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Photo Play 2: Heroes and Villains

By Heather Eure 14 Comments

Parrot Heros and Villains

We’re dancing between light & shadow, heroes & villains. Explore the Photo Play contributions from our community. Come write a poem & share it with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Heroes and Villains, Photo Play, Photography prompts, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Holocaust Poems: Interview with Poet and Filmmaker Janet R. Kirchheimer (Part 3)

By Maureen Doallas 2 Comments

Holocaust poems

The final installment of Maureen’ Doallas’s interview with poet and filmmaker Janet R. Kirchheimer on holocaust poems and the BE•HOLD film project.

Filed Under: Blog, Holocaust Poems, Interview, poetry

Poetry for Life: Transport It—on Seattle Buses

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Seattle’s Poetry on Buses has been sharing poems with King County public transit riders since 1992. It’s a great example of “Poetry for Life.”

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Poetry for Life, poetry news, Travel Poems

Pillow History You Never Knew—Perfect for Poem on Your Pillow Day!

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Poem on Your Pillow Day

It’s Poem on Your Pillow Day! Learn the pillow’s history and the connection between hope, feathers, and pillows and celebrate sweet poetry dreams with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Emily Dickinson, Poem on Your Pillow Day, poetry

Holocaust Poems: Interview with Poet and Filmmaker Janet R. Kirchheimer (Part 1)

By Maureen Doallas 4 Comments

Holocaust poems interview with Janet Kirchheimer

Maureen Doallas interviews poet and filmmaker Janet R. Kirchheimer about poetry as the only “language” in which to write about the Holocaust.

Filed Under: Blog, Holocaust Poems, Poems, poetry

Was Hamlet Sane or Insane?

By Sara Barkat 10 Comments

Was Hamlet Sane or Insane Leaves Graphic

Figuring sanity or insanity isn’t simple from the outside. Was Hamlet insane? That depends on your definition of insanity and the importance of love ties.

Filed Under: Blog, Hamlet, Literary Analysis, Shakespeare

WordSurge—A Word-Discovery Tool for Tomorrow

By Maureen Doallas 6 Comments

Word Surge Dictionary and Word Discovery

Maureen Doallas interviews founder Jordan Ackerman about the comprehensive and engaging word-discovery tool found in WordSurge®.

Filed Under: Blog, Poets and Writers Toolkit, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

Photo Play 2: Golf & Greens

By Heather Eure 1 Comment

Dandelion Poetry Prompt

Green is a color of relaxation, renewal, and harmony. We can’t think of a better way to rejuvenate than with a little poetry and Photo Play 2.

Filed Under: Blog, color poems, Golf & Greens, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Loki Goodness Campaign 5

By Anonymous 6 Comments

Loki The Avengers Goodness Campaign 740

Is Loki all bad? The Loki Goodness Campaign is an amusing bid to answer that “no.” And a publicist is on the case to change his public image.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign, Student Writing

Top 10 Reasons to Re-Read ‘Rumors of Water’

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

Top Ten Reasons to Read Rumors of Water

What’s your favorite writing book? LW Lindquist says it’s time to re-read Rumors of Water and has 10 great quotes to tell you why.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Rumors of Water, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

The Shakespeare Files: Sonnet 104 (Annotated)

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Shakespeare Files: Sonnet 104

The Shakespeare Files is a collection of annotations and exclamations on the poetry of William Shakespeare. Today, it’s Shakespeare’s Sonnet 104.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry humor, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Files, shakespeare poems, shakespeare sonnets, Sonnets

Poets and Poems: Daniel Bowman Jr.’s “A Plum Tree in Leatherstocking Country”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Poets and Poems Daniel Bowman

“A Plum Tree in Leatherstocking Country” by Daniel Bowman Jr.is a beautiful collection, poems of quiet, reflection, and memory.

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

Top 10 Best Chicken Poems

By Will Willingham

Top 10 Chicken Poems

If Google search is any indication, the world is looking for chicken poetry. Here are 10 chicken poems to make the search easier. (Or at least more fun.)

Filed Under: Blog, Chicken poems, National Poetry Month, National Poultry Month, poetry

Literary Tour: International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Lincoln, NE

By Michelle DeRusha 7 Comments

International Quilt Study Center Omaha

Discover the way a quilt can speak to the identity of a person and a community in this tour of the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, NE.

Filed Under: Art Galleries and Exhibits, Blog, Literary Tour

Read for Fun—Reading Yourself into the Story

By Lakin Easterling 13 Comments

Fairy Tale Tree Read for Fun

Where and how do you read for fun? As part of the growing #read4fun conversation on Twitter, Lakin Easterling shares her secrets for reading for fun.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Read for Fun

Poets and Poems: Jeannine Hall Gailey and “The Robot Scientist’s Daughter”

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Jeannine Hall Gailey Poets and Poems

“The Robot Scientist’s Daughter” by Jeannine Hall Gailey is a story of point-counterpoint of nature and technology, and the bargain we make between them.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, Childhood Poems, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetry for Life Scholarship Finalist: Katie Hibner

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

Katie-Hibner-Poetry-For-Life-Scholarship-Finalist

Come check out one of two finalists for the Poetry for Life Scholarship. We think you’ll enjoy the unique poem entry that helped earn finalist status!

Filed Under: Blog, Poetry for Life

Castle Conversations: Arianna Huffington at Manhattanville College

By L.L. Barkat 5 Comments

Manhattanville Castle staircase

Manhattanville College serves up intriguing Castle Conversations, beginning with Arianna Huffington, a woman both visionary and down-to-earth.

Filed Under: Blog, Literary Tour

The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

the best in poetry

Writing conferences pert’near South Dakota, making carrots into clarinets, art you can’t see unless it’s raining. It has to be our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Books, Creativity, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

A More Beautiful Question: Improving the Questions We Ask

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

A More Beautiful Question book club

In this week’s book club discussion of Warren Berger’s ‘A More Beautiful Question, ‘ we consider how to improve our questions before we jump to answer them.

Filed Under: A More Beautiful Question, Blog, book club, Creativity

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