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Children’s Book Club: ‘Hatchet’

By Megan Willome 5 Comments

moose in Grand Tetons

Put a little tough hope in your summer survival toolkit. Join us as we read “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen for this month’s Children’s Book Club.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Hope Poems

Poems From the Coffee Shop—Chamomile and Wild Honeyed Bread

By L.L. Barkat 12 Comments

Coffee Shop Homemade Barley Bread

What happens when your coffee shop has no shop? Join author L.L. Barkat for a discussion of the poem “Rider” and thoughts on resilience.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, Hope Poems, Poems From the Coffee Shop

Poets and Poems: Jeremiah Webster and “After So Many Fires”

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Sunset Jeremiah Webster After So Many Fires

“After So Many Fires” by poet Jeremiah Webster brings us into a different landscape different from many contemporary collections – a landscape of hope.

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

Learning about Christmas Poems

By Glynn Young 16 Comments

Poets over the ages have written Christmas verse, but some Christmas poems turn out to be written by someone else! Includes great Christmas poem examples.

Filed Under: Christmas Poems, Hope Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, W. B. Yeats

The Most Famous Poem of World War I

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

Poppy Single Susan Etole

The most famous poem of World War I, “In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae, lives on today as the genesis of the Memorial Poppy.

Filed Under: article, Hope Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, war poems

The Surprising Poetry of Arianna Huffington’s ‘Thrive’

By L.L. Barkat 5 Comments

Arianna Huffington Thrive Gardenia tweetspeakpoetry.com

When you think Huffington Post, what comes to mind? It might not be poetry. But poetry is at the heart of Arianna Huffington and her book Thrive.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Courage Poems, Finding Inspiration, Hope Poems, Living, Rain poems

Maya Angelou: The Poetry and Life of Reinvention

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

Maya Angelou-You May Have the Grace

Maya Angelou was an unlikely candidate for literary success. But she reinvented herself, more than once.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Hope Poems, Humanity Poems, Maya Angelou, Poems, poetry, poetry news, Poets

Launching Love, Etc.

By T.S. Poetry 25 Comments

Red flower love poems

A day spent celebrating love—to launch Love, Etc. Sharing quotes, a live reading, chocolates. What’s not to love?

Filed Under: Attentiveness Poems, Blog, Hope Poems, poems about writing

Poetry at Work: A Life-Changing Book

By L.L. Barkat 8 Comments

Poetry at Work by Glynn Young

Poetry at Work, a life-changing book? That is our great hope.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Courage Poems, Hope Poems, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, work 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

Poetry and Music: A Story that Could Be True

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

spoken word poetry cello

What if you paired poetry with music? Daniel Sperry has done just that, beautifully.

Filed Under: Blog, Courage Poems, Hope Poems, Music, poetry, Spoken Word Poems

Tattoo Poetry: Jealousy Between the Inks

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

Rose Tattoo Poetry

Be a tattoo that has had to share the body that bears it. How do you feel about the other tattoos?

Filed Under: Blog, Courage Poems, Hope Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Tattoo Poems, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Poetry Classroom: Four Sarabandes—Yo-Yo Ma

By David Clark Wright 1 Comment

Cello poetry

Come discuss the Yo-Yo Ma section of “Four Sarabandes, ” in today’s poetry classroom.

Filed Under: Blog, Hope Poems, Music Poems, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources

Poetry Classroom: Violin at Sea

By David Clark Wright 7 Comments

Sea poetry Brighton Beach

Welcome to the poetry classroom. Today we’re discussing “Violin at Sea.”

Filed Under: Blog, Courage Poems, Hope Poems, Music Poems, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources, Sea Poems

Bottled & Canned: A Secret Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 13 Comments

Clear Glass Bottle Poetry

Think of a secret you want or need to preserve. Put it in a bottle or can. Will it go in easily? This is poetry. We don’t need to know the actual secret.

Filed Under: Blog, Bottled & Canned, Courage Poems, Hope Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Rock ‘n Roll Poetry Prompt: Instrumental

By T.S. Poetry 9 Comments

Rock Song Poetry Acres Wild Jethro Tull

Rock music contains poetry, as do the instruments and voices that speak it. Jethro Tull’s “Acres Wild” shows us the way.

Filed Under: Blog, Hope Poems, love poems, love poetry, Music, Poems, poetry, Rock Song Poems, writing prompts

Poetry Classroom: Universe

By Julie L. Moore 7 Comments

Fir Snow Petals Poetry

Welcome to the poetry classroom. What is the power of looking up? Or writing down.

Filed Under: Attentiveness Poems, Hope Poems, Nature Poems, Poems, Poems about poetry, poetry, Poetry Classroom

Take Your Poet to Work: Emily Dickinson

By Will Willingham 32 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Emily Dickinson cover

Reclusive Emily Dickinson is the perfect poet for Take Your Poet to Work Day if you work from home. She won’t even complain if you work in your pajamas—she’ll be ghosting about in a house dress that’s as white as the bed linens.

Filed Under: Blog, Emily Dickinson, Hope Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Take Your Poet to Work Day

National Poetry Month: Emily Dickinson

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Emily Dickinson was a prolific poet, yet fewer than a dozen of her almost 1, 800 poems were published during her lifetime.

Filed Under: Courage Poems, Emily Dickinson, Hope Poems, poetry

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