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How to Write an Epic Poem: Infographic

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

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Help our noble hero fight good and evil with an epic poem. Our colorful epic poetry infographic will show you how. (And maybe make you laugh along the way.)

Filed Under: Blog, Epic Poetry, Infographics, poetry, poetry teaching resources

Twitter Poems: Top 10 Poetic Tweets

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Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

Robert Frost and “The Road Not Taken”

By Glynn Young 16 Comments

Author David Orr argues that “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is both the best known and most misunderstood American poem.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Robert Frost

Top 10 Best Fishing Poems

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Top 10 Fishing Poems

We’ve netted 10 best fishing poems for you to enjoy on a day when you’d rather be fishing. The best part? No one needs to bait your hook.

Filed Under: Blog, Fishing Poems, poetry

Poetic Voices: Shelley Puhak and Jennifer K. Sweeney

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Two recent poetry collections, by Shelley Puhak and Jennifer Sweeney, illustrate how well poetry can convey the idea of longing.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Fairy Tale Poems, Poems, Poetic Voices, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Healing with Poetry: Interview with Fred Foote (Part 3)

By Maureen Doallas 1 Comment

Fred Foote Interview Healing with Poetry

Maureen Doallas concludes her interview with Fred Foote, retired Navy Medical Corps physician who leads the Warrior Poetry Project in Bethesda, Maryland.

Filed Under: Blog, Interview, Interviews, poetry, Poetry at Work

Poetry Dare: Dreaming with Darwish (Part 2)

By Sandra Heska King 29 Comments

Poetry Dare Mahmoud Darwish

In her second Follow Your Dream Poetry Dare dispatch, Sandra Heska King considers how Darwish used poetry and beauty to resist violence and siege.

Filed Under: Dream Poems, Mahmoud Darwish, poetry, Poetry Dare

Awards by the Academy of American Poets

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

The Academy of American Poets has announced the recipients of its annual awards, including Robert Hass, Brian Blanchfield and Hannah Sanghee Park.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Poems, poetry, Poets

Healing with Poetry: Interview with Poet Fred Foote (Part 2)

By Maureen Doallas 6 Comments

Healing with poetry Fred Foote

Maureen Doallas continues her interview with Fred Foote, retired Navy Medical Corps physician who leads the Warrior Poetry Project in Bethesda, Maryland.

Filed Under: Blog, Interview, Interviews, poetry, Poetry at Work

How to Write a Poem in Every Classroom!

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

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We’re on a mission to get How to Write a Poem (and How to Read a Poem) into classrooms in every state. Join the challenge!

Filed Under: Blog, How to Write a Poem, poetry, poetry teaching resources

Finding Eliot in St. Louis

By Glynn Young 17 Comments

Finding T.S. Eliot in St. Louis, where he was born and raised, is not an easy task, but he’s there, most of all in his poetry.

Filed Under: article, Books, Literary Tour, Poems, poetry, Poets, T.S. Eliot

Poetry Dare: Dreaming with Darwish

By Sandra Heska King 22 Comments

Darwish Follow Your Dream Poetry Dare

In her first Follow Your Dream Poetry Dare dispatch, Sandra Heska King wonders if Darwish is writing about a person or place, a man or woman, himself or someone else.

Filed Under: Dream Poems, Mahmoud Darwish, poetry, Poetry Dare

Poetic Voices: Molly Fisk and Miriam Bird Greenberg

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Imagery is a critical aspect of poetry, and using it well, as Molly Fisk and Miriam Bird Greenberg do, significantly enhances the strength of the writing.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Poems, Poetic Voices, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Twitter Poems: Top 10 Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Top 10 Poetic Tweets birds on rail

Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our Top 10 Poetic Tweets, featuring some of our favorite Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets

Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Dip Into Poetry

We began a daily sharing over Every Day Poems on Twitter, inviting you to take a dip into poetry with us. Discover the power of a single line.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, poetry

Poetic Voices: Paula Marie Coomer and Donna Vorreyer

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Poets Donna Vorreyer and Paula Marie Coomer write about their lives, showing us that poetry is work and it is like windows into the soul.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Poetic Voices, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Top 10 Best Cheese Poems

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Top 10 Cheese Poems

Chesterton started a rumor about a mysterious silence created by poets about cheese. Our list of Top 10 Cheese Poems says Chesterton was full of havarti.

Filed Under: Blog, Cheese Poems, Funny Poems, Poems, poetry

Mahmoud Darwish and the Follow Your Dream Poetry Dare

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

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We’ve challenged Sandra Heska King to a brand new adventure, the Follow Your Dream Poetry Dare with the dream-like poetry of Mahmoud Darwish at the center. Come along and follow your dream? We dare you.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry Dare

The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Sheep from the Back Fun Photo Poetic Picks

Walking makes you creative, reading makes you happy, publishing makes you tense and Harper Lee makes you appreciate a good editor. It’s our Top 10 Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Creativity, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Poetic Voices: Megan Fernandes and Sandra Marchetti

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Two poets – Megan Fernandes and Sandra Marchetti – write words that linger in the memory long after the books are closed.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Poems, Poetic Voices, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

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