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The Ticket Counter: National Poetry Month

By T.S. Poetry 7 Comments

Ticket Counter National Poetry Month

At Tweetspeak Poetry, we know you want *in* to the special experience of National Poetry Month. So we’ll be curating the best experiences for you, all month long.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

5 Benefits of Collaborative Writing

By Gillian Marchenko 7 Comments

Writing is a solitary pursuit, but collaboration can be helpful. New T.S. Poetry author Gillian Marchenko has 5 benefits to collaborative writing.

Filed Under: Blog, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

Memoir Notebook: Iowa Creative Non-Fiction Conference

By Anthony Connolly 15 Comments

Memoir Cigarette

Memoir Notebook is a new monthly (sometimes more) column. Today, to the Iowa Creative Non-Fiction Conference. Or maybe to the blind man on the street.

Filed Under: Blog, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir Notebook, Writer's Conferences, writer's group resources

Poetry Classroom: Sestina for Brood XIII

By Tania Runyan 9 Comments

We invite you to respond to the poems we’ll share here—their forms, images, sounds, meanings, surprises. Up today? A sestina.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources, Sestina, writer's group resources

Build Your Writing, Then Move In

By Mick Silva 6 Comments

Writing Hammer

It may not seem so, but in their early days of writing, all writers were builders.

Filed Under: Blog, Getting Published, writer's group resources

National Poetry Month: poemcrazy (Book Club Announcement)

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

poemcrazy

Join us for our next book club title, ‘poemcrazy’ by Susan Goldsmith Wooldridge, just in time for National Poetry Month.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, poemcrazy, poetry, writer's group resources

Poets & Writers Toolkit: Mind Mapping

By Sandra Lynn 13 Comments

Mindmapping Artichokes by Ivan McClellan

You can use mind mapping software to tap into your creative ideas and structure them visually

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Memoir Workshop: Let It Make All the Difference

By Mick Silva Leave a Comment

Looking to get your memoir published? Or explore memoir techniques, as a form of personal journey? This might be the workshop for you.

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Disturbed? Every Writer Should Be

By Mick Silva 10 Comments

disturbed writer

Do you realize what a rare opportunity you have? And do you see what the world would never know if it wasn’t for you as a writer, and you alone?

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5 Great Ways for How to Write a Pantoum

By L.L. Barkat 16 Comments

Pantoum Sea Urchins by Pink Sherbet Photography

Here are five great ways to write a pantoum. You weren’t looking for anything but great ways, right?

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Writing with Your Senses: Interview with Bird Listener Heidi Betts

By Maureen Doallas 7 Comments

What the best writers know and master: good prose and poetry are made of concrete images drawn in specific detail. Writing with that level of detail means noticing even the tiniest, most subtle things. And that takes engaging your senses. Maureen Doallas interviews bird listener Heidi Betts about the power of observation.

Filed Under: Blog, Interview, Interviews, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

Poets & Writers Toolkit: Paper

By L.L. Barkat 20 Comments

Poets and Writers Toolkit-Paper

For your poets & writers toolkit, consider the matter of paper. Paper has a geography. It affects your actions.

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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

How to Host a Successful Book Launch

By Karen Swallow Prior 17 Comments

Karen Swallow Prior, recently published author of Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me, shares her tips for hosting a successful book launch.

Filed Under: Blog, Book promotion, book reviews, writer's group resources, Writing Business Tips

Flash Fiction Friday: Digitalis

By Tania Runyan 6 Comments

flash fiction foxglove

Tania Runyan plays in the world of flash fiction with a new piece, exploring the dangers of following one’s imagination.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, writer's group resources

10 Great Pride and Prejudice Resources

By L.L. Barkat 9 Comments

Elizabeth pride and prejudice

Ten great Pride and Prejudice Resources. Okay, some are just plain fun. But that’s great too, no?

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Books, Fiction, Literary Birthdays, Pride and Prejudice, writer's group resources

Happy Birthday Mr. Darcy: A Pride And Prejudice Birthday Playlist

By Seth Haines 7 Comments

Pride and prejudice 200th birthday

A thematic playlist to help you celebrate the 200th birthday of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Snark included, no extra charge.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Books, Music, Pride and Prejudice, writer's group resources

Infographic: Simpleton’s Guide to Pride & Prejudice

By Will Willingham 24 Comments

Pride and Prejudice infographic

Happy 200th birthday, Pride & Prejudice. Instead of cake, we made you an infographic. Take that for a turn around the drawing room.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Books, Infographics, Pride and Prejudice, writer's group resources

Inspired: 8 ways to write poems you can love

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

inspired poetry prompt book

A simple ebook from T.S. Poetry Press might be all you need to get yourself writing a little poetry. If all else fails, cheesecake.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

Poetry at Work Day Survival Kit

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

poetry at work day survival kit

Want to celebrate Poetry at Work Day in your workplace? We’ve gathered a great collection of resources in our Poetry at Work Day Survival Kit to get you started.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

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