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Journey into Poetry: Mark Osler

By Mark Osler 5 Comments

For Mark Osler, life is not as much about being a poet as it is about having the language and structure that poetry offers.

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The Joy of Poetry: As Much as She Could Carry

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Enjoy an excerpt of the newest title from T. S. Poetry Press, The Joy of Poetry: How to Keep, Save & Make Your Life with Poems.

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Celebrating National Poetry Month: The Joy of Poetry

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Besides all the free National Poetry Month gifts and inspirational invitations, we’ve got a surprise we can’t wait to share with you. The Joy of Poetry.

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National Student Poet Louis Lafair: Part 2

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National Student Poet Louis Lafair discusses the influences of his poetry, and his vision for experiencing poetry in the 21st century.

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National Student Poet Louis Lafair: Part 1

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National Student Poet Louis Lafair Water Reflections

National Student Poet Louis Lafair reveals his early introduction to poetry, his favorite poets and why he reads them, and what he discovers in poetry.

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Journey into Poetry: Maureen Doallas

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For some, reading and writing poetry is a way “through the tunnel and back into the light.” Follow Maureen Doallas’ Journey into Poetry.

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Journey into Poetry: Victoria Addesso

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On a trip to the shopping mall I visit the bookstore and buy my first book: Ariel. A thin paperback. I read it that night. I read it all summer long.

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Journey into Poetry: Karen Clark

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Although fascinated by the written word, Karen Clark convinced herself that becoming a poet was too sacred–an honor to which she could never aspire.

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Journey into Poetry: Lakin Easterling

By Lakin Easterling 9 Comments

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As a young person, Lakin Easterling fell asleep with the dictionary. Today, she shares her Journey Into Poetry.

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Journey into Poetry: Richard Maxson

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Richard Maxson kept journals, wrote essays, and penned a couple of one-act plays, but never poetry.

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Journey into Poetry: Julie L. Moore

By Julie L. Moore 8 Comments

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From her gruesome short stories in junior high to three full-length collections, poet and teacher Julie L. Moore shares her journey into poetry.

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The Writing Life: Beginnings, Pt. 1

By Ann Kroeker 38 Comments

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The athlete of the family lives in the shadow of her brother while secretly dreaming of a writing life of her own.

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Journey into Poetry: Daniel Bowman Jr.

By Daniel Bowman 17 Comments

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I learned that through reading, I could, as Emily Dickinson put it, “dwell in possibility.” Poet Daniel Bowman Jr. shares his journey into poetry.

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Journey into Poetry: Tara Skurtu

By Tara Skurtu 11 Comments

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Through a meandering journey into poetry, poet Tara Skurtu discovered that poetry can be just as healing an art as medicine.

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Journey into Poetry: Marjorie Maddox

By Marjorie Maddox 13 Comments

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Marjorie Maddox was always a bookworm—as a child reading in the branches of trees, upside down on a couch, and, of course, in bed with a flashlight. Follow her Journey into Poetry.

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Journey into Poetry: Amber Haines

By Amber Haines 17 Comments

Poetry acknowledged invisible things, the things that haunt us. Amber Haines shares her journey into poetry.

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Journey into Poetry: Kathryn Neel

By Kathryn Neel 16 Comments

“I used poetry as a way to preserve my privacy and test out my hypotheses of the world. It was my way of encoding my views so no one could tell me my observations of people, places or things were childish, or incorrect.” Kathryn Neel shares her journey into poetry.

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Journey into Poetry: Todd Davis

By Todd Davis 14 Comments

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Poet Todd Davis shares his journey into poetry, inspired by his father.

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Journey into Poetry: Paula J. Lambert

By Paula J Lambert 7 Comments

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Paula J. Lambert describes her Journey into Poetry, from aspiring fiction writer to published poet, by way of pigs and prose.

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Journey into Poetry: Matthew Kreider

By Matthew Kreider 11 Comments

So much of life depends upon the lighting. Under the fluorescent bulbs of Grade 9 English, I turned to page 646, or something like that, and discovered poetry.  Unit VII probably had a catchy and alliterative title, but I don’t remember it. I remember seeing bold-faced words, eerie line breaks (though I didn’t know the […]

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