Tweetspeak Poetry is dedicated to tipping the balance between “established poets” being the main source of poetry and poetry access, versus a situation where excellent poetry can be loved, created, and encountered in ordinary life. To that end, we support and highlight programs that take 5 vital approaches: 1. Teach it like it’s alive. When […]
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Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America
Others far wiser than I have discovered poetry’s needful but long overlooked place in business
Taking Poetry from the Young
Where does poetry come from? Anywhere we allow ourselves to find it.
The Village Watched: A Random Act of Poetry
There were so many great conversations, visual and verbal, offered up for this month’s collaborative prompt between The High Calling’s PhotoPlay and Random Acts of Poetry.
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Random acts of poetry, communing with nature is not an excuse to get out of the office, going to class with Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath. It’s all in This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks with Seth Haines.
Baptizing a Cup
Baptism by coffee? See our featured poem for Random Acts of Poetry.
Good News—It’s Okay to Write a Plot Without Conflict
What makes a plot worthy of writing? Get past societal assumptions about stories, and write a great plot without conflict.
10 Ways to Be a Totally Epic Literary Citizen
Maybe you’ve heard the concept of being a literary citizen? We’re taking it further, making it epic and inspiring. Come along if you want to dream and *be.*
What You Made Possible in 2021!
What you do for poetry and literacy—and what poetry and literacy do for you. It’s a partnership at Tweetspeak. And it means more kindness, generosity, and beautiful living.
Poet in a Cupcake Day
Date: Poet in a Cupcake Day is celebrated on the Friday of Take Your Poet to School Week, which is the first full week in April. In 2022, that puts Poet in a Cupcake Day on April 8. How to Celebrate: Poet in a Cupcake Day is a fun capstone day for Take Your Poet […]
What Color is Your Poem?
Our featured poet and photographer for the color writing and photography prompt.
Not Even the Poem
A poem that plays on R words. But maybe all good poems are plays on words.
The Ghosts This Time of Year
A tradition fallen out of fashion, I find it a shame we’re not often telling ghost stories at Christmas time.
Children’s Book Club: ‘Queen Elizabeth II: A Little Golden Book Biography’
Have you been looking for a picture book about Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy? Little Golden Books has got you covered.
Perspective: Character in the In-Between
Sometimes the best place to develop character is in an in between space—be it the multiverse or the bardo. Come rediscover President Lincoln.
3 Theater Activities to Bring Students Fresh Realities
As students and teachers return to the classroom after the pandemic shutdowns, Dana Kinsey offers 3 interactive theatre scenarios to help regain their footing.
By Heart: Emily Dickinson + New “Lake Isle of Innisfree” Challenge
Even after spending a month with Dickinson and her unnamed dog (there is an unnamed dog in Sendak’s story too), I still don’t know what the poem means. And I did not go looking for an interpretation of it. I simply enjoyed the poem, dashes and all, says Megan Willome.
“The Children of Hurin” and “The Lay of Aotrou & Itroun” by J.R.R. Tolkien
Before “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” there were “The Children of Hurin” and “The Lay of Aotrou & Itroun” by J.R.R. Tolkien.
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
A bot to write your poetry, rejection letter Bingo, using your boredom and writer’s block for good instead of evil. It’s another week of our Top Ten Poetic Picks.
Living By Heart Poems
I set myself the daily task of writing a poem each morning to my body.