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The Poem of the Month: January

By T.S. Poetry 16 Comments

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Wherein we reveal the poem of the month. You picked it. We’re unveiling it.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, Poem of the Month, Poems, poetry

English Teaching Resources: Incidentally, You Just Wrote for Three Hours

By L.L. Barkat 24 Comments

Eraser Dust English Teaching Resources

Our “Incidentally” column shares English Teaching Resources & opinions about the state of education, from a teacher who has worked the systems for almost 25 years. Today’s topic: teaching kids to write.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching Resources, Incidentally

Top 10 Chocolate Quotes

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’ve put together a lovely gold-lined sampler box of delicious chocolate quotes to share with your chocolate-loving love.

Filed Under: Blog, Chocolate, Quotes, Valentine's Day, WordCandy

7 Chocolate Poems for Your Love (of Chocolate)

By Will Willingham 25 Comments

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Good love poems aren’t always about love. Sometimes, they are about chocolate (its own kind of love). Try this collection of rich, dark chocolate poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Chocolate, Chocolate Poems, love poems, Valentine's Day

Poetry at Work: The Poetry of Regime Change

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

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There is poetry at work in the most convulsive of organizational upheavals, often called regime change. Charles Bukowski’s poem helps understanding.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Grief Poems, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poets

Choose the Poem of the Month

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

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It’s time to sleuth the poem of the month! Which poems were most loved in January? You can help us know.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, Poem of the Month, Poems, poetry

Spanish Lace: Playlist & Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 50 Comments

Spanish Lace Poetry Prompt

If you look closely, the intricate pattern of Spanish Lace has a story to tell. We’ve woven together a new playlist of songs—from Spanish lace to lace in general, from the group Paper Lace to some great Spanish love songs. An intoxicating variety of tunes, and a poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Dream Poems, Music, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Spanish Lace, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

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The worst state to borrow books for fictional children, what memoir is not, revising everything from poetry to the NSA. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Creativity, poetry, Poetry at Work, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Eating and Drinking Poems: Maya Angelou’s “Phenomenal Woman”

By Scott Anderson 12 Comments

Poet Scott Edward Anderson pays homage to both his fiance and Maya Angelou by pairing the poem “Phenomenal Woman” with the comfort food of a Spoon Roast.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Maya Angelou, Poems, poetry, Recipes, Woman Poems

The Writing Life: Setting Limits to Become a Better Writer

By Charity Singleton Craig 26 Comments

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Do you need to set limits in your writing life in order to focus on writing? Charity Singleton Craig sees the irony, and the need to focus.

Filed Under: Become a Better Writer, Writing Life, Writing Tips

Book Club Announcement: The Faraway Nearby (Rebecca Solnit)

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

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Join us for our next book club, discussing The Faraway Nearby. We’ll can apricots, wear shoes made of ice, follow Frankenstein’s journey, fly with the swan man, and wander the labyrinth only to reach our center and return to our beginnings.

Filed Under: book club, Books, The Faraway Nearby

The Mischief Café

Choice Tea

Welcome to The Mischief Café, our welcome and announcement space for newcomers and regulars at Tweetspeak Poetry. For Tweetspeak Newcomers Want to connect with our community? Our Poetry Baristas are here to help you find your way. If they don’t happen to notice that you chose a table in the corner, feel free to wave […]

Top 10 Quotes from T. S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

By Will Willingham 14 Comments

love song of j alfred prufrock by t.s. eliot

What better place to start reading T. S. Eliot than “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”? To break it down, we start with 10 great quotes plus the whole poem.

Filed Under: Blog, love poems, poetry, Poetry Dare, Quotes, T.S. Eliot

Poetry at Work Book Club: The Poetry of Layoffs and Restructuring

By Will Willingham 18 Comments

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What could be less poetic than corporate restructuring? In this week’s discussion of Glynn Young’s Poetry at Work, we consider the poetry of layoffs.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work: Bookclub

Journey into Poetry: Karen Clark

By Karen Clarke 4 Comments

journey into poetry karen clark

Although fascinated by the written word, Karen Clark convinced herself that becoming a poet was too sacred–an honor to which she could never aspire.

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Top Ten Tweets (and a thousand other things) from Poetry at Work Day

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

top tweets from poetry at work day

From newsrooms to libraries, from the Scottish parliament to the coffee shop, Poetry at Work Day was celebrated around the world. Here are our highlights.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day, work poems

Poetry at Work Book Club: The Poetry of Beauty in the Workplace

By Will Willingham 14 Comments

poetry at work beauty in workplace

In Poetry at Work, Glynn Young asks if work can have beauty. Some work seems to be the very spot where beauty expired. And yet, it’s there, if one looks.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, poetry, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work: Bookclub

Literary Tours: Cassadaga Florida

By Kathryn Neel 7 Comments

Palm Tree Cassadaga Literary Tour Spiritualist

Visit Cassadaga, a small Florida town that is a cross between Mayberry and The Twilight Zone, with a dash of Old West ghost town.

Filed Under: Blog, Literary Tour

Twitter Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Tweets (The Polar Vortex Edition)

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

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In this week’s Top Ten Poetic Tweets, we’re featuring Twitter poetry of the polar vortex, lines of snow, ice, wind and bitter cold as we shiver toward this weekend’s promised warmer temperatures.

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

Poetry at Work, The Book: Introduction Excerpt

By L.L. Barkat 9 Comments

Poetry at Work Snow Branch

Poetry at Work, the book, provides practical tools for altering work cultures and our approaches to everything from the business meeting to the business crisis.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, poetry and business, Poetry at Work

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