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Poet Laura: A Cuppa Comfort for the Holiday

By Sandra Fox Murphy 6 Comments

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Sandra Fox Murphy brews ritual with coffee and tea poems in this month’s Poet Laura column.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Coffee Poems, Poet Laura, poetry prompt, Tea Poems

Poet Laura: Tea Journey

By Michelle Rinaldi Ortega 9 Comments

wild plants rimmed in sunlight

Michelle Rinaldi Ortega takes Poet Laura on a journey from Seven Bowls of Tea to 100 coffee shops as tiny pearls of a flowering tea unfurl.

Filed Under: Blog, Journeys, Poet Laura, Tea Poems

Regional Tour: High Tea at Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

By Laurie Klein 17 Comments

waterton-glacial-national-park

Take High Tea beside pristine waters and mountains ranging down-lake in receding tiers, azure to palest blue with Laurie Klein at Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.

Filed Under: Blog, Regional Tour, Tea Poems

10 Great Ideas to Create Your Dream Reading Nook

By Andy Hayes 42 Comments

10 Great Ideas for a Reading Nook small boy reading

Gather your books, a comfy blanket and a cup of tea. Andy Hayes has 10 great ideas to inspire you to create your dream reading nook.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Reading and Books, Tea Poems

Top 10 Best Tea Poems

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

Tea Poems - gold rimmed elegant teacup

Tea and poetry go together like sand and surf, like wine and cheese, like Bogey and Bacall. Or is it the other way around? Enjoy these 10 best tea poems…

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Tea, Tea Poems

Ode Poetry: Ode to My Coffee Shop

By Heather Eure 32 Comments

Ode to My Coffee Shop

There’s comfort in the familiarity of our favorite coffee or tea shop. Pull up a cozy chair, pour a cup, and write some ode poetry with us. Join us!

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Coffee Poems, Ode Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Tea Poems, writing prompts

Writing Rituals: Starting with Tea

By Megan Willome 28 Comments

Choice Organic Darjeeling Tea Writers Rituals

Tea goes with writing, writing starts with poetry. It’s a like a triangle with tea at the top, the left corner as poetry, and the right corner as my regular writing. Megan Willome, on tea and poetry,

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Governments of Tea 7 (and the finale)

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

The final six poems from our recent Twitter poetry party.

Filed Under: poetry, Tea Poems, Twitter poetry

Governments of Tea 6

By Glynn Young 14 Comments

Below are six more poems edited from our recent Twitter poetry party, all inspired and prompted by The Republic of Tea

Filed Under: poetry, Tea Poems, Twitter poetry

Governments of Tea 5

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Here are five more poems from our recent Twitter poetry party, with the prompts taken from The Republic of Tea

Filed Under: poetry, Tea Poems, Twitter poetry

Governments of Tea 4

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Tea poems you can drink up. Including Orion, catholic schools, and jazz. Not your ordinary fare.

Filed Under: poetry, School Poems, Tea Poems, Twitter poetry

Governments of Tea 3

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Here are six more poems from our recent Twitter poetry party on Tea

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Governments of Tea 2

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Here are the next four poems from our recent Twitter poetry party. The subject of tea takes a business, then political,  and finally a personal, turn.

Filed Under: poetry, Tea Poems, Twitter poetry

Governments of Tea

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Well, everyone brought a teacup filled with tea to our recent Twitter poetry party

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