection of poems dealing with grief, both real and imagined.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetic Voices: Chelsea Rathburn and Kristina Marie Darling

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Two recent collections by Chelsea Rathburn and Kristina Marie Darling both deal with grief, but it is a grief different from that over physical death.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Grief Poems, Poems, Poetic Voices, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

The Poetry of World War I

By Glynn Young 12 Comments

Tweetspeak Poetry the Poetry of World War I

Tim Kendall’s anthology “Poetry of the First World War” explains how poetry came to be so connected with “the war to end all wars.”

Filed Under: Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, war poems

Poem Analysis: Matthew Arnold’s Dover Beach

By Sara Barkat 15 Comments

Dover Beach Darkling Plain Tweetspeakpoetry.com

An evocative poem analysis focusing on the imagery in Dover Beach. Insightful and intriguing, from student writer Sara Barkat.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, Grief Poems, Humanity Poems, Poem Analysis, Sea Poems, Student Writing

Interview with Poet Patty Paine (Part 2): Poetry Can Save You

By Maureen Doallas 7 Comments

Water and Branch photo tweetspeakpoetry.com

Poet Patty Paine confides that “poetry, the reading and the writing of it, has saved my life.”

Filed Under: Blog, Grief Poems, Interview, poetry, Poets

The Poetry of Walking, History and Houses

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Poetry of walking, houses

A stroll, even in familiar neighborhoods, can prompt reflection, imagination, discovery, and insight. Perhaps it could be called the poetry of walking.

Filed Under: Blog, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, Writing in Place

Coming Home to Scotland and Scottish Poetry

By Ann Kroeker 39 Comments

Castle Clouds Scotland Scottish Poetry

Surprised by Scotland, a writer finds herself taken by her past, her present with Scottish poets, and maybe (who knows) her future.

Filed Under: Blog, George MacDonald, Grief Poems, love poems, love poetry, poetry, Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish Poetry

Poetry at Work: The Poetry of Regime Change

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

poetry at work regime change

There is poetry at work in the most convulsive of organizational upheavals, often called regime change. Charles Bukowski’s poem helps understanding.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Grief Poems, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poets

Poets and Poems: Grace Schulman’s “Without a Claim”

By Glynn Young 12 Comments

Poets and Poems Grace Schulman Without a Claim

Grace Schulman’s new collection of poems “Without a Claim” creates quiet repose in the face of discontinuity. Can poets and poems make sense of this?

Filed Under: book reviews, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Night Poetry: Darkness and Villanelle Poems

By T.S. Poetry 10 Comments

Night Poems Dark Poems Dylan Thomas Villanelle Poems

Try your hand at a night poem that easily captures the ambiguity of darkness, simply by virtue of its form.

Filed Under: Blog, Family Poems, Father Poems, Grief Poems, love poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects

Poets and Poems: R.S. Thomas’s “Poems to Elsi”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Poets and Poems: Poems to Elsi by R.S. Thomas

Poets and Poems looks at “Poems to Elsi” by R.S. Thomas, which provides insight into the Thomas marriage of more than 50 years.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Grief Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Poets

Poets and Poems: Jean Sprackland’s “Sleeping Keys”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Jean Sprackland’s “Sleeping Keys” quietly underscores the importance of what lies unrecognized and forgotten—a thoughtful selection for Poets and Poems.

Filed Under: article, Blog, Books, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Ghazal Poetry: Sing the Old Songs

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

Ghazal Poetry Oryx in Desert

Ghazal poetry was traditionally a sung form, invoking other traditional symbols like the gazelle. Invoke an old song image for your own?

Filed Under: Blog, Ghazal Poems, Grief Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, Themed Writing Projects

Tattoo Poetry: Inked with an Author Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 3 Comments

Tattoo Poetry

Get inked with your author; give us a poem that tells the tale.

Filed Under: Grief Poems, love poems, love poetry, Tattoo Poems, Tattoos, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Rock ‘n Roll Poetry Prompt: Blue Suede Shoes

By T.S. Poetry 10 Comments

black shoes poetry

What kinda shoes rock you? Put ’em in a poem, and rock us too.

Filed Under: Blog, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Rock and Roll, Rock Song Poems, writer's group resources, writing prompts

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