Charity Singleton Craig goes out with a plan to spread poetry around her community and is thwarted by 20 scurrying chipmunks.
Random Sample: A Wrap-Up of Random Acts of Poetry Day
Our celebration of Random Acts of Poetry Day was full of random poetic expressions popping up everywhere from cupcakes to the courthouse.
It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day!
It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day, a day devoted to painting poetry in the public square. Share some poetry with your world (and make it better).
Get Ready for Poetry on Two Sides of the Pond with Fun Shareable Graphics
Get ready for next week’s Poetry on Two Sides of the Pond with fun shareable graphics to celebrate Britain’s National Poetry Day and our Random Acts of Poetry Day.
It Was So Random: Random Acts of Poetry Day
People all over the world celebrated Random Acts of Poetry Day, slipping poems under doors and taping them to bathroom mirrors. Here are the highlights.
It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day!
It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day, a day devoted to painting poetry in the public square, either literally or figuratively. Come along for some random fun.
Angels Running, Barking, Singing – and Playing an Oboe
Our poetic prompt for March was angels.
From Blush to Fiery Passion
Seventeen poems were submitted for our February prompt of “red, ” and they ranged from a mere hint of blush to an all-out fiery passion of RED. (I’m still fanning myself.)
Can You Hear What She Sees?
The villanelle is a perfect form for sound-capturing, as it mimics a song.
Baptizing a Cup
Baptism by coffee? See our featured poem for Random Acts of Poetry.
Rust, Corrosion and Chrome: A Random Acts of Poetry Prompt
What is poetry? Maybe rust, oxygen, or chrome.
Taking Poetry from the Young
Where does poetry come from? Anywhere we allow ourselves to find it.
Get Historical in Pictures
If you want to join us, write a poem that focuses on a personal history—yours, an object’s, or another person’s.
The Village Watched: A Random Act of Poetry
There were so many great conversations, visual and verbal, offered up for this month’s collaborative prompt between The High Calling’s PhotoPlay and Random Acts of Poetry.
Let’s Talk in Pictures
The sestina is a perfect form for conversation.
Write Poetry for Books & Culture
Want to write poetry for Books & Culture?
What Color is Your Poem?
Our featured poet and photographer for the color writing and photography prompt.
Cataloging the Color of Your World
Can you write a color poem? We’ll feature two here and at The High Calling.