Some of the most enduring tales ever told rely on great friends, like Sam and Frodo in The Lord of the Rings. Where did Tolkien find inspiration for these characters? You might discover the answers starting with his own life.
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Marjorie Maddox and “Transplant, Transport, Transubstantiation”
The poems of “Transplant, Trnasport, Transubstantiation” by Marjorie Maddox take us to the world of change and loss, and what sustains us.
Memoir Notebook: Three Summers, Part One: The Seed
A city boy goes to spend the summer on a farm in rural Ohio, and the experience stays with him into his golden years, still surprising him with the way it reveals plain and not-so-plain truths.
Take Your Poet to Work Day: How Poets Work
We celebrated the 6th annual Take Your Poet to Work Day this week. Check out the ways we found our poets working away the day.
Take Your Poet to Work Day: Rosario Castellanos
We’re getting ready to celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day! Our 2018 poet collection continues with Mexican poet Rosario Castellanos.
Take Your Poet to Work Day: Juana Inés de la Cruz
We’re getting ready to celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day! Our 2018 poet collection continues with Mexican poet Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
Using Poetry to Reflect Upon the Civil War – Part 3: Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman celebrated the beginning of the Civil War, like many Americans on both sides. But as it dragged on, he — and his poetry — changed.
Take Your Poet to Work Day: Rosalía de Castro
We’re getting ready to celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day! Our 2018 poet collection continues with Galician poet Rosalía de Castro.
Take Your Poet to Work Day: Jorge Luis Borges
We’re getting ready to celebrate Take Your Poet to Work Day! Our 2018 poet collection starts with Argentine author and poet Jorge Luis Borges.
Poetry and Remembering the Civil War – Part 2: Robert Lowell
For generations, we’ve used the Civil War as a lens for viewing controversies. In his poem “For the Union Dead,” Robert Lowell considers the war — and a parking garage.
What’s Your Favorite Book?
What’s your favorite book? Bethany Rohde considers our favorites, and the sometimes difficult choice for readers with no single standout.
Build Your Writing Momentum, With Some Editor TLC
Want to be a better writer? Learn helpful editorial tips in community at our new live Editor TLC events.
How to Turn Your Story Questions Into Writing Prompts!
After reading a good story, you can follow these three easy steps to turn your story questions into writing prompts. See 5 sample prompts based on the fairy tale ‘The Golden Dress,’ to help you on your writing way!
Birthdays & Birthstones Poetry Prompt: Celebration
Join us as we write about celebrating birthdays, and consider how the formal aspects of our poems add emotional resonance to personal observations.
Take Your Poet to School Week: Eugene Field, the Poet of Childhood
Eugene Field is perhaps the perfect poet for Take Your Poet to School Week. It was the schoolchildren of St. Louis who saved his house from demolition.
Bring in the Cupcakes! It’s Take Your Poet to School Week
It’s Take Your Poet to School Week! Celebrate with themes such as Talk Like a Poet Day, Poet in Your Math Book Day, and of course, sweetest of all, our new public day: Poet in a Cupcake Day!
Take Your Poet to School Week—National Poetry Month!
Take Your Poet to School Week For the past several years, we’ve provided cut ‘n color poets for grown-ups, to take to work in July. Sometimes, kids borrowed them. And, over time, we heard from librarians and classroom teachers: “We want kids to have the chance to take these to school.” But nobody wanted to […]
Poetry for Life Scholarship Winner: Maria A. Esguerra
We announce the winner of this year’s Poetry for Life Scholarship, Maria A. Esguerra.
Regional Tour: Of Alligators and Everglades
Sandra Heska King has all the adventure—and alligators—she could ever want right in her own backyard, in the Everglades.
Bridge of Love: Poetry Prompt
Love, water, bridges, time: it’s a great poetic tradition to put these elements together. Join us, explore some sample poems, and create your own bridge of love with poetry.