What really happened on the golf course that fateful day? The things we cannot write about today, we will surely find we can write about tomorrow.
Kid in the Candy Shop
Boy, did I find candy poems. I was the kid in the candy shop. I didn’t know what to buy with my nickel. So I spent 25 cents and bought five poems.
May Play: Invitation
We’ll read your tweets and feature some plates of your weekly play each week. There’s nothing sweeter than sharing.
Image-ine: Roses
Can you find a poem in this photo? If I were to find one, it might be in those hands, the blue shadows, or the three roses.
This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks
The best in poetry, (and poetic things), this week with Matthew Kreider.
Hard Candy, Like Poems
Poetry can be hard. Hard to read and hard to write. But this doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. And enlightening at the same time. Kind of like candy for the mind.
Journey into Poetry: Anne M. Doe Overstreet
I cannot remember a time when there was not a passion for cadence and knowing and naming. This is the stuff of poetry.
Rumors of Water: Play
With Spring coming into full bloom, I’m still doing all the same serious things I did all winter long. But I get up a little earlier and I read a poem (or two) every day.
Journey into Poetry: Claire Burge
Instant has cheapened us. We need the forgotten process but we don’t know it. So I started capturing poetry, as a cathartic process.
This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks
The best in poetry, (and poetic things), this week with Matthew Kreider.
Rumors of Water: Voice
Perhaps cultivating a writer’s voice can be more about nourishing those things that give life to it: passions and a sense of place.
Tell Me More 2
After a brief hiatus, we’re resuming with the poems from TweetSpeak’s recent Twitter poetry party – that had 29 people participating and one lurker
Journey into Poetry: Zack Saloom
Armed with a finance degree, I tackled poetry like an equation to be solved. Zack Saloom’s Journey into Poetry.
Candy: A Little Sweet for National Poetry Month
I can appreciate why the Aztec considered chocolate an aphrodisiac. Just think of the sacrifices they made after experiencing that first rush of love!
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
The best in poetry (and poetic things), this week with Kimberlee Conway Ireton.
Lavender Hey-Dilly: We’ve Got a Winner!
The competition became… fierce. Okay, fiercely amusing—with one mug actually going on a road trip, where it modeled with a bear, a bird, and a beer man.
Angels Running, Barking, Singing – and Playing an Oboe
Our poetic prompt for March was angels.
Everyday Tweets: Adrienne Rich
Our first Everyday Tweets is a tribute to poet Adrienne Rich.
Journey into Poetry: Dave Malone
Get me at a cocktail party. Get me talking about writing poetry. Get me talking about what made the difference. Just a phone call.
It’s Here: 2 Cool Ways to Get Our Titles 1/2 Price!
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ve got a special offer for April only: Get a secret coupon for 50% off any TS Poetry title of your choice (unlimited copies—great for bookclubs or gifts!).