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Poet Laura: Moon Landing

By Michelle Rinaldi Ortega 8 Comments

cloudy cold fog mountain

Michelle Rinaldi Ortega continues her Poet Laura journey, taking us on a lunar flyby writing and sharing some moon poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Moon poems, Poet Laura

Poetry Prompt: Pearls & Moons

By T.S. Poetry 14 Comments

pearls & moons poetry prompt

We’re celebrating the release of ‘Under the Pearl Moon,’ a new collection by Every Day Poems editor Rick Maxson. Come pen a “pearls & moons” poem!

Filed Under: Blog, Moon poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poet Laura on the Moon

By Dheepa R. Maturi 2 Comments

Hydrangea macrophylla

Tonight, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals her poem, commissioned by NASA to be sent to Europa, Jupiter’s moon. Our own Poet Laura, Dheepa R. Maturi, reveals her own poem to Earth’s moon.

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Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 12—Nest in a Winter Tree

By Laurie Klein Leave a Comment

wild flowers with dusk bokeh

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Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 11—Moon Song

By Laurie Klein 3 Comments

sunrise at milford sound nz

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Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 10—And Then What

By Laurie Klein 4 Comments

backlit red leaves

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Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 08—The Time is Midnight

By Laurie Klein 2 Comments

infant looking at camera on dark background

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Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 07—Moon Crossing Bridge

By Laurie Klein 2 Comments

black and white river in fog

In a nod to the way poems can aid in processing grief and uncertainty, Laurie Klein reads Tess Gallagher’s “Moon Crossing Bridge.”

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku Poems, Moon poems, Moonstruck, Patron Only, Podcasts, Poems to Listen By

Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 06—Lunula

By Laurie Klein 4 Comments

mother with toddler in arms

Laurie Klein’s Moonstruck series takes us to a poetic reflection on motherhood and the moon with Susan Cowger’s “Lunula.”

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Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 05—Moonchild

By Laurie Klein 2 Comments

woman with braids in moonlight

The latest episode of Moonstruck in Laurie Klein’s Poems to Listen by reflects on poems that speak to childhood traumas with a poem by Lucille Clifton and Reuben Jackson’s poem about Trayvon Martin.

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Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 04—Delicate

By Laurie Klein 10 Comments

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The moon is full of mystery and delicate secrets. In this episode of Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck, Laurie Klein reads L.L. Barkat’s “Delicate.”

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Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 03—A Pause in the Sky

By Laurie Klein 6 Comments

Via Engiadina star trails and moonlight

In this episode of Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck, Laurie Klein reflects on the moon and passage of time with Dame Carol Ann Duffy, Gregory Orr and Kelli Russell Agodon.

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Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 01—The Wind and the Moon

By Laurie Klein 9 Comments

light reflected in water for the wind and the moon poem

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Poets and Poems: Sofia Starnes and “The Consequence of Moonlight”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Trees at Night Sofia Starnes

The Consequence of Moonlight, the latest collection of poetry by former Virginia Poet Laureate Sofia Starnes, reads like a vivid dream.

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The Harvest Moon by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

Harvest Moon

Wherever you are, make it splendorous and warm during the hopeful Thanksgiving season.

Filed Under: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Moon poems, Thanksgiving Poems

Take Your Poet to Work: William Wordsworth

By Will Willingham 20 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day - William Wordsworth Featured

Take Your Poet to Work Day is coming on the third Wednesday in July. For 2016, that’s July 20! We kick off the release of this year’s poet collection with English Romantic poet William Wordsworth.

Filed Under: Blog, Moon poems, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, Take Your Poet to Work Day, William Wordsworth

Be Our Poetry Buddy: “Moonrise” by D. H. Lawrence

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

D. H. Lawrence Moonrise

Extend the Joy of Poetry by being our Poetry Buddy. This week, we’re reading “Moonrise” by D. H. Lawrence together. Join us?

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, Moon poems, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, The Joy of Poetry

Top 10 Best Night Poems

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

Top 10 Night Poems silver grass against night sky

Poets have forever been writing about the night, both those things that go bump and the things that delight. Enjoy a sampling in this collection of 10 great night poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Dream Poems, Moon poems, Nature Poems, Night Poems, Poems, poetry

Coloring Page Poems: Meeting at Night by Robert Browning

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

Coloring Page Poems Robert Browning Meeting at Night

Our coloring page poems series brings the fun stress relief of coloring pages and poetry together, today with Robert Browning’s “Meeting at Night.”

Filed Under: Blog, Boat Poems, Coloring Page Poems, Moon poems, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources

Twitter Party: Slivers of Plum at Midnight

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Tweetspeak Poetry’s most recent Twitter party resulted in ten poems about lemonade, lightning, bread, gears, a locomotive, and an equation — of bees.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, love poems, Moon poems, Night Poems, Plum Poems, Poems, poetry, Short Poems, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

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