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Poets and Poems: Christian Wiman and “The Dance”
Poet Christian Wiman, in his new collection “The Dance,” writes poetry experiential and participative; you wade in and follow the current.

Learning by Poetry: Qui a, Who Has
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Poets and Poems: James Tweedie and “Love Found, Yearned For, and Lost”
Love is a big topic, not only covering a range of conditions and realities but also poetic forms. Tweedie writes love and passion in his new collection.

Poets and Poems: Jessica Covil-Manset and “To Sing You, and to Shout”
“To Sing You, and to Shout,” the debut poetry collection by Jessica Covil-Manset, reflects on coming to terms with family relationships.

Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ Daily Practices
Get your favorite steep or brew and join us in a poetry club tea date, to write a poem based on Andrea Potos’s “Daily Practices.”

A Facebook Memory and the Origin of Tweetspeak Poetry
A Facebook memory provides a reminder of a September night in 2009, when a poetry jam on Twitter gave birth to Tweetspeak Poetry.

Poets and Poems: J.I. Kleinberg and “All of We”
In “All of We,” poet J.I. Kleinberg visualizes ideas and themes in 56 found poems associating words that define the concept of “we.”

Poetry Prompt: Oh, My Word
Words hold great power, even though they are simple slips of sound and meaning. Words can start things. And end things. Come write your own word poem!

