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Poems to Listen By: Heart & Soil—01 What Are Poets For?

By Laurie Klein 4 Comments

Sunrise at the sea

In the first episode of a new Poems to Listen By audio series, Laurie Klein shares a poem from Meredith Stricker and asks, What are poets for?

Filed Under: Blog, Heart & Soil, Patron Only, Podcasts, Poems to Listen By, poetry prompt

Poems to Listen By: Sharing the Canopy 08—Poetics

By Laurie Klein 9 Comments

trees in swamp

Trees and tree poems are an apt reflection of the writing process. In the eighth episode of Under the Canopy, Laurie Klein shares a poem from A. R. Ammons.

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Poems to Listen By: Sharing the Canopy 07—The Maples of Dachau

By Laurie Klein 6 Comments

Poems to Listen By red maple leaves

In the latest Poems to Listen By: Under the Canopy episode, Laurie Klein shares a poignant poem with a darker understory.

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Poems to Listen By: Sharing the Canopy 06—Buddy Story

By Laurie Klein 5 Comments

Poems to Listen By Trees and Waterfall

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Poems to Listen By: Under the Canopy 05—Lost and Found

By Laurie Klein 6 Comments

pine in sunlight

Laurie Klein features a poem by Andrew Hudgins in the latest Poems to Listen By podcast. Is it a coming of age reflection, or a story of lost and found?

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Poems to Listen By: Under the Canopy 03—Benedictus

By Laurie Klein 8 Comments

Under the Canopy snowy trees

In her latest Under the Canopy episode, Laurie Klein reflects on the way trees remind us of eternity and mortality, with poetry from Paul Willis and Luci Shaw.

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Poems to Listen By: Sharing the Canopy 02—Motherhood

By Laurie Klein 13 Comments

Poems to listen by under the canopy

In the latest Poems to Listen By: Under the Canopy podcast, Laurie Klein shares “Motherhood” from Diane Loretta Walker and considers the stories trees hold inside.

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Poems to Listen By: Sharing the Canopy 01—Under the Black Oaks

By Laurie Klein 10 Comments

Under the Black Oaks

In honor of the holiday season, join Laurie Klein for the first in a delightful new series, Poems to Listen By—Sharing the Canopy: 8 Ways Trees Embody Our Stories. Our holiday episode features Pablo Neruda, Chicken Little, and Stephen Dunn’s “Under the Black Oaks.”

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Afternoon Tea (and Poetry) with Tracy K. Smith’s podcast “The Slowdown”

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

When author Megan Willome needs an afternoon pick-me-up, she cues up ‘The Slowdown’ with U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Food Poems, Podcasts, poem a day, Poetic Earth Month, poetry, Poets, Tea

Reader, Come Home: November’s Pages

By Megan Willome 14 Comments

Sandeep Jauhar

Come learn the secrets of being a deep reader with Megan Willome. And share your November pages for our monthy Reader, Come Home column.

Filed Under: Blog, Podcasts, Read for Fun, Read Like a Writer, Reader Come Home, Reading and Books

TSP #1: Luci Shaw Talks Friendship, Freedom, and Love in a Golden Box

By Laura Lynn Brown 24 Comments

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Writing Coach Podcast Series – I Am From

By Ann Kroeker 25 Comments

strawberries - Writing Coach Podcast Series - I Am From

“I Am From” helps you know yourself better, and the better you know yourself, the more you are equipped to say what you alone can say, in a voice that’s uniquely yours.

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Writing Coach Podcast Series – Find and Follow the Energy

By Ann Kroeker 2 Comments

pigeons flying - Writing Coach Podcast Series - Find and Follow the Energy

Some writers are trying to figure out why their writing lives or writing projects feel stuck or sluggish. They need to find and follow the energy.

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Writing Coach Podcast Series – Start with Three Sentences

By Ann Kroeker 7 Comments

string of beads - Writing Coach Podcast Series - Start with Three Sentences

Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, recommends you begin with three sentences to get a project in motion, because a few sentences can become a paragraph, a few paragraphs can become a chapter. And a few chapters can become a book.

Filed Under: Blog, Podcasts, Writing Life, Writing Tips

Writing Coach Podcast Series – Fill the Gap

By Ann Kroeker 5 Comments

puny flower - Coaching Writers to Fill the Gap

Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach, encourages you to keep at your writing, even when you feel intimidated by the Greats and see a gap between your skill level and theirs. As you fill the gap, you’ll learn to write.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, Podcasts, Writing Life, Writing Tips

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