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Poetry for Life: Take a Poet Home with You in Seattle
It’s poetry for life – and it surrounds you. Look for it and help Tweetspeak Poetry celebrate it. We’re starting in Seattle.
The Writing Life: Beginnings, Pt. 1
The athlete of the family lives in the shadow of her brother while secretly dreaming of a writing life of her own.
My Life as a Cento
Cento (Lat. “patchwork”). A verse composition made up of lines selected from the work or works of some great poet(s) of the past. —The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry & Poetics Like most poets, I have a notebook. Mine is a chunky tablet, 5×7 inches, with a large spiral binding and two thick boards that serve […]
Secret Poetry Love Notes
Today I received so many little love notes, I just had to let you know.
Sending You Seeds
Bethany Rohde brings a bright spring floral craft to cut through the clouds and share some cheer in your friends’ mailboxes.
Poets and Poems: Alexander Voloshin and “Sidetracked”
Alexander Voloshin published one major poetry work, an epic poem about the Russian Revolution, emigres, and Hollywood entitled “Sidetracked.”
Announcing a New Book! — Sadbook Collections 3
The Sadbook Collections continues with Book 3! Let Sadbook make your day—or gift the collection to a friend or co-worker who needs a smile.
The Sadbook Collections 3—Adventures of a Stick Figure Human
On a (mostly) daily basis, little Sadbook human makes your day over at sadbook.substack.com. You never know what your favorite stick figure human will be up to! From existential crises to dreamy meditations looking out the window, from dramatic “I’ll never recover!” days to “I’M SO INSPIRED I’LL NEVER BE UNINSPIRED AGAIN!!!” nights, it’s fun to see […]
Top 10 Dip Into Poetry
Have you heard about Dip into Poetry? It’s a chance to share your favorite lines from each day’s poem. Here are 10 of your faves we’ve seen recently.
New Year Reset: Giving My Phone a Nap
Bethany Rohde invites you to look away from your phone by giving your phone a creative little nap.
Poets and Poems: Paul Willis and “Orvieto”
Poet Paul Willis visits a walled medieval town of Orvieto in Italy, and he describes its art, churches, streets, monuments, and vineyards.
Stephen Foster: How Song Opened a Door on History
Stephen Foster was America’s first professional songwriter, and his songs helped to frame mid-19th century culture.
5 Fun Ways to Play with Language!
Splashing around in words of any kind can help you form as a poet. Here are five easy ways to get splashing in a foreign language. Plus a poetry prompt!
Dana Gioia Defines the Enchantment in Poetry
The aim of poetry is enchantment, writes poet Dana Gioia in his new collection of essays on poetry and culture.
Poet Laura: The Beats, National Poetry Month, and Earth Day
Sandra Fox Murphy, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, finds common ground with the Beat poets, National Poetry Month and Earth Day.
Poets and Poems: Emily Patterson and “So Much Tending Remains”
In “So Much Tending Remains,” poet Emily Patterson watches her child grow from birth to toddlerhood, reflecting what parenthood means.
10 Great Resources for Teaching the Civil War
Not all Civil War teaching resources are created equal. Both primary and secondary sources enabled me to write a Civil War novel, and they can help you to teach it. Here are the best resources you’ll want when planning & teaching!
Poet Laura: A Concert in the General Store
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.
Poets and Poems: Claude Wilkinson and “Soon Done with the Crosses”
In “Soon Done with the Crosses,” poet Claude Wilkinson explores the burdens we humans carry, as he looks to the natural world for meaning.