Get cozy in your favorite chair and enjoy some new tunes and a brand-new theme. This week’s prompt is all about a place called home.
Math, Science, Technology Prompt: My Devices
The connection we share with our electronic devices is a bond few can break. This week’s poetry prompt explores the love of technology.
Math, Science, & Technology Poetry Prompt: Wider Than the Sky
Will a computer ever surpass the capacity of the brain? This week’s poetry prompt invites you to consider the binary mind.
Math, Science, & Technology Prompt: Physics Love Poem
This week’s prompt dives into science and the poets who set in motion physics poetry (pun intended). Join us and create your own physics love poem.
Math, Science, & Technology: Playlist and Prompt
Check out our new playlist and prompt theme celebrating all things math, science, & technology. Come and see how numbers, physics, and poetry work together.
On Being a Writer Book Club: Surround
We conclude our group discussion of On Being a Writer by considering the things with which a writer might surround himself to influence his writing.
Poetry Prompt: Playground Games
Put away the books and come learn poetry on the playground. Pick your favorite game and join us!
On Being a Writer Book Club: Arrange
In our second book club discussion of Kroeker & Craig’s On Being a Writer, we consider the priority of writing and arranging our lives for a writing life.
Games Poetry Prompt: Sports
Celebrate athleticism and sports the way Pindar did. This week we stretch our muscles and write poetry about our favorite sport. It’s time to play!
On Being a Writer Book Club: Identify
Join our book club of On Being a Writer and let’s discuss together the question, Do you call yourself a writer?
Poetry Prompt: Word Games
This week’s prompt invites you to play word games. Join us as we learn how games can improve and grow our poetry.
Games: Playlist and Poetry Prompt
This month’s playlist and poetry prompt is all fun and games. Listen along, dust off your favorite board game, and join us!
The Literary Epic: Poetry Prompt
Come along on an exploration of the literary epic and find out why Virgil made us readers. Remember to pack your prompt-writing pencil!
On Being a Writer—Tell Us Your Story!
Join us for our newest book club offering, a three-week community discussion of On Being a Writer by Ann Kroeker and Charity Singleton Craig.
Epic Poetry: The Simile Prompt
Join us for this week’s prompt as we explore the nature of simile and its use in epic poetry.
The Writing Life: What Hemingway Can Teach You About Professional Loneliness
Working from home has its perks, but can also have its downside, like professional loneliness. Charity Singleton Craig—and Hemingway—have thoughts on that.
Epic Poetry: Invocation of the Muse Prompt
Seek and find your muse and bring her along to inspire a poem. What’s a muse? How do you invoke one like the Greeks did? Homer shows the way.
Epic Poetry: Playlist and Prompt
In our new Epic Poetry playlist, you’ll find songs inspired by many grand epics and songs that simply sound epic. Listen along and perhaps they’ll spur you to be bold, to take a risk, to dare.
Circus and Carnival Prompt: A Kids-Eye-View
This week, ignore any suggestions to “grow up.” Join us as we explore the circus & carnival with a kids-eye-view. Writing your poem in crayon is optional. After you share your poem with us, feel free to put it on your fridge.
Circus & Carnival Poetry and Photo Prompt: Run Away With the Circus
This week, our prompt encourages you to run away with the circus. You can be a lion tamer, an acrobat, anything! Write a poem about your new adventure.