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Children’s Book Club: ‘Homesick: My Own Story’ by Jean Fritz

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Miai women's festival China

How much of writing comes from narration? Our Children’s Book Club reads Jean Fritz’s “Homesick: My Own Story,” a Newbery Honor-winner.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories, China

You Can Go Home Again – to the Bookstore

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

After more than a year of pandemic-induced isolation, I was able to go home again—in this case, a bookstore.

Filed Under: article, Books, bookseller, Pandemic Journal, poetry, Poets

A Book of Poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay Finds Its Way Home

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

A 1927 book of poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay finds its way home to the family of the original owner.

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Adjustments Book Club: Homecomings

By Rick Maxson 15 Comments

Path in autumn leaves

In the final installment of our book club discussion of Adjustments, Rick Maxson reflects on what makes a home, and what makes it possible for a person to come home again.

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Want a Sense of Home, Togetherness & Creativity?—Try The Farmers Market Factor

By Charity Singleton Craig 4 Comments

Farmacology farmers market cucumbers

Charity Singleton Craig wraps up her book club discussion of Farmacology exploring the ways that farmers markets and community gardening contribute to the health not only of individuals, but of entire communities.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Farmacology, Patron Only

Fall Poetry Prompt: Coming Home Poems

By Callie Feyen 16 Comments

How is the season of fall a homecoming?

A new name for an old tradition takes author Callie Feyen on a trip down memory lane, and she finds herself at home on a rainy fall evening. Come home, too, with your own poems!

Filed Under: Blog, Fall Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poets and Poems: Mark Burrows and “The Chance for Home”

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cranes Mark Burrows and the Chance for Home

To read “The Chance for Home” by Mark Burrows is to immerse oneself in the quiet beauty of memory, experience, reflection, and, ultimately, hope.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetry at Home—With Mischief, Toast, and Tea

By L.L. Barkat 22 Comments

Poetry is for life, not for ivory towers. That’s why we’re taking it home, with mischief, toast, and tea, through a new initiative called The Mischief Café.

Filed Under: Blog, Mischief Café, Poetry for Life

Become a Better Writer: Maple Syrup Artist Date

By Laura Boggess 26 Comments

artist date maple syrup

The syrup-making man shares about his business, his face shining as he talks, and I surprise myself by accepting an invitation to visit his sugar house.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog

Become a Better Writer: 5 Things the Theater Taught Me About Writing

By Dena Dyer 14 Comments

become a better writer lessons from the theatre

Dena Dyer explores lessons she learned about how to become a better writer through her work in the theater.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Blog, Writing Business Tips, Writing Life, Writing Tips

How to Become a Better Writer: Blue Spring Florida Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 3 Comments

how to become a better writer artist date blue spring pool

I arrive at the Blue Spring boil, where manatees dive deep, and flirt, and play, reminding me how to become a better writer.

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How to Become a Better Writer: Artist Date on the Dock

By Kathryn Neel 10 Comments

Artist-Date-Beach-Poets-and-Poems

We learn how to become a better writer as we join Kathryn Neel on the dock and consider how to make peace with the dark.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Creativity

How to Become a Better Writer: Leonardo Artist Date

By Kathryn Neel 6 Comments

how to become a better writer da vinci artist date

Kathryn Neel learned how to become a better writer with help from Leonardo da Vinci and wide-eyed children who easily embraced the playfulness of genius.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog, Creativity

What Happened to the Fireside Poets?

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Mossy branches fireside poets

The Fireside Poets were the best-selling authors of the 19th century. What happened to them and their reputation?

Filed Under: article, Books, Brookhaven, Classic Poetry, Patriotism, Poems, poetry, Poets

“What the House Knows”: An Anthology by Diane Lockward

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House in fog Lockward

The poetry anthology “What the House Knows,” edited by Diane Lockward, shows how our houses and homes reflect the people within them.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, House&Home, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

“I Am the Arrow”: Sarah Ruden Tells Sylvia Plath’s Story

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Roses Plath Sarah Ruden

Sarah Ruden uses six of Sylvia Plath’s poems to tell the poet’s story, stripping away political iconography to reveal the poet’s achievement.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, Poets, Sylvia Plath

Poets and Poems: James Sale and “DoorWay”

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Rocky beach Sale DoorWay

With “DoorWay,” poet James Sale completes his epic trilogy, “The English Cantos,” and creates a stellar poetic experience.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Epic Poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Bruce Lawder and “Breakwater Rock”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Rock Shore Lawder

In “Breakwater Rock,” poet Bruce Lawder shows you can’t really go home again, except possibly in your own memory.

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

Poets and Poems: L.L. Barkat and “Beyond the Glass”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Peony Beyond the Pane Barkat

With “Beyond the Glass,” poet L.L. Barkat followed a month of writing prompts and broke though seven years of a writing block.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, L.L. Barkat, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Writing, writing prompts

An Anthology on Reading and Writing Poetry

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Flock of birds Yakich

“The Poetry Reader” by Mark Yakich is an anthology of poems about reading and writing poetry.

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

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