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Poetry Classroom: Anniversary Coffee

By Marjorie Maddox 18 Comments

Coffee Diner

Welcome to the poetry classroom. Today we’re discussing Anniversary Coffee. Is it a good cup? Let’s drink up and see.

Filed Under: Anniversary Poems, Blog, Coffee Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources, Short Poems

Poetry Classroom: Extra Towels

By Marjorie Maddox 17 Comments

white towel poetry

Welcome to our Poetry Classroom. This week we’re discussing luxurious towels. Or are we?

Filed Under: Blog, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources, Short Poems, writer's group resources

Poetry Classroom: After

By Marjorie Maddox 10 Comments

Dandelion Grief Poetry

Want a great poetry discussion? Start with simple breathing.

Filed Under: Blog, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources, Short Poems

Boost Your Haiku High-Q: How to Write a Haiku Infographic

By Will Willingham

One expert says haiku is “not fun.” He’s never been to Tweetspeak. We have a fun new infographic to help you Boost Your Haiku High-Q.

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, Haiku Poems, Infographics, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Short Poems

Poetry for Isaac and Ishmael

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

This is not the poetry of Mideast politics but the poetry of people – peoples – caught up in Mideast politics, whether the scene is set in the Auschwitz death camp or the Aida refugee camp.

Filed Under: article, Blog, book reviews, Family Poems, Father Poems, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Short Poems, Spiritual Poems

Poems on Poetry

By Glynn Young 13 Comments

Where do poems hide? Dogwood sweet, shaded near my feet, reaching dark-limbed to serve up day. They also hide until people die, kicking at the dirt.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, Poems about poetry, poems about writing, poetry, Short Poems, Twitter poetry

Favorite InsideOut Poems

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Dream and love poems, from the pollen of a sunflower to blue sky and a curry leaf. Plus, a poem on the pain of senility.

Filed Under: Blog, Dream Poems, Family Poems, Grief Poems, L.L. Barkat, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Short Poems

The Animals Come to a Party: Poems

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Hippos, camels, dragon flies, cake? It must be an animal poems party.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Cake Poems, Camel Poems, love poems, poetry, Short Poems, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

Louise Gluck’s Poetry: “A Village Life”

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Farm Poetry

Louise Gluck’s poetry tells simple stories about farm workers, shop owners, the elderly, cats let out at night, teenagers falling in love and more.

Filed Under: Farm Poems, poetry, Poets, Short Poems

The Great Fires, Poems 1982-1992 by Jack Gilbert

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Great Fires Jack Gilbert poetry

Jack Gilbert’s poems are lyrical and clean, like clear ice.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Grief Poems, Jack Gilbert, Poems, poetry, Poets, Short Poems

Poems of the Ruby Moon

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Surreal poems on work, love, and the ruby moon.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Cento Poems, color poems, Dog Poems, Dream Poems, love poems, love poetry, Moon poems, Poems, poetry, Red Poems, Short Poems, Spring Poems, Surreal Poems, work poems

The Orchards of Desire Poems

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Surreal poems with plum sheets, blue pearls, and skirts burning jasmine.

Filed Under: Cento Poems, love poems, love poetry, Plum Poems, Poems, Short Poems, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

A Tabloidian Twepic of Twitter Poems

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

An epic set of Twitter poems that treads the ground of aliens, vampires, and angels.

Filed Under: Alien Poems, Angel Poems, Camel Poems, Cento Poems, Funny Poems, Humorous Poems, Poems, poetry, Short Poems, Twitter poetry, Vampire Poems

Poemcrazy Twitter Party, By Individual Poem Tweets

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Laughing flames, a tipped candle, chattering gold. Each tweet a poem in itself.

Filed Under: Dream Poems, love poems, love poetry, poetry, Short Poems, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

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