Tweetspeak Poetry

  • Home
  • FREE prompts
  • Earth Song
  • Every Day Poems—Subscribe! ✨
  • Teaching Tools
  • Books, Etc.
  • Patron Love

Search Results for: the yellow wallpaper

Brianna: Short Story + Fairy Tale Poetry Prompt

By Sara Barkat Leave a Comment

sleeping beauty roses fairy tale poetry prompt

Brianna is an enchanting science fiction story that re-imagines the classic Sleeping Beauty tale. Come try your hand at re-imagining a fairy tale in poetry!

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

The Mannequin—Short Story + Erasure Poetry Prompt

By Sara Barkat 17 Comments

peacock feathers mannequin story erasure poetry

A shiver-worthy story about a woman who trusts her heart to Society’s solution. The perfect beginning for an erasure poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Fiction, poetry prompt, Politics, Science Fiction, Short Story, writing prompt, writing prompts

Children’s Book Club: ‘The Midnight Ball’

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

squirrel eating nuts

The Midnight Ball feels like stepping inside a fairy tale. There’s something about pen-and-ink drawings that are an invitation.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories, Math-Science-Technology

The Shivering Ground & Other Stories

By Leave a Comment

The Shivering Ground & Other Stories Science Fiction short story collection

An eclectic science fiction short story collection with an eco-fiction emphasis. The Shivering Ground & Other Stories brims with striking images and language.

“Two Skies [from England]” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Two Skies from England They have a sky in Albion,      At least they tell me so; But she will wear a veil so thick, And she does have the sulks so quick,      And weeps so long and slow,      That one can hardly know. Yes, there’s a sky in […]

“Limits” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Limits On sand—loose sand and shifting— On sand—dry sand and drifting—      The city grows to the west; Not till its border reaches The ocean-beaten beaches         Will it rest. On hills—steep hills and lonely, That stop at cloudland only—      The city climbs to the sky; Not till the souls […]

“It is Good to Be Alive” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems It is Good to Be Alive It is good to be alive when the trees shine green, And the steep red hills stand up against the sky; Big sky, blue sky, with flying clouds between— It is good to be alive and see the clouds drive by! It […]

“Among the Gods” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Among the Gods How close the air of valleys, and how close The teeming little life that harbors there! For me, I will climb mountains. Up and up, Higher and higher, till I pant for breath In that thin clearness. Still? There is no sound Nor memory of […]

“The Ship” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems The Ship The sunlight is mine! And the sea!      And the four wild winds that blow! The winds of heaven that whistle free— They are but slaves to carry me          Wherever I choose to go! Fire for a power inside!      Air for a pathway free! I traverse the […]

“Waste” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Waste Doth any man consider what we waste Here in God’s garden? While the sea is full, The sunlight smiles, and all the blessed earth Offers her wealth to our intelligence. We waste our food, enough for half the world, In helpless luxury among the rich, In helpless […]

“Finding” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Finding Out of great darkness and wide wastes of silence,      Long loneliness, and slow untasted years,    Came a slow filling of the empty places,    A slow, sweet lighting of forgotten faces,                A smiling under tears. A light of dawn that filled the brooding heaven,      A warmth that kindled […]

“A Man Must Live” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems A Man Must Live A man must live. We justify Low shift and trick to treason high,      A little vote for a little gold      To a whole senate bought and sold, By that self-evident reply. But is it so? Pray tell me why Life at such cost you […]

“Step Faster, Please” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wall-Paper Graphic Novel cropped cover

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Step Faster, Please Of all most aggravating things,      If you are hot in haste, Is to have a man in front of you      With half a day to waste. There is this one thing that justifies      The man in the foremost place: The fact that he is the […]

“Part of the Battle” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wall-Paper Graphic Novel cropped cover

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Part of the Battle There is a moment when with splendid joy, With flashing blade and roar of thundering guns And colors waving wide where triumph stands, The last redoubt is carried; we have won! This is the battle! We have conquered now! But the long hours of […]

“Fire With Fire” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wall-Paper Graphic Novel cropped cover

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Fire With Fire There are creeping flames in the near-by grass; There are leaping flames afar; And the wind’s black breath Is hot with death,— The worst of the deaths that are! And north is fire and south is fire, And east and west the same; The sunlight […]

“A Common Inference” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Yellow Wall-Paper Graphic Novel cropped cover

< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems A Common Inference A night: mysterious, tender, quiet, deep; Heavy with flowers; full of life asleep; Thrilling with insect voices; thick with stars; No cloud between the dewdrops and red Mars; The small earth whirling softly on her way, The moonbeams and the waterfalls at play; A million […]

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Library

The Yellow Wall-Paper Graphic Novel cropped cover

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems You might know Charlotte Perkins Gilman best as the author of the famous story The Yellow Wall-Paper. But she was also the publisher of The Forerunner, in which she featured her poems, as well as her essays and fiction. Her poems display excellent form and, often, a deep wit. Enjoy reading! […]

