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Literary Tour: New York Public Library Children’s Book Exhibit

By Will Willingham 12 Comments

New York Public Library Goodnight Moon

Just in time for Children’s Book Week, we visit the children’s book exhibit, The ABC of It, at the New York Public Library.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Libraries, Literary Tour

Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years

By L.L. Barkat 18 Comments

Blossoms Haiku in English tweetspeakpoetry.com

One of the best resources for Haiku in English, this is a helpful book. Check out the wonderful sample haiku and maybe go haiku hunting in Emily Dickinson.

Filed Under: Attentiveness Poems, Blog, Haiku, Haiku Poems, Poems about poetry, poems about writing, poetry reviews, poetry teaching resources, Short Poems

Poets and Poems: Robert Frost, Wendell Berry, and the Woods

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Poetry of Robert Frost Wendell Berry

Comparing two poems – one by Robert Frost and one by Wendell Berry – allows insights into the minds of both poets we might not have otherwise.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, Nature Poems, Poem Analysis, Poems, poetry, Poets, Robert Frost, Sabbath Poems

Eating & Drinking Poems: Jake York’s ‘United States of Barbecue’

By Kathryn Neel 3 Comments

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Kathryn Neel’s post features Jake Adam York’s poem ‘United States of Barbecue’ and a delicious lemon barbecue sauce recipe coaxed from a secretive chef.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Poems, poetry, Recipes

5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Next Writers Conference

By Charity Singleton Craig 19 Comments

tips for writers conference

Are you planning to attend a writing conference this Spring or Summer? Charity Singleton Craig has 5 tips to help you make the most of your next one.

Filed Under: Blog, Writer's Conferences, Writing Life, Writing Tips

Poets and Poems: Robert Frost and “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”

By Glynn Young 12 Comments

TSP Snowy Woods Robert Frost

“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost helped define poetry for millions of American Baby Boomers. It is still influential today.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Robert Frost

T.S. Poetry Press Goes to the Big Apple (and Donates a Peach)

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

book donation to poets house

T.S. Poetry Press is doing its part to ensure that on your next trip to New York City, the endless river of books will still be flowing freely.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Literary Tour, New York Literary

Poets and Poems: J.P. Dancing Bear’s “The Abandoned Eye”

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Poets and Poems For Abandoned Eye

The poems in J.P. Dancing Bear’s “The Abandoned Eye” cut like razor blades, removing what we use to hide and obscure.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Humanity Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Eating and Drinking Poems: William Stafford’s ‘Blackberries Are Back’

By Kathryn Neel 10 Comments

blackberry cobbler william stafford

To accompany the sudden rush of spring, Kathryn Neel pairs a recipe for blackberry cobbler with William Stafford’s poem “Blackberries Are Back”

Filed Under: Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, Spring Poems

National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “A Speech at the Lost and Found”

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

umbrella Wisława Szymborska speech at the lost-and-found

When contemplating infinity, it’s helpful to have a small thing that can fit in our hand. Wisława Szymborska places a blue umbrella alongside the universe.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, poetry, Poetry Dare, Wislawa Szymborska

National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Could Have”

By Will Willingham 22 Comments

Wisława Szymborska Could Have

It’s difficult to explain good fortune, though that didn’t stop Wisława Szymborska from trying in her poem “Could Have.”

Filed Under: Blog, Catalog Poems, National Poetry Month, poetry, Poetry Dare, Wislawa Szymborska

Photo Prompts: Still Life With Cheese Photo Play

By Heather Eure 18 Comments

Still Life With Cheese

Capture beauty on a plate. Join us for this month’s Photo Prompts, and dabble in the art of food styling.

Filed Under: Blog, Cheese Poems, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Top Ten Reasons We Dare You to Give an English Teacher “How to Read a Poem”

By Will Willingham 47 Comments

Give a teacher how to read a poem tweetspeakpoetry.com

We dare you to give “How to Read a Poem” to an English teacher. Here are our Top 10 reasons, plus a giveaway.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, poetry, Poetry Dare, poetry teaching resources

National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Conversation with a Stone”

By Will Willingham 16 Comments

Wisława Szymborska's Conversation with a Stone

Wisława Szymborska’s “Conversation with a Stone” evokes the infuriating sense of talking to a rock. That’s a good reason to love the poem.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, Nature Poems, poetry, Wislawa Szymborska

Literary Tour: Faulkner House Books, New Orleans

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

Faulkner House Literary Tour

Faulkner House Books is a literary landmark in New Orleans – the place where William Faulkner wrote stories, poems and the novel “Soldier’s Pay.”

Filed Under: Books, Literary Tour, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews

Say Cheese Poetry Prompt and a Playlist

By Heather Eure 53 Comments

Say Cheese

It’s time for a new cheese poetry prompt and a playlist. We’ve got unique songs and a prompt that’s sure to bring on the cheese.

Filed Under: Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Launching Love, Etc.

By T.S. Poetry 25 Comments

Red flower love poems

A day spent celebrating love—to launch Love, Etc. Sharing quotes, a live reading, chocolates. What’s not to love?

Filed Under: Attentiveness Poems, Blog, Hope Poems, poems about writing

Eating and Drinking Poems: Lucille Clifton’s ‘Cutting Greens’

By Kathryn Neel 3 Comments

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In this Eating and Drinking Poems post, Kathryn Neel pairs ‘cutting greens’ by Lucille Clifton with a southern recipe for collard greens.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Poets

Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

top ten twitter poems

When we see good Twitter poems, we stop and take notice. Today we’re featuring ten of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen in the last few weeks:

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Vocabulary”

By Will Willingham 38 Comments

wislawa szymborska vocabulary

Join us for Week #1 of our National Poetry Month Poetry Dare. We’re looking at “Vocabulary” and “An Effort” by Wisława Szymborska. What did you read?

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, poetry, Poetry Dare, Wislawa Szymborska, writer's group resources

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