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The Symbolic Duke and a Purple Play (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 15 Comments

As the guest of honor, Alexandrovitch was given the right to declare the colors for Mardi Gras. He chose purple to signify justice, green to represent faith, and gold for kingly power. Seth Haines has chosen the same for a poetry prompt.

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Purple Plays (An Associative Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines

Men have long lusted after the cherry-red Porsche, or the ruby-red lips of their lovers. The perfect little black dress is the staple of the refined lady’s closet. Children have long dreaded the color “school-bus yellow.” What objects do you most associate with colors purple and indigo? What emotional states do the colors bring to mind? Seth Haines has a new poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, color poems, Indigo Poems, Plum, Poems, poetry, Purple, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Purple Rain and Indigo Blues (A Plum-Good Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

Seth Haines invites you to share your purple-themed poetry, your indigo verses, your plum-good musings with a new poetry prompt and themed playlist. Who knows, maybe we’ll feature your work in an upcoming piece at Tweetspeak!

Filed Under: Blog, color poems, Indigo Poems, Plum, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

Battle of the Beverages (Another Coffee Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 19 Comments

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The beverage wars are on. This week’s poetry prompt pits coffee against soft drinks (or any other drink, really) in a duel to the death.

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, poetry, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

How Do You Take It? (A Coffee Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 21 Comments

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Cream is only good when it’s fronted by Eric Clapton, and the highest form of coffee sacrilege is its dilution with dairy. That’s one man’s opinion. What about you? How you take it? Seth Haines has another poetry prompt.

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January Poetry Prompt: Coffee or Tea? Hallelujah, Rosie Lea!

By Seth Haines 44 Comments

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Welcome to a new year here at Tweetspeak Poetry. With this new year comes a new series of Monday poetry prompts to help you get your week started right! If you’ve been with us for a while, you know the drill–I’ll provide a writing prompt touching on Tweetspeak’s monthly theme, and you’ll compose a poem to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Music, poetry, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Our Favorites from the 2012 Poetry Themes

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

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Every month, we arrange the way we play poetry around a particular theme. You’ll see it in the artful content from our contributing writers, hear it in our inspiring thematic Spotify playlists, put your hands on it in the Monday morning poetry prompts, or experience it in the daily offerings from Every Day Poems. Here are our favorites from 2012.

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To Our Family (A Haiku)

By Seth Haines 9 Comments

There’s no single right way, but for those of us who scratch words, poetry–even haiku–can provide an outlet for working through our collective grief.

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, Poems, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

Holiday Haiku: A Poetry Prompt

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

Holiday favorite “A Christmas Story” provides a backdrop for this week’s holiday haiku poetry prompt with Seth Haines. Careful. You’ll shoot your eye out.

Filed Under: Blog, Christmas Poems, Haiku, Haiku Poems, Poems, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

A Holiday (Not a Haiku): A December Poetry Playlist

By Seth Haines 21 Comments

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He knows if you’ve been bad or haiku, so be haiku for goodness sake. Seth Haines shares an inspiring holiday playlist.

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, Music, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

Surrealism Poetry Prompt: Dali the Surrealist, the Prophet

By Seth Haines 12 Comments

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Seth Haines has a new poetry prompt for our surrealist theme building on the tradition of Salvador Dali’s “The Faces of War.”

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Surrealism, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

November Surrealism: The Treachery of Images

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

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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.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Surrealism, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

November Surrealism Poetry Prompt–A Musical Playlist

By Seth Haines 21 Comments

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.

Filed Under: Blog, Music, poetry, Surrealism, Themed Writing Projects

October Prompt: Glühwein Memories

By Seth Haines 12 Comments

Like the secret sauce of Christmas, some things are better left to simmer, and sweeten, and linger soft in the memory. Seth Haines has a prompt for poetry with your wine or beer memories.

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Texas Beer: (512) Brewing Company, Malone, and Katy Perry

By Seth Haines 4 Comments

Texas beer and Katie Perry are both a little misunderstood. A tour of Texas beer with Seth Haines turns up full flavors and a new poetry prompt.

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October Spirits—Bergström’s Place (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 5 Comments

I am happy for my friend and toast, “here’s to fine people who are bringing in the harvest. Here’s to the good earth. Here’s to Rusty!” We raise our glasses and drink heartily, just the way Rusty would were he among us.

Seth Haines uncorks a new Monday wine and beer poetry prompt.

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October Spirits: A Beverage Pairing Prompt

By Seth Haines 8 Comments

Much is made of the pairing of food with wine or beer. There’s nothing like a hearty Cab with a thick cut steak. It’s a smooth Guiness that best foils the crisped fat of a hamburger. And though there are volumes written about which white wine plays best with curried chicken, there seems to be […]

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Songs for Our Theme This Month: Wine and Beer

By Seth Haines 8 Comments

Tweetspeak celebrates Oktoberfest with our monthly theme of Wine and Beer. Whether you’re after a sweet lagered malt with just a thin lacing, a bold shiraz that wants to take its own self out of the bottle, or a dry Albariño with green apple notes, there’s a song here to please your poetic palate. Pick […]

Filed Under: Blog, Music, Themed Writing Projects

September: Tea for Two (on Proper Sweet Tea)

By Seth Haines 17 Comments

Some define the boundaries of the American south by way of the Mason Dixon line. Others define its lines by allegiances during the War of Northern Aggression. Frankly, I find both such delineations to be crude and lacking in nuance. No, I do not ascribe to traditional notions of defining the South. Instead, I reckon its […]

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Songs for Our Theme this Month: The Poet

By Seth Haines 3 Comments

This month, Tweetspeak is celebrating “The Poet, ” and in musical fashion Seth Haines has compiled this playlist featuring some of the world’s greatest poets and songwriters. Seth has attempted to pair spoken-word poems with songs in a way that creates a series of “couplets.” Save for the introductory couplet (Marsalis/Peyroux), each couplet attempts to explore a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Music, Themed Writing Projects

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