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Dog Songs: Poetry Prompt & Playlist

By Heather Eure 63 Comments

Dog Songs

We cannot imagine a world without dogs and the joy they bring. Check out our new playlist and poetry prompt. Come sing (or howl) a few Dog Songs with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Dog Poems, Music, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Baby, Baby: Poetry Prompt and Playlist

By Heather Eure 26 Comments

Baby Poems

Our new Baby, Baby playlist runs the gamut from Bieber, to Bebe, to bébé, with a little lullaby thrown in. Listen along & explore our newest poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Baby Poems, Blog, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Say Cheese Poetry Prompt and a Playlist

By Heather Eure 53 Comments

Say Cheese

It’s time for a new cheese poetry prompt and a playlist. We’ve got unique songs and a prompt that’s sure to bring on the cheese.

Filed Under: Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Ode To Rice Krispies: Playlist and Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 33 Comments

ode to rice krispies

Welcome to this month’s poetry prompt and playlist! Listen along with us and write an ode to Rice Krispies, or your favorite breakfast cereal.

Filed Under: Blog, Food Poems, Ode Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Top Ten Songs to Send You to the Moon (Moon Songs Playlist)

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

moon songs playlist

The moon, with its silent glow and deep mystery, is the locus of many a love song. Give our “To the Moon” moon songs playlist a try for poetic inspiration.

Filed Under: Blog, Moon Songs, Music

Spanish Lace: Playlist & Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 50 Comments

Spanish Lace Poetry Prompt

If you look closely, the intricate pattern of Spanish Lace has a story to tell. We’ve woven together a new playlist of songs—from Spanish lace to lace in general, from the group Paper Lace to some great Spanish love songs. An intoxicating variety of tunes, and a poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Dream Poems, Music, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Spanish Lace, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Doors & Passageways: Playlist & Poetry Prompt

By L.L. Barkat 33 Comments

Red Door Poems Red Door Poetry

Listen to our new Doors & Passageways playlist, then write a doors or passageways poem, including a line of the lyrics if you like.

Filed Under: Blog, Doors Poems, love poems, love poetry, Night Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, Train poems, writing prompts

Night Poetry: Playlist and Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 34 Comments

Night Poetry Night Poems

Night poetry easily lends itself to being love poetry. Like Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty.”

Filed Under: Blog, love poems, love poetry, Night Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Cat Poetry: The Cat’s Meow Playlist & Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 27 Comments

Cat Poetry White Cat Poems

Cat poetry has been around for a long time. And why not? Cats are just so intriguing!

Filed Under: Americana Poems, Blog, Cat Poems, Ghazal Poems, Haiku Poems, Music, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Ghazal Poetry: How to Write a Ghazal & Playlist!

By T.S. Poetry 67 Comments

Ghazal Poetry Poems Water

Ghazal poetry is poetry of longing. Check out these easy instructions for How to Write a Ghazal. And smile at “Hip-Hop Ghazal, ” by Patricia Smith.

Filed Under: Blog, Courage Poems, Ghazal Poems, Music, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Ten Great Writing Playlists & Poetry Prompts

By T.S. Poetry 3 Comments

top ten poetry playlists

Do you have a favorite playlist you listen to while you write poetry? We’re featuring ten of our favorite themed writing playlists.

Filed Under: Blog, Music, poetry

Bottles & Cans: A Playlist and Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 15 Comments

bottled and canned poetry prompt

Can you put bottles and cans in your poems? Join us for our new Bottled & Canned theme, and a brand new playlist and poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Bottled & Canned, Music, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Rock Song Poems, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

A Valentine’s Playlist

By Seth Haines 15 Comments

valentine's playlist

Tweetspeak is here for you. We have the best love poems (print one off and tuck it in your pocket–it might come in handy), we have a Funny Valentine’s Playlist if you need to break the ice, and we have the sweetest list of romantic songs. All you have to do is Play.

Filed Under: Blog, love poems, love poetry, Love Songs Playlist, Music, Poems, poetry, Valentine's Day

My Funny Valentine Playlist

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

funny valentine playlist

We want you to have a happy Valentine’s Day tomorrow, and we’re here to help with a Valentine playlist of great love songs. A Funny Valentine Playlist.

Filed Under: Blog, love poems, love poetry, Love Songs Playlist, Music, poetry, Valentine's Day

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

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

By Seth Haines 21 Comments

frozen red berries haiku poems

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

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

Poet Laura: A Concert in the General Store

By Sandra Fox Murphy 11 Comments

man with guitar

Sandra Fox Murphy writes about music’s intersections with time, place and poetry, travelling from a general store in West Virginia to the grackles on a power line in west Texas.

Filed Under: Blog, Music Poems, Poet Laura, poetry prompt, Smiles Laughter Joys, writing prompt, writing prompts

50 States of Generosity: Montana

By Sandra Heska King 2 Comments

montana mountains

From wild flowers to mountains that tower, it’s Montana. Plus, catch an old photo of our very own Sandra Heska King’s hubby in Montana when he was a boy.

Filed Under: 50 States, article, Blog, Literary Tour, Poetry at Work Day, poetry prompt

Poets and Poems: Rowan Evans and “A Method, A Path”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Frosted landscape Rowan Evans

In “A Method, A Path,” British poet Rowan Evans points to the music in poetry, and to the poetry in music.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Music, Music Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

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