Free Stuff

how to keep a poetry journal for teachers students poets writers

Browse our full collection of inspiring and helpful books for writers, readers, and teachers. Then enjoy the free stuff now.   Free Stuff for Writers, Readers & Teachers 5 FREE POETRY PROMPTS-INBOX DELIVERY   FREE READING GUIDE on KINDLE UNLIMITED   FREE WRITERS GROUP GUIDE on KINDLE UNLIMITED   DOWNLOAD FREE “LIKE YOUR ESSAYS” PROMPTS […]

“The School Boy,” by William Blake

The School Boy William Blake Illustration

< Return to William Blake Poems The School Boy I love to rise in a summer morn, When the birds sing on every tree; The distant huntsman winds his horn, And the sky-lark sings with me. O! what sweet company. But to go to school in a summer morn O: it drives all joy away; […]

Poets and Poems: Barbara Crooker and “Les Fauves”

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Flower Barbara Crooker Les Fauves

“Les Fauves,” the newest collection of poetry by Barbara Crooker, is inspired by the paintings of the Fauvism movement, especially those of Henri Matisse.

Filed Under: Art, Art Galleries and Exhibits, article, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Take How to Read a Poem

Get the Introduction, the Billy Collins poem, and Chapter 1

get the sample now

Welcome to Tweetspeak

New to Tweetspeak Poetry? Start here, in The Mischief Café. You're a regular? Check out our June Menu

Patron Love

❤️

Welcome a little patron love, when you help keep the world poetic.

The Graphic Novel

"Stunning, heartbreaking, and relevant illustrations"

Callie Feyen, teacher

read a summary of The Yellow Wallpaper

meet The Yellow Wallpaper characters

How to Write Poetry

Your Comments

  • Katie Spivey Brewster on What Happened to the Fireside Poets?
  • Dheepa R. Maturi on “108”: An Ecothriller by Former Poet Laura Dheepa Maturi
  • Dheepa R. Maturi on “108”: An Ecothriller by Former Poet Laura Dheepa Maturi
  • Megan Willome on “I Am the Arrow”: Sarah Ruden Tells Sylvia Plath’s Story

Featured In

We're happy to have been featured in...

The Huffington Post

The Paris Review

The New York Observer

Tumblr Book News

Stay in Touch With Us

Browse by Topic

Learn to Write Form Poems

How to Write an Acrostic

How to Write a Ballad

How to Write a Catalog Poem

How to Write a Ghazal

How to Write a Haiku

How to Write an Ode

How to Write a Pantoum

How to Write a Rondeau

How to Write a Sestina

How to Write a Sonnet

How to Write a Villanelle

5 FREE POETRY PROMPTS

Get 5 FREE inbox poetry prompts from the popular book How to Write a Poem

Shakespeare Resources

Poetry Classroom: Sonnet 18

Common Core Picture Poems: Sonnet 73

Sonnet 104 Annotated

Sonnet 116 Annotated

Character Analysis: Romeo and Juliet

Character Analysis: Was Hamlet Sane or Insane?

Why Does Hamlet Wait to Kill the King?

10 Fun Shakespeare Resources

About Shakespeare: Poet and Playwright

Top 10 Shakespeare Sonnets

See all 154 Shakespeare sonnets in our Shakespeare Library!

Explore Work From Black Poets

About Us

  • • A Blessing for Writers
  • • Our Story
  • • Meet Our Team
  • • Literary Citizenship
  • • Poet Laura
  • • Poetry for Life: The 5 Vital Approaches
  • • T. S. Poetry Press – All Books
  • • Contact Us

Write With Us

  • • 5 FREE Poetry Prompts-Inbox Delivery
  • • 30 Days to Richer Writing Workshop
  • • Poetry Prompts
  • • Submissions
  • • The Write to Poetry

Read With Us

  • • All Our Books
  • • Book Club
  • • Every Day Poems—Subscribe! ✨
  • • Literacy Extras
  • • Poems to Listen By: Audio Series
  • • Poet-a-Day
  • • Poets and Poems
  • • 50 States Projects
  • • Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Library
  • • Edgar Allan Poe Poems Arts & Experience Library
  • • William Blake Poems Arts & Experience Library
  • • William Shakespeare Sonnet Library

Celebrate With Us

  • • Poem on Your Pillow Day
  • • Poetic Earth Month
  • • Poet in a Cupcake Day
  • • Poetry at Work Day
  • • Random Acts of Poetry Day
  • • Take Your Poet to School Week
  • • Take Your Poet to Work Day

Gift Ideas

  • • Every Day Poems
  • • Our Shop
  • • Everybody Loves a Book!

Connect

  • • Donate
  • • Blog Buttons
  • • By Heart
  • • Shop for Tweetspeak Fun Stuff

Copyright © 2025 Tweetspeak Poetry · FAQ, Disclosure & Privacy Policy