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The Chocolate Artist—From Truffles to Gold Leaf
She never dreamed she’d be a Cacao Chemistry chocolate artist. Then a dream came true, and so did the ganache and gold leaf.
Poet Laura: Chocolate Saves Mardi Gras
Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, Laura Boggess, spends Mardi Gras without power but offers up a chocolate sonnet after a gift from her chocolate patron.
“Waste” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Waste Doth any man consider what we waste Here in God’s garden? While the sea is full, The sunlight smiles, and all the blessed earth Offers her wealth to our intelligence. We waste our food, enough for half the world, In helpless luxury among the rich, In helpless […]
“Part of the Battle” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
< Return to Charlotte Perkins Gilman Poems Part of the Battle There is a moment when with splendid joy, With flashing blade and roar of thundering guns And colors waving wide where triumph stands, The last redoubt is carried; we have won! This is the battle! We have conquered now! But the long hours of […]
Poet Laura: A Dedication to Whimsy, From Your New Poet Laura
Meet Laura Boggess, our newest Poet Laura and the first “Laura” Poet Laura and get a glimpse of her dedication to whimsy.
A Ritual to Read to Each Other: When you can’t read
What do you read when you can’t? This month’s ‘A Ritual to Read to Each Other’ column explores how to begin again.
Robert Hudson Explains the House Fly — and Poetry
In “The Poet and the Fly,” Robert Hudson considers seven poets and how they used the common house fly to develop their themes.
‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Book Club: the heart within me knows
In the second installment of our book club about Madeleine L’Engle’s classic, ‘A Wrinkle in Time,’ we ask how the heart knows what is true.
Fiction Prompt: Chapter 1, Apple Fritter Bread
Fall means fiction! Join us as author Callie Feyen unfolds a new story, chapter by chapter. Bonus: an apple fritter recipe.
Taking a Scottish Road Trip with Jorge Luis Borges
What was supposed to be an “author-sitting” stint turned into a Scotland road trip for a young grad student and Jorge Luis Borges.
Pandemic Journal: An Entry on the Silver Skunk and the Mysterious Poet
A tale of a silver skunk, quiet talk of an unknown sonneteer, and friends at a distance together at York’s. Share in this surreal pandemic journal entry, with Callie Feyen.
Teach It: Collaborative Poetry—I’m With Aristotle
Writing collaborative poems proves a fertle ground for students to learn and grow both collectively and individually.
Pooh, On Poetry
Author Megan Willome takes poetry advice from Winnie-the-Pooh and revises a poem.
Wild Words Book Club: 5 Ways To Begin
In this first installment of the Wild Words book club, Callie Feyen reflects on five ways her writing has started, and the ways beginning and doubting intersect.
Pandemic Journal: An Entry on How We Read Poetry
Author Megan Willome reads poetry during the pandemic and finds new focus by absorbing the loveliness of unexpected words.
Pandemic Journal: An Entry on Rejoicing at the Grocery Store
Pandemic Journal: With the coronavirus, few things have changed like shopping for groceries. We may have become 21st century versions of hunter-gatherers.
The Silver Chair Book Club: The Darkness Around Us Is Deep
In the dramatic escape scene of a children’s story, we discover important truths about staying awake to our lives and the world around us. Join us for the latest installment in our book club discussion of The Silver Chair.
The Silver Chair Book Club: The Circus Won’t Find the Park
Our young heroes continue their quest to rescue the Prince, and discover a hard learned secret about being in it together as our discussion of The Silver Chair continues.
The Jungle Effect Book Club: How to Find an Indigenous Diet that Works for You
In this final discussion of Daphne Miller’s The Jungle Effect, Charity Singleton Craig considers the challenges and opportunities of finding your own indigenous diet options.