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WordCandy Sweet Bloggers Roundup: Truffles

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

wordcandy truffles

Our WordCandy Sweet Bloggers have lifted another collection of chocolate truffles from the beautiful quote box.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Quotes, WordCandy

Memoir Notebook: Elements of Style

By Anthony Connolly 6 Comments

memoir notebook onions

Memoir Notebook is a monthly column dedicated to longer creative non-fiction works. Today, Wm. Anthony Connolly is cutting onions. Or is he?

Filed Under: Blog, Creative Non-Fiction, Memoir Notebook, writer's group resources

Poetry Classroom: The Wait

By Daniel Bowman 11 Comments

Poetry Hair

Welcome to this month’s poetry classroom with poet Daniel Bowman. Today we’re discussing plum-haired November.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom

Creative Writing for Real: The Adventure Begins!

You signed up for our Creative Writing for Real Workshop, with leader Brad Grout. Your adventure will officially begin on June 17th, but you can expect to hear from us a few days beforehand, when we’ll invite you into your private online group setting so you can begin to look around. All materials for the […]

A Book of Beginnings: Finishing

By L.L. Barkat 24 Comments

spoons book

When writing a book, there’s always the chance you won’t finish. Should you care?

Filed Under: A Book of Beginnings, Fiction, writer's group resources

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

top ten poetry picks

Madonna recites Neruda, Kennedy memorizes Colderidge, Seinfeld drinks coffee. It’s poetry and more in Our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

National Poetry Month: poemcrazy: lights and mysteries

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

poemcrazy poetry

Join us as we wrap up our discussion of ‘poemcrazy’ with woolly mammoth, vikings, and writing to save your life.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, National Poetry Month, poemcrazy, poetry

Artist Date: Flying

By Kathryn Neel 6 Comments

Artist Date Tickets all rides Ktorster

Come along for an Artist Date? This week, we’re flying.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog

Poetry Classroom: Walking Through the Dream

By Daniel Bowman 21 Comments

plum tree poetry

Welcome to this month’s poetry classroom with Daniel Bowman. Today we’re discussing walking through the dream of a stranger.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources

Night at the Classroom (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 7 Comments

Making Grendel from paper mâché? Perhaps you’d rather just write a creature poem. Seth Haines has a new poetry prompt from literature’s greatest creatures.

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

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 3 Comments

Shakespeare conspiracy theories, lizard poetry, and who in the world owns your second-hand book? Seth Haines has a brand new week of our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

National Poetry Month: poemcrazy: Open the Window

By Will Willingham 13 Comments

poemcrazy

Poems and dreams gather fragments of our days and piece them back together in whimsical, even frightening ways. Join us for our latest ‘poemcrazy’ discussion.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, poemcrazy, poetry, writing prompts

10 Fun Shakespeare Resources Online

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

Shakespeare Resources

In honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday, enjoy this fun collection of Shakespeare resources from around the web.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry teaching resources, Shakespeare, writer's group resources

A Book of Beginnings: On Knowing

By L.L. Barkat 10 Comments

poetry grove

How do you know when you have something big enough for a book idea? A simple walk might tell you.

Filed Under: A Book of Beginnings, Blog, writer's group resources

This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

top ten poetry picks

85 poets, 85 Pulitzer works, learning to read at 85. It’s a brand new week of great poetry links in Our Top (85 minus 75) Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

How to Think Like a Creative Genius: The Adventure Begins!

You signed up for our How to Think Like a Creative Genius workshop, with leader Kathryn Neel. Your adventure will officially begin on June 17th (or July 22, if you purchased Workshop II), but you can expect to hear from us a few days beforehand, when we’ll invite you into your private online group setting […]

National Poetry Month: poemcrazy: Hi There Stars

By Will Willingham 21 Comments

poemcrazy push-up

Sometimes poetry is just begging not to be understood. In this week’s ‘poemcrazy’ book club installment, we’re invited to ‘not think, not understand.’

Filed Under: Blog, book club, poemcrazy, poetry, writer's group resources

The Art of Storytelling: Your Adventure Begins!

book white by Claire Burge

You signed up for our The Art of Storytelling workshop, with leader Gloria Kempton. Your adventure will officially begin on May 5th, but you can expect to hear from us a few days beforehand, when we’ll invite you into your private online group setting so you can begin to look around. All materials for the […]

Artist Date: Mary, Patrick, Mary

By L.L. Barkat 19 Comments

Artist Date St Augustines Peonies

I know where I’m going on this Artist Date, so I pop Lady Gaga out of the player and flick in Alison Krauss and Union Station, Lonely Runs Both Ways.

Filed Under: Artist Date, Blog

THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 POETIC PICKS

By Seth Haines 5 Comments

154 actors for 154 sonnets, exhuming Neruda, toddlers reciting poetry. Seth Haines has a brand new week of Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

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