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Writers Workshop: Becoming Mindful in Place-Begins June!

By T.S. Poetry 22 Comments

Becoming Mindful Writers Workshop on Mindfulness and Place

Are you interested in slowing down and developing a deeper creative process and writing life? Becoming mindful of the places that surround you is a great beginning. Let this workshop guide and inspire.

Filed Under: Blog, Workshops

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

Tragedy and Comedy: Why We Love Them, What’s the Point

By Sara Barkat 7 Comments

Psychology and Neurology of Comedy and Tragedy

Why read tragedy or comedy—or bother to write either one? Psychology and neurology suggest they can change our lives, make us more empathetic, and help us cope.

Filed Under: Blog, Literary Analysis, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

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

Photo Play: Air, Breath, Wind

By Heather Eure 32 Comments

wind, air, breath

Everything needs a little room to breathe. Join us as we explore air, breath, wind. It’s time for Photo Play!

Filed Under: Air and Wind, Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

10 Spring Books to Help Kiss Winter Goodbye

By L.L. Barkat 6 Comments

Spring Books Waterway with Fog 1

Here are ten great “spring books” to help us coax spring to (please!) make her appearance. From nonfiction to poetry to creativity and writing titles.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Finding Inspiration, Spring Poems

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

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Best in Poetry Top Ten Poetic Picks

Toni Morrison finally reads ‘Beloved.’ You might be too smart to write. Why productivity might be killing you. Our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

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

Loki Goodness Campaign 3 & 4

By Anonymous 8 Comments

Loki art from SuperbWallpapers

The Loki Goodness Campaign is a parody of a phenomenon among Thor and Loki fans, many whom believe Loki has gotten a bad rap and is actually good.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign

September Beats: Allen Ginsberg

By Glynn Young 13 Comments

peace sign flowers art

Allen Ginsberg started with the Beat Generation and became known for the obscenity trial over his “Howl and Other Poems” and a devotion to protest.

Filed Under: article, Beat Poets, Poems, poetry, Poets

The Loki Goodness Campaign, 2: Advice Column

By Anonymous 9 Comments

Loki Goodness Campaign SuperbWallpapers art

The Loki Goodness Campaign is a parody of a phenomenon among Thor and Loki fans, many whom believe Loki has gotten a bad rap and is actually good.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign

The Loki Goodness Campaign, 1

By Anonymous 9 Comments

Loki art from SuperbWallpapers

The Loki Goodness Campaign is a parody of a phenomenon among Thor and Loki fans, many whom believe Loki has gotten a bad rap and is actually good.

Filed Under: Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign, Student Writing

Memoir Notebook: Double I/Eye

By Anthony Connolly 4 Comments

memoir notebook double i eye tweetspeak poetry

You’ll attempt in memoir to recall as best you can, but it’s not always possible. One possible avenue of resolving the memory folly is splitting the memoirist in two.

Filed Under: Memoir Notebook

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

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

the best in poetry

The literary novel might be dead, how to get Stephen King’s royalties, wrestling Ulysses and haiku-izing your status update. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

The Poetry of Walking, History and Houses

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Poetry of walking, houses

A stroll, even in familiar neighborhoods, can prompt reflection, imagination, discovery, and insight. Perhaps it could be called the poetry of walking.

Filed Under: Blog, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, Writing in Place

This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

top ten poetry picks

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

It’s Poetry at Work Day!

By Glynn Young 42 Comments

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It’s Poetry at Work Day, and Tweetspeak Poetry has an array of resources to help you find the poetry in your work and in your workplace — and a giveaway!

Filed Under: article, Poems, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day, poetry news

Poetry at Work: The Dignity of All Work

By Glynn Young 17 Comments

the dignity of all work poetry at work

A conversation about a work assignment leads to a discussion of the inherent value and worth of people and work – an example of poetry at work.

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

Writing Workshops: How to Powerfully Build Your Author Platform

By Jane Friedman 16 Comments

How to Powerfully Build Your Platform

Why do you need an author platform? Maybe you want to get an agent, sell a book proposal, or promote a book—self-published or with a traditional publisher.

Filed Under: Blog, Book promotion, Workshops, writer's group resources, Writing Business Tips

Poets and Poems: Christopher Reid’s “A Scattering”

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Poets and Poems: Christopher Reid “A Scattering”

Today, Poets and Poems highlights Christopher Reid’s “A Scattering, ” a remarkable series of poems that helped him deal with the death of his wife.

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

Poets and Poems: R.S. Thomas’s “Poems to Elsi”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Poets and Poems: Poems to Elsi by R.S. Thomas

Poets and Poems looks at “Poems to Elsi” by R.S. Thomas, which provides insight into the Thomas marriage of more than 50 years.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Grief Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Poets

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