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National Poetry Month Book Giveaway—Tell Us Your Personal Poetry Story to Enter!

By T.S. Poetry 49 Comments

How to Write a Poem How to Read a Poem How to Write a Form Poem Book Trio Giveaway

You could win two books from the popular “How To” trio, when you tell us your poetry story. You can tell it in prose or poetry. We might even ask to publish it!

Filed Under: Blog, Give Poetry, How to Write a Form Poem, How to Write a Poem

Poetry Prompt: Find a Farm Skeleton

By Callie Feyen 15 Comments

Creative nonfiction writer, Callie Feyen, takes help from poet Tania Runyan to try to write farm poetry. Come along and craft your own (with or without the talking goat.)

Filed Under: Blog, Farm Poems, How to Write a Poem, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Infographic: How to Write a Tanka

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

Try your hand at writing a tanka poem with our fun new infographic.

Filed Under: English Teaching Resources, How to Write a Poem, Infographics, Tanka

Top 10 Poems by Invitation

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Top 10 Poems by Invitation - mail slot on brick wall

Have you tried our 5-day poetry prompt mini-series? We’re featuring 10 of our favorite community contributions based on prompts from How to Write a Poem.

Filed Under: Blog, How to Write a Poem, Poems, poetry prompt

How to Write a Poem in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Secret Tool

By Joel Jacobson 16 Comments

Red and White flower-How to Write a Poem

High school English teacher Joel Jacobson shares his experience teaching a new advanced creative writing class using Tania Runyan’s How to Write a Poem. (Features student poems.)

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, How to Write a Poem, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Student Writing

How to Write a Poem: An Invitation

By T.S. Poetry 281 Comments

Are you using How to Write a Poem yet? We want to extend a great invitation that could result in your poems or stories being shared.

Filed Under: How to Write a Poem, poetry teaching resources

“Poetry: A Survivor’s Guide” by Mark Yakich

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Poet and teacher Mark Yakich takes a serious and irreverent look at reading and writing poetry in “Poetry: A Survivor’s Guide.”

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Books, English Teaching, How to Write a Poem, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry humor, poetry reviews, poetry teaching resources

You Are a Poetry Person—Maybe You Just Don’t Know It

By Tara Skurtu 7 Comments

I Don't Like Poetry - pensive child

If you say you’re not a poetry person, poet Tara Skurtu will not believe you. Find out why she believes everyone is a poetry person.

Filed Under: Children's Poetry, How to Write a Poem, poetry, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts, Writing Tips

How to Write a Poem in Every Classroom!

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Green Apple How to Write a Poem Billy Collins Tania Runyan

We’re on a mission to get How to Write a Poem (and How to Read a Poem) into classrooms in every state. Join the challenge!

Filed Under: Blog, How to Write a Poem, poetry, poetry teaching resources

Get in Our E-Book: Every Day Ideas

By L.L. Barkat 127 Comments

Every Day Ideas Poems in Window

When you dip into your Every Day Poems to find lines for poem starters, you could get published in our upcoming Every Day Ideas 2015 ebook.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Ideas, Every Day Poems, How to Write a Poem, poetry teaching resources

How to Write a Poem: Jealous Poem Stacks

By L.L. Barkat 55 Comments

How to Write a Poem Sundial

English Teaching Resources: Poem stacks are good for starting something. Good for jealous days.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Blog, English Teaching Resources, How to Write a Poem, Mischief Café Ideas, Nature Poems, Poem Stacks, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

How to Write a Poem (or a Hundred): The Poets

By L.L. Barkat 17 Comments

Red Poetry How to Write a Poem

How to write a poem? It might take more than paper and pen (or keyboard). Get the best “in” on how to take your poems to the next level.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, How to Write a Poem

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