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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

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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

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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

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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

Poets and Poems: Charles Hughes and “The Evening Sky”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

The poetry of “The Evening Sky” by Charles Hughes speaks to the mortality of life and focusing on what truly matters.

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

The Yellow Wallpaper Characters

The Yellow Wallpaper Weir Mitchell

full list of every character in The Yellow Wallpaper & who they are — narrator, John, Jennie, Jane, Mary, baby, brother, mother, cousins & Weir Mitchell! go here if you just want a summary of The Yellow Wallpaper Unnamed Protagonist & Narrator: Our unnamed protagonist is the narrator of the story “The Yellow Wall-Paper,” a […]

Poetry Prompt: Poems of Experience

By Callie Feyen 10 Comments

Let your Took side win, and follow it on an adventure.

“The Hobbit” is more than a book for children. Callie Feyen considers how to learn from Bilbo and write poems of experience.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Living, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Romeo and Juliet, Tolkien, writer's group resources, Writing, writing prompt, writing prompts

How J.R.R. Tolkien Met an Obligation – with Poetry

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

After his childhood friend Geoffrey Bache Smith died in World War I, J.R.R. Tolkien self-imposed an obligation to publish Smith’s poetry.

Filed Under: article, Poems, poetry reviews, Poets, Tolkien

Forgotten Classics: “Understood Betsy” by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

In “Understood Betsy,” Dorothy Canfield Fisher wrote a timeless children’s story about growing up and self-reliance.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, children, Children's Stories

A Ritual to Read to Each Other … Generously

By Megan Willome 5 Comments

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As a boy Ebeneezer Scrooge was reading generously—so can we. Come along as we launch into 2021 with a new reading roundup column.

Filed Under: A Ritual to Read to Each Other, A Story in Every Soul, book reviews

Poets and Poems: A.M. Juster and “Wonder & Wrath”

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

“Wonder & Wrath,” the ninth poetry collection by A.M. Juster, is alternately serious and playful, written by a master of formalism.

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

James Sale and “HellWard” – Writing an Epic Poem in English

By Glynn Young 20 Comments

Few poets would attempt what James Sale is doing — writing an epic poem in English inspired by Dante’s “The Divine Comedy.”

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

A Ritual to Read to Each Other: When you can’t read

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

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What do you read when you can’t? This month’s ‘A Ritual to Read to Each Other’ column explores how to begin again.

Filed Under: A Ritual to Read to Each Other, A Story in Every Soul, Blog

When Your Phone Dies: “A Hurricane in My Head” by Matt Abbott

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

In “A Hurricane in My Head,” Poet Matt Abbott has a suggestion for what to do when your young teen’s phone dies.

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

Poetry Prompt: Do Something You Love And Tell About It

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

What would you do if your teacher gave you this assignment: Do something you love and then tell about it? Join author Callie Feyen as she and her daughters try to complete the task.

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

Poet Laura: To the Moon, Poetry!

By Tania Runyan 6 Comments

New York Pizzeria

Should the Poet Laura leave poems about Chicago or New York on the moon? Let the pizza decide.

Filed Under: Blog, Food Poems, Poet Laura

Remembering and Honoring a Father: Laurence Fuller and “Modern Art”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

“Modern Art,” a screenplay by Laurence Fuller, tells the story of his father, British art critic, writer, and author Peter Fuller.

Filed Under: Art, article, Britain

“30 Poems to Memorize (Before It’s Too Late)” by David Kern

By Glynn Young 15 Comments

In “30 Poems to Memorize (Before It’s Too Late),” editor David Kern and 13 other contributors remind us of why we love poetry.

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

Children’s Book Club: ‘Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story’

By Megan Willome 7 Comments

Nora Raleigh Baskin

9/11 began with a perfect blue sky. Join author Megan Willome as she reads ‘Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story’ for this month’s Children’s Book Club.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, book club, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club

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