A poet offers a word of thanks: “Something which says, you didn’t need to make room for this—the onions, the beets, the linen closet, the river and the copper…”
Make it a Poetry Holiday
At Tweetspeak Poetry, we’ve got a few easy ways for you to bring poetry to your holidays. 1. Watch for our upcoming Hanukkah/Christmas/New Year’s category at WordCandy WordCandy is a free, fun way to send holiday greetings. Lots of poetry quotes to choose from and pair with beautiful photography. (Check out some of our […]
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Poetry on the cubicle farm, books from birdhouses and vending machines, and making rejection make you better. Will Willingham has our Top Ten Poetic Picks for this week.
Surrealism Poetry Prompt: Dali the Surrealist, the Prophet
Seth Haines has a new poetry prompt for our surrealist theme building on the tradition of Salvador Dali’s “The Faces of War.”
Happy Gifts for Poetry Lovers
Great gifts for poetry and book lovers. Mugs, journals, t-shirts, and totes featuring fine art and photography.
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Indoor art storms, poetry that works, and a literary contest for the po’boy lovers. Seth Haines has it all for you in This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks.
Poetry with Children: What’s In Your Journal
Kimberlee Conway Ireton lets William Stafford’s poem “What’s in Your Journal” build a foundation of images and metaphors to talk poetry with children.
A Giveaway Winner for ‘Prayers of a Young Poet’
We announce the winner of the giveaway for “Prayers of a Young Poet” by Rainer Maria Rilke.
5 Ways Poetry Can Reduce Stress at Work
Few jobs today are stress-free or even low-stress: not enough resources, not enough people, reorganizations and layoffs, clashes between work and family demands, and more. Workplace stress has been the new normal for at least the last two decades. Glynn Young has five ways to use poetry to relieve stress at work.
Casting a Line for Surrealist Poetry
Herds of bison, bears with missing legs, and the Osborne Bridge. Matthew Kreider casts a line into a river of black coffee in the name of surrealist poetry.
November Surrealism: The Treachery of Images
Surrealists attempted, by way of their art, to juxtapose different realities so as to signify a new one. Seth Haines has a new poetry prompt challenging you to create your own new reality.
Flash Fiction Friday: The Revival
A marlin, a pizza parlor, and a young girl. That’s all Tania Runyan needed for her latest flash fiction piece.
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Repurposing books into purses, the presidents’ favorite poetry, and why you need a contrarian in your life. Will Willingham has all this and more in This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks.
On the Road
Road trips should be about leaving and arriving. Charity Singleton invokes Jack Kerouac as she ponders the nature of her own road trip narrative, of leaving and arriving, over and over again.
Rilke’s ‘Prayers of a Young Poet’ (And a Giveaway)
Glynn Young reviews Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Prayers of a Young Poet, ” a wonderfully engaging collection, adding new insight to both the man and his poetry.
WordCandy Sweet Bloggers Roundup
The Global Statistician of Sweetness reported that last week, in events unprecedented since the creation of the Internet, wave after wave of candy washed up on the shores of the worldwide web as nearly 100 sweet bloggers shared bits of sugary goodness from the WordCandy app.
November Surrealism Poetry Prompt–A Musical Playlist
This month’s theme at Tweetspeak is surrealism, and we’re composing poems that play with the theme. Seth Haines has a brand new surrealism-themed musical playlist to help us create some surrealist poetry by playing with juxtapositions and free associations.
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Picasso scratch-off, Hurricane Sandy, and the mother of all field trips — Seth Haines has all this and more in This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks.
Book Club Announcement: The Novelist
The Novelist is a book that can be read in a sitting or two (maybe three, if you’re having trouble finding your tea basket). We invite you to join us around the Tweetspeak coffee table for our latest book club beginning November 28.
Little Red Riding Hood: A Graphic Novel
Sara Barkat retells the story of Little Red Riding Hood in the style of a graphic novel. Can you find a poem in the images?