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‘Spoon River America’: Jason Stacy on the Myth of the Small Town

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

winding stream in forest

“Spoon River America” by Jason Stacy explains how the myth of the small Midwestern town supplanted the myth of the New England village.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, book reviews, Books, poetry, Poets

Poetry Prompt: Love In Algebra

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

asian couple kissing

Join author Callie Feyen for a poetry prompt as she considers the many ways (some mathematical) to say, “I love you.”

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Poets and Poems: Thomas Colquith and ‘Let Our Memories Escape’

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Trolltunga Norway misty mountains

“Let Our Memories Escape” by poet Thomas Colquith demonstrates that time is the theme running through all aspects of our lives.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Memory, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Time Poems

Poetry Prompt: Writing Letters of Three

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

red toadstool letters to the forest

Join author Callie Feyen for a poetry prompt as she thinks about an idea for teaching, but chooses instead to pick hydrangeas.

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Poets and Poems: Iain Thomas and ‘The Truth of You’

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

kangaroos kissing

“The Truth of You,” a new poetry collection by writer and poet Iain Thomas, is an affirmation of both love and life.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Yrsa Daley-Ward and ‘bone’

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Black Musician Yrsa Daley Ward bone

The poems of “bone” by Yrsa Daley-Ward create discomfort, jolting the reader into an awareness of a very different and personal experience.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetry Prompt: Of Plagues and Emergence

By Callie Feyen 5 Comments

California wildflowers poppy popcorn flower

Join author Callie Feyen for a poetry prompt about an unexpected emergence and what to do now with this plague and need.

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Poets and Poems: Atticus and ‘The Dark Between Stars’

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Blue Mountains Blue Clouds

“The Dark Between Stars: Poems” by the Instagram poet Atticus takes the reader on a visual journey to love lost and love found.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetry Prompt: Small Things—Quivering Carrot Leaves and Trampled Daisies

By Callie Feyen 10 Comments

blue forget me nots small things

The big things in our lives can often be best written by focusing on small things. Join us for a poetry prompt about how to say it plainly.

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Poets and Poems: Paul Willis and ‘Somewhere to Follow’

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

“Somewhere to Follow,” the new poetry collection by Paul Willis, invites the reader to find the sacred in the everyday.

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

Poetry Prompt: The Poetry of Ordinary Time

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

Find magic in the ordinary

What magic can you find in your ordinary life, during ordinary time? Join Callie Feyen for a poetry prompt about the magic in the ordinary.

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

Poets and Poems: Dan Rattelle and “The Commonwealth”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

In the simple, spare poems of “The Commonwealth,” Dan Rattelle explores the ideas of place and community, taken in their broadest sense.

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Poets and Poems: Carl Phillips and “Pale Colors in a Tall Field”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

“Pale Colors in a Tall Field” by Carl Phillips invites you into a dream, asking unexpected if important questions.

Filed Under: article, Black Poets, book reviews, Books, color poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetry Prompt: So Many Other Better Things To Do

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Callie Feyen finds poetry for the crisis, both external and internal. Join her for a summer poetry prompt about what to do besides worry.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Summer Poems, The Joy of Poetry, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poets and Poems: Angela Alaimo O’Donnell and “Love in the Time of Coronavirus”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

“Love in the Time of Coronavirus” by Angela Alaimo O’Donnell is the poet’s journal of the pandemic year and its change and upheaval.

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

Poetry Prompt: Peonies on How To Open Up

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

Join author Callie Feyen as she explores what it means to open ourselves up in this world. Just like the peonies.

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

Poets and Poems: Loren Broaddus and “Joe DiMaggio Moves Like Liquid Light”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

“Joe DiMaggio Moves Like Liquid Light” by Loren Broaddus is a collection of poems about baseball, but, like baseball, it’s about a lot more.

Filed Under: article, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: John Martin Finlay and “Dense Poems & Socratic Light”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

“Dense Poems & Socratic Light” by John Martin Finlay is the best collection of the poet’s published and unpublished work available.

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

An Ode to Poetry: “How to Write a Form Poem” by Tania Runyan

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

“How to Write a Form Poem” by Tania Runyan is a guide to 10 poetic forms. It also stands as an ode to poetry.

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

Poetry Prompt: Notebooks Trying To Tell

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

What have you been trying to tell yourself? Callie Feyen finds patterns, threads, and whispers in an old journal and “Kristin Lavransdatter.”

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

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