The question of art, children’s poetry, and the scientific uses of poetry–It’s all in this week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks!
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Realities Reflected (A Poetry Prompt)
The slanted, off-kilter fun-house bedroom emptied into a narrow a corridor, a hallway with mirrored walls. The lights were bright, fluorescent lit, and gave the general impression of being trapped inside that Bruce Lee classic, Enter the Dragon. My three boys and I stopped, noticed the hundreds of us-es that seemed to stretch around slight reflective […]
Mirror, Mirror (A Poetry Prompt)
Seth Haines starts out our June Mirror, Mirror theme with a musical reflection — our June poetry prompt playlist of mirror tunes.
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32 Flavors And Then Some (a Phoenix Poetry Prompt)
The phoenix is a classic theme in literature, poetry, and music. This week Seth Haines has a poetry prompt with the phoenix and Ani Difranco’s 32 Flavors.
The Opalescent Swallow (A Poetry Prompt)
Join Seth Haines for a new poetry prompt on the swallow, from this month’s Swan, Swallow, the Phoenix theme.
Honk if You Were a Teenage Swan (A Poetry Prompt)
Write a coming-of-age poem inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Ugly Duckling” in this week’s poetry prompt from Seth Haines.
Swans, Swallows, and the Phoenix (A Poetry Prompt)
Seth Haines kicks off the month of May with a new poetic playlist on our Swans, Swallow, Phoenix theme, and a brand new poetry prompt to boot.
Night at the Classroom (A Poetry Prompt)
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.
Custard the Cowardly Dragon (A Poetry Prompt)
A Tweetspeak poetry prompt involving Ogden Nash, Custard the cowardly dragon, and light verse.
Frumious Nonsense & Jabberwock Thoughts (A Poetry Prompt)
Seth Haines spins a ferocious new poetry prompt from the nonsense words of Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky.’
St. George of the Bayou (A Poetry Prompt)
St. George of the Bayou spins a dragon tale and a brand new poetry prompt.
Puff The Magic Dragon v. The Chupacabra (A Poetry Prompt)
Start April with some poetry about dragons and creatures, and a brand new creature-themed musical playlist to get your poetry juices flowing.
This Week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks
Why poetry matters, Stephen Colbert on design, bees conspiring to make art. It ‘s all in our Top 10 Poetic Picks.
5 Great Ways for How to Write a Pantoum
Here are five great ways to write a pantoum. You weren’t looking for anything but great ways, right?
Pant, Pant, “Ou-ou-oum” (A Goat Song Pantoum Poetry Prompt)
One Direction and Bon Jovi are all over the new goat song craze. We kick off our March Pantoum poetry theme with a playlist for the goat pantoum.
Let’s Go Crazy–A Potpourri Purple Poetry Prompt of Tyrannosaurical Proportions
From Barney the purple dinosaur to Little Jack Horner’s plum-popping thumb, Seth Haines has a new purple poetry prompt.
Happy Birthday Nina Simone: Queen of Sung Poetry
We believe in the art of turning one direction into another. After all, that seems like one of the deepest possibilities of poetry.
The Symbolic Duke and a Purple Play (A Poetry Prompt)
As the guest of honor, Alexandrovitch was given the right to declare the colors for Mardi Gras. He chose purple to signify justice, green to represent faith, and gold for kingly power. Seth Haines has chosen the same for a poetry prompt.
This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
The many hats of Dr. Seuss, literary works in your DNA, taking your love to San Antonio. Seth Haines has another week of poetry highlights in our Top Ten Poetic Picks.