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Poems to Listen By: Black Bird Soirée 04—A Plausible Story

By Laurie Klein 4 Comments

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Poems to Listen By: Black Bird Soirée 03—Magpie, Have You Seen My Sister?

By Laurie Klein 4 Comments

blackbird on sand

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Earth Song Poem Featured on The Slowdown!—Birds in Home Depot

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

birds in home depot poem-birds in fountain

“Birds in Home Depot” makes a journey from poet Rick Maxson’s experience, to the Earth Song nature poems anthology, to Poetry Foundation’s The Slowdown!

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Earth Song, Nature Poems, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

50 States of Generosity: Maine

By Nikki Rank 5 Comments

Bass Harbor Maine Coastline

Join teacher and library catalog coordinator Nikki Rank, in crossing the border from New Hampshire to Maine. There are clams, moose, and blueberries waiting for you!

Filed Under: 50 States, Nature Poems, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

The Honey Field-1

By Laura Boggess 12 Comments

Oswego Creek trees and frost

Read the first installment in a delightful new serial novel by Mildred’s Garden author Laura Boggess. Then check back every two weeks for more!

Filed Under: Earth Song, Nature Poems, The Honey Field

Poems to Listen By: Black Bird Soirée 02—Into the Woods

By Laurie Klein 4 Comments

black bird on wooden post

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Video: Earth Song: A Nature Poems Experience—Enchanting!

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Earth Song Horse apple nature poems

Get ready to be enchanted by this nature poems video, created especially for Earth Song: A Nature Poems Experience. We’d love to read a poem you write, inspired by your favorite moment!

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Nature Poems, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

50 States of Generosity: Alaska

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Alaska Northern Lights

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on Alaska, whose flag makes you look up at the night sky.

Filed Under: 50 States, Emily Dickinson, Nature Poems

Poets and Poems: Jack Bedell and “Against the Woods’ Dark Trunks”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Oswego Creek Bedell

In “Against the Woods’ Dark Trunks,” poet Jack Bedell writes about the land and legends of south Louisiana.

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Earth Song Book Club: Poems in the Silence

By Rebecca D. Martin 7 Comments

dock in silence in sunset

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Earth Song Book Club: Garden Poems

By Rebecca D. Martin 2 Comments

Leafy greens in garden

In this week’s Earth Song discussion, Rebecca Martin starts smack dab in the middle of garden poems.

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Earth Song Book Club: Force of Nature

By Rebecca D. Martin 9 Comments

misty rocky shore

In this week’s book club discussion, Rebecca Martin moves through the poems in Earth Song as a force of nature.

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Earth Song Book Club: The Wild Places

By Rebecca D. Martin 11 Comments

yellow buds in spring trees

In this week’s Earth Song book club, Rebecca Martin considers the power of poems to transport the reader to another place, whether the woodlands or the wilds.

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Earth Song Book Club Announcement

By Rebecca D. Martin 6 Comments

bamboo forest

Rebecca D. Martin announces a new book club discussion of the symphonic nature poem collection edited by Sara Barkat, Earth Song.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Earth Song, Ecopoetry, Nature Poems

Tell the Bees—Event This Friday, August 5 + Prompt!

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

Orange Zinnias-High Res-Tell the Bees Poetry

Join us for bees poetry and some beekeeping chat. But, before that, pen your own poem where you tell the bees—or ask them—something.

Filed Under: article, Bee Poems, Blog, nature, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poetry Prompt: Earth Song Nature Poems—Celebrate!

By T.S. Poetry 25 Comments

earth song nature poems climate poems daylilies

Celebrate the Earth Song nature poems anthology by penning your own song to or from the earth. Whether mountains, floral majesties, or monarchs, the lyrics are yours to compose.

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By Heart: ‘I so liked Spring’ + New Robert Frost Challenge

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

purple flowers out of focus

What do the thrushes sing? Ah Holy, Holy or Crack! Join us as we learn Charlotte Mew’s poem “I so liked Spring” By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Blog, By Heart, Nature Poems, Spring Poems

50 States of Generosity: Florida

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

Caladesi Island State Park Florida 50 States United States

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on Florida and its unbelievable falling iguanas.

Filed Under: 50 States, Blog, nature, Nature Poems

Poets and Poems: David Russell Mosley and “The Green Man”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

To read the poems of “The Green Man” by David Russell Mosley is to walk the ancient paths of Nature and faith.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, nature, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

By Heart: ‘Sea Poppies’ + New Tracy K. Smith Challenge

By Megan Willome 5 Comments

flowers by the sea Cap Fréhel - Bretagne

Imagine discovering a treasure—a flower. Who will you tell? Join us and learn “Sea Poppies” by H.D. By Heart.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Blog, By Heart, Flower Poems, Nature Poems

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