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How to Write a Diamante

By Megan Willome 3 Comments

cow and egret blue flowers

The diamante poem has a shape that illustrates the connection between opposites. Learn how to write a diamante with this fun explanation + poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Poetry, Diamante, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poems to Listen By: Moonstruck 10—And Then What

By Laurie Klein 2 Comments

backlit red leaves

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Filed Under: active, Blog, Chicken poems, Moon poems, Moonstruck, Patron Only, Poems to Listen By, poetry prompt

How to Write a Clerihew!

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

two young gelada monkeys playing

The clerihew is a form poem that “has rhyme and attitude.” Learn how to write a clerihew with this fun explanation + poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, W. H. Auden

Form Poetry for Children—And You!

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

seven birds on a fence

Form poetry for children? Yes! But also for you, at any age. Writing a poem in form can wake up a sleepy idea and make it bright.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Rescuing a Story through Poetry—How a Ghazal Saved a Dog!

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

girl walking beside green fence

Is your story not working? Try rescuing a story through poetry! That’s what happened when a dog named Rascal met a ghazal.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts, Writing Tips

Poetry Prompt: Baseball Poems

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

two dogs walking

Join author Callie Feyen as she pays tribute to her father-in-law, and baseball. Then prompts you to write baseball poems!

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Children’s Book Club: Children’s Poetry and What the Heart Knows

By Megan Willome 5 Comments

polar bear shaking off water

Children’s poetry speaks to the child within us. Join us as we read Joyce Sidman’s “What the Heart Knows” for National Poetry Month.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry, National Poetry Month, poetry prompt

Crow Stories: “Rainbow Crow” by Megan Willome and Hasani Browne

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

rainbow crow children's poetry on wood table

“Rainbow Crow” by Megan Willome and illustrated by Hasani Browne tells crow stories in poetry for young readers.

Filed Under: article, children, Children's Poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetry Prompt: Haiku for Dreaming, Wishing, and Becoming

By Callie Feyen 5 Comments

If you can dream it, you can haiku it. Join author Callie Feyen as she shares how a new job is impacting her writing life.

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, Haiku Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

How To Read Poetry: Hermit Crab Essay 004

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)

How do you read poetry? “It is enough to enter,” says Todd Boss. Author Callie Feyen uses Todd’s poem to give you the easy secrets to poetry reading!

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poet Laura: Finding the Right Words + Ars Poetica

By Karen Paul Holmes 6 Comments

yellow buds in sunlight

As National Poetry Month begins, Karen Paul Holmes draws upon ars poetica and the work of Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky to face this difficult moment.

Filed Under: Blog, Deaf Republic, National Poetry Month, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

Brianna: Short Story + Fairy Tale Poetry Prompt

By Sara Barkat Leave a Comment

sleeping beauty roses fairy tale poetry prompt

Brianna is an enchanting science fiction story that re-imagines the classic Sleeping Beauty tale. Come try your hand at re-imagining a fairy tale in poetry!

Filed Under: Blog, Fairytales, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

The Mannequin—Short Story + Erasure Poetry Prompt

By Sara Barkat 17 Comments

peacock feathers mannequin story erasure poetry

A shiver-worthy story about a woman who trusts her heart to Society’s solution. The perfect beginning for an erasure poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Fiction, poetry prompt, Politics, Science Fiction, Short Story, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poet Laura: The How-To Poem

By Karen Paul Holmes 8 Comments

brown hybrid hens

Poetry is a place of learning and exploration, from a poem’s “aha moment” to a how-to poem full of heart. Poet Laura Karen Paul Holmes shows us how.

Filed Under: Blog, Chicken poems, how-to poems, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

Poetry Prompt: Six-Room Poetry

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Pancake rocks Punakaiki New Zealand Six-room poetry

Join author Callie Feyen as she wallows in the Michigan fog. That is, until her daughter changes her mind and prompts poetry.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poetry Prompt: 5 Things to Do With A Mistake

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

How many ways can you look at a mistake? Join Callie Feyen and take your mistake out for a walk. And write a poem about the process.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poetry Prompt: A Not-Yet Valentine

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

This week join author Callie Feyen as she writes a Valentine poem for people who aren’t Romeo and Juliet. Yet.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, The Teacher Diaries, writer's group resources

Hermit Crab Essay 003: Directions for Metaphor

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Join Callie Feyen as she seeks directions for metaphor, accompanied by her high school daughter and the high school parking lot.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poet Laura: Praise Poems

By Karen Paul Holmes 18 Comments

purple flowers in sunrise

Karen Paul Holmes invites us to notice the small things and craft our own praise poems. Sample poems included!

Filed Under: Gratitude, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

Poetry Prompt: Be Your Own Professor — Haiku for Understanding

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

Leopard mom and baby snuggling

Something magical can happen when you read a challenging story and then become your own professor — with a summary and haiku.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Read, writing prompt, writing prompts

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