National Student Poet Sojourner Ahebee, forced from her homeland during the Ivorian civil war, shares how poetry writing helps her keep “home” close.
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Take Your Poet to Work: W. B. Yeats
Have you chosen your favorite poet for Take Your Poet to Work Day? W. B. Yeats joins our growing collection of ready-for-work poets today.
Poetry Prompt: Dog Adventure
It’s not just a poetry prompt — it’s the pet door to an adventure. Journey along as we live vicariously through dog tales of excitement and suspense.
Poetry for Life. A Dream Come True.
What happens when one parent dreams of giving 180 graduates poetry for life? A national poetry community makes sure the dream comes true.
The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
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.
Take Your Poet to Work: John Keats
Romantic poet John Keats trained as an apothecary. He’d be a great help in the lab this afternoon. He’s the latest in our Take Your Poet to Work collection.
Anna Akhmatova and the Poetry of Resilience
Russian poet Anna Akhmatova experienced personal tragedy, war, revolution, civil war, and Stalinist repression, and still wrote haunting poetry.
Photography Prompts: Faithful Dog Photo Play 2
We received several heart-warming submissions for our photography prompts. Visit our family dog album, pick your favorite, and respond with a poem.
Photography Prompts: Puppy Dog Eyes Photo Play
Taking good pet photographs takes practice. Our photography prompts are here to help. Bring your camera and dog along with us for a little Photo Play!
Dog Songs: Poetry Prompt & Playlist
We cannot imagine a world without dogs and the joy they bring. Check out our new playlist and poetry prompt. Come sing (or howl) a few Dog Songs with us.
Photo Prompts: Baby Face Photo Play 2
Join us for our Baby Face Photo Prompts follow-up and be stirred by the collection of photographs and poetry, steeped in back story. Come write yours.
The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks + Emily
Artful chocolate, famous punk authors, poetry in the supermarket, and how to not write a novel. It’s the best in poetry: our monthly Top Ten Poetic Picks.
Twitter Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Tweets
One of the things poetry and Twitter have in common (when done well) is an economy of words. When we see good Twitter poetry, we stop and take notice.
National Poetry Month Poetry Dare: Wisława Szymborska’s “Could Have”
It’s difficult to explain good fortune, though that didn’t stop Wisława Szymborska from trying in her poem “Could Have.”
Re-Inventing the Ode
Creating a traditional ode allows the poet to use her outdoor voice. It is a profoundly public medium, daring to speak to and for everyone.
Photo Prompts: An Ode to Home Photo Play 2
Poetry and photo prompts go hand in hand with our Photo Play feature. Check out the entries for An Ode to Home.
This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
The Muppets take selfies, how Twitter can help you write better sentences, death by poetry and what Gertrude Stein finds most exciting. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.
Photo Prompts: An Ode to Home Photo Play
There is something about home that bestows a sense of peace, comfort, and belonging. Home sustains us. Walk through the door after a long day and inhale. It smells familiar, like a favorite sweater. Come on over to our house for Photo Prompts: An Ode to Home. It’s Photo Play day!
Coming Home to Scotland and Scottish Poetry
Surprised by Scotland, a writer finds herself taken by her past, her present with Scottish poets, and maybe (who knows) her future.
Poetry Dare: What Tangled Webs T. S. Eliot Weaves
Sandra Heska King’s poetry dare continues, while she suspends herself in the web woven by T. S. Eliot’s marvelous collection of words.