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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

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Twitter Poems Top 10 Poetic Tweets

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

Poetic Voices: Jessica Goodfellow and Michalle Gould

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Jessica Goodfellow tackles the poetry of natural elements, while Michalle Gould consider the artistic imagination engaging the meaning of death.

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

Photo Play 2: Golf & Greens

By Heather Eure 1 Comment

Dandelion Poetry Prompt

Green is a color of relaxation, renewal, and harmony. We can’t think of a better way to rejuvenate than with a little poetry and Photo Play 2.

Filed Under: Blog, color poems, Golf & Greens, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

The Shakespeare Files: Sonnet 104 (Annotated)

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Shakespeare Files: Sonnet 104

The Shakespeare Files is a collection of annotations and exclamations on the poetry of William Shakespeare. Today, it’s Shakespeare’s Sonnet 104.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry humor, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Files, shakespeare poems, shakespeare sonnets, Sonnets

Poets and Poems: Daniel Bowman Jr.’s “A Plum Tree in Leatherstocking Country”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Poets and Poems Daniel Bowman

“A Plum Tree in Leatherstocking Country” by Daniel Bowman Jr.is a beautiful collection, poems of quiet, reflection, and memory.

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

Photo Play: Golf & Greens

By Heather Eure 15 Comments

Golf and Greens Poetry Prompt

Golf & Greens Photo Play is an invitation to capture the picturesque landscape of rolling fairways, water features, and neatly manicured greens. Join us!

Filed Under: Blog, Golf & Greens, Golf Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry, poetry prompt, writing prompts

Top 10 Best Chicken Poems

By Will Willingham

Top 10 Chicken Poems

If Google search is any indication, the world is looking for chicken poetry. Here are 10 chicken poems to make the search easier. (Or at least more fun.)

Filed Under: Blog, Chicken poems, National Poetry Month, National Poultry Month, poetry

Poets and Poems: Tania Pryputniewicz and “November Butterfly”

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Poets and Poems November Butterfly

“November Butterfly” by Tania Pryputniewicz does what often only poetry can do – rework a familiar subject into a different (and intriguing) understanding.

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Golf & Greens: Playlist and Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 25 Comments

Golf and Greens Playlist and Poetry Prompt

Once you catch the scent of chlorophyll on the breeze, warmer days aren’t far behind. It’s time to celebrate with an all-new playlist & poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Blog, Golf & Greens, Golf Poems, Playlist, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Poetry Prompt: Native Air

By Heather Eure 11 Comments

Poetry Prompt Native Air

Explore a bit more closely, the atmosphere you call home. Join our community for this week’s poetry prompt. Share, read, and be inspired.

Filed Under: Air and Wind, Blog, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Weather Poems, writing prompts

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

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

the best in poetry

Writing conferences pert’near South Dakota, making carrots into clarinets, art you can’t see unless it’s raining. It has to be our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

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Poets and Poems: Brian Felsen and “Female Figure (Possibly Venus)”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

“Female Figure (Possibly Venus)” by Brian Felsen is a collection of twenty-two poems that explores love, relationships and the artistic imagination.

Filed Under: Art, Books, Poems, poems about writing, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetry Prompt: Wind, What’s Your Name?

By Heather Eure 33 Comments

Wind, What's Your Name?

There are names for each bluster, gust, & breeze that blows through nearly every corner of the world. Capture the wind, name it, & write a poem. Join us!

Filed Under: Air and Wind, Blog, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Twitter Poems

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

Poets and Poems: The Great Indian Poetry Collective

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

The Great Indian Poetry Collective is a new literary venture specializing in new poetry from India. Two of its poetry collections show how.

Filed Under: Books, Indian Poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Photo Play 2: Air, Breath, Wind

By Heather Eure 21 Comments

butterfly abstract

We invite you to explore the photographs shared by our community & write a poem inspired by what you see. Drift with the breeze & join us for Photo Play 2.

Filed Under: Air and Wind, Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Top 10 ‘Dip Into Poetry’ Lines

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

zipper with leather

We’ve been taking a daily “dip into poetry” sharing over Every Day Poems on Twitter. Come discover the power of a single line.

Filed Under: Blog, Dip into Poetry, Every Day Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

Poets and Poems: Claudia Rankine and “Citizen”

By Glynn Young 12 Comments

The poems by Claudia Rankine in “Citizen” startle and confront. They challenge ways of being, thought, interactions between people. And what all of this means in the context of skin color.

Filed Under: Black Poets, book reviews, National Book Critics Circle Awards, Poems, poetry, poetry news, poetry reviews, Poets

Photo Play: Air, Breath, Wind

By Heather Eure 32 Comments

wind, air, breath

Everything needs a little room to breathe. Join us as we explore air, breath, wind. It’s time for Photo Play!

Filed Under: Air and Wind, Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Poetry in Public: The Poet as ‘Unacknowledged Legislator’

By Charity Singleton Craig 32 Comments

poetry at work unacknowledged legislators

When did poetry become a private pursuit? Charity Singleton Craig explores the role of poetry in changing public discourse.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry for Life

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