Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a story poem based on “Due to the Loss of Field Roast Artisan Grain Sausage.”
How to Write a Found Poem—The Many Tools to Discover Treasure
To write found poetry is not to engage in an exact science. It’s an art. And, like all art, there is plenty of room to make it your own and keep expanding your ways and means and sources.
Poetry Prompt: Meet Your Muse Euterpe
Inspiration is on the way, this time from your muse Euterpe! Find out this goddess’s background (and discover her instrument of choice). Then pen a poem.
Happy National Poetry Month!
National Poetry Month begins this week. We’ve got you covered, whether you want to read or write your way through the celebration!
Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ What Did You Do Last Week?
Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a list poem based on Erin Murphy’s “What Did You Do Last Week?”
Poetry Prompt: Meet Your Muse Terpsichore
Inspiration is on the way, this time from your muse Terpsichore! Find out this goddess’s background (and meet her mischievous children). Then pen a poem.
What Is a Simile?
What is a simile? It’s a literary device that can be used to make your poems fun or lovely. See examples + a poetry prompt!
Poetry Prompt: Meet Your Muse Erato
Meet your Muse, Erato, and explore how all kinds of love fuels creative work. Consider romantic, platonic, familial, or self-love!
Introducing Inspiration—New Annual Theme!
We’re stepping into 2026 with a new annual theme: Inspiration. It begins with ‘breathing in.’ Come join us and write an Inspiration poem!
50 States of Generosity: Indiana
Indiana, from the artful airport to the Indy 500, rolling hills, sand dunes, and more. Join Sandra Heska King on an adventure into the state’s many sides.
Learning by Poetry: C’est Fait Par du Monde
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Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ True North
Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a poem based on Beth Copeland’s “True North.” Add a little fog & mystery along the way!
Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ The Turning
Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a poem based on Maggie Smith’s “I Think of You, Eréndira.” What will turn in your poem?
Found in Translation: Gently May It Sing
Come on a French translation adventure that encourages us to be gentle with ourselves, thanks to a poem by Hélène Cardona.
5 Fun Ways to Play with Language!
Splashing around in words of any kind can help you form as a poet. Here are five easy ways to get splashing in a foreign language. Plus a poetry prompt!
Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ At the End
Get your favorite steep (or brew) & join us in writing a poem based on “[at the end]” by L.L. Barkat. Where will your “ending” lead us?
Poetry Prompt: Gathering Flowers
June is the time to begin gathering flowers and planting seeds. Come do so in a poem!
50 States of Generosity: Rhode Island
From coffee milk and johnny cakes to Lovecraft and Poe, Rhode Island is a fascinating place (and a home to gorgeous sites from the Gilded Age!).
Poetry Prompt: The Phoenix
The bottom line with the phoenix, regardless of its colors, is the bird’s rebirth or regeneration, most usually from the ashes of a fire that consumed the prior bird.
Free E-Book + Poetry Prompt!
A free e-book exclusive for Tweetspeak patrons, just in time to celebrate Poetic Earth Month!