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Rumors of Water: Voice

By Will Willingham 46 Comments

Perhaps cultivating a writer’s voice can be more about nourishing those things that give life to it: passions and a sense of place.

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Rumors of Water: The Ingredients at Hand

By Will Willingham

Of all the gifts Rumors of Water will give a writer, an excuse is not one.

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Journey into Poetry: Dave Malone

By Dave Malone 4 Comments

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Get me at a cocktail party. Get me talking about writing poetry. Get me talking about what made the difference. Just a phone call.

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Rumors of Water Book Club

By L.L. Barkat 6 Comments

Join our thoughtful and amusing senior editor, for this book club on Rumors of Water.

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It’s Here: 2 Cool Ways to Get Our Titles 1/2 Price!

By L.L. Barkat 9 Comments

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ve got a special offer for April only: Get a secret coupon for 50% off any TS Poetry title of your choice (unlimited copies—great for bookclubs or gifts!).

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Angels: A Writer’s Contingency

By John Estes 2 Comments

Rilke also famously said, upon quitting therapy, that he did not want to chase away his demons lest his angels flee him too.

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The Heart Aroused: Chaos and Complexity

By Will Willingham 14 Comments

Allowing the science of complexity — and the poetic tradition — to play out naturally in the maze of business might take a little trust.

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The Heart Aroused: Strategy and Soul

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

There’s an equal place in the psyche for both strategy and soul.

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The Heart Aroused: Embracing Fire

By Will Willingham 32 Comments

How can you give oxygen to the fire of your creative soul in business?

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Writing Prompt: Red #9

By L.L. Barkat 3 Comments

Writing prompt: try a fairy tale poem of your own today?

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This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Kimberlee Conway Ireton 12 Comments

This week’s top 10 poetic picks lands on glass igloos and gold medal poetry.

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The Writing Life: How to Be a Famous Author

By Tania Runyan 42 Comments

the writing life how to be a famous author

The writing life should be simpler than this, right? No, it’s not easy, and it never will be. Because we want to be famous. And that’s good, and not.

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The Unofficially Official List of Top Poetry Sites

By Maureen Doallas 16 Comments

Silver Spoon Sugar Top Poetry Sites

When was the last time you saw a list for The Top Poetry Sites? Now it exists, right here.

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Leaving the Radio On, and Other Rituals

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

Maybe could write your own “radio ritual” poem?

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Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America

By Will Willingham 16 Comments

Others far wiser than I have discovered poetry’s needful but long overlooked place in business

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Journey into Poetry: Jim Wood

By Jim Wood 9 Comments

Nail Red Thread Journey into Poetry tweetspeakpoetry.com

I have no business writing poetry. I am a corporate executive whose days are filled with calculus and quantifications.

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The Hearing of the Sea: Thoughts on A Broken Thing

By L.L. Barkat 15 Comments

When I come across a book as provocative as A Broken Thing: Poets on the Line, I know I will recommend it, but the question is… to whom

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Poet, Where Did You Get that Red?

By Angela Alaimo O'Donnell 8 Comments

Red Poems and Poets and Red

What is red? Red is Miracle, talisman and charm.

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Journey Into Poetry: Will Willingham

By L.L. Barkat 7 Comments

Here at T. S. Poetry, nothing could make us happier than when a person discovers poems.

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What’s In Store

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The new T. S. Poetry Store

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