A pandemic is a perfect time to learn a poem By Heart, especially Derek Mahon’s “Everything Is Going To Be All Right.”
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By Heart: ‘A Noiseless Patient Spider’ + New Derek Mahon Challenge
Uncle Walt says spiders and souls have a lot in common. Our By Heart column considers Whitman’s ‘A Noiseless Patient Spider’ and Charlotte.
‘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.
Poets and Poems: Susan Richardson and “Things My Mother Left Behind”
In “Things My Mother Left Behind,” poet Susan Richardson tells the story of her loss of sight and progression to darkness.
By Heart: ‘I Have Wrapped My Dreams in a Silken Cloth’ + New Vachel Lindsay Challenge
In celebration of Take Your Poet to Work Day, join Megan Willome as she learns Countee Cullen’s “I Have Wrapped My Dreams in a Silken Cloth” by heart.
Poets and Poems: Jessica De Guyat and “Fording the Stream”
The poetry collection “Fording the Stream” by British poet Jessica De Guyat is centered in the idea of place, be it Lindisfarne, Iona, or the French Midi.
Poetry Out Loud: When Poems Become Magic Cloaks
Poetry memorization and recitation can be like a magic cloak, with the power to transform and transport students. Learn great tips for how to start, from theater teacher Dana Kinsey.
Every Day Poems ✨ The Poetry Club Room
Dear Every Day Poems Readers, Thank you for sharing your favorite lines with us for the poetry club! This is a way, if you aren’t with us on Instagram or Twitter, to see what has touched each other’s hearts, minds, and souls, month by month. Enjoy. ✨ P.S.: You can also join the poetry club […]
By Heart: a blessing poem for the exhausted + new Margaret Wise Brown challenge
Return to your self, dear soul. Join us in learning John O’Donohue’s poem “For One Who Is Exhausted, A Blessing” By Heart.
By Heart: ‘The Tyger’ + New John O’Donohue Challenge
Join author Megan Willome as she learns William Blake’s ‘The Tyger’ By Heart. And shares a tiger poem by Newbery-winner Nancy Willard too.
Poem Presents—A Poem Is a Gift No Distance Can Erase
It’s simple to participate. Just find a few poems of beauty, comfort, or hope to share—from a site like Poetry Foundation.
By Heart: ‘Dippold the Optician’ and William Blake Challenge
Join author Megan Willome as she learns a little wisdom poetry By Heart—’Dippold the Optician’ from Edgar Lee Masters’ ‘Spoon River Anthology.’
Poems From the Coffee Shop—Chamomile and Wild Honeyed Bread
What happens when your coffee shop has no shop? Join author L.L. Barkat for a discussion of the poem “Rider” and thoughts on resilience.
Poets and Poems: Mischa Willett and “The Elegy Beta”
“The Elegy Beta: Poems” by Mischa Willett utilize the idea of the elegy, reflecting seriously and somberly on life, faith, suffering, and beauty.
Poems From the Coffee Shop: Ceylon and The Red Wheel Barrow
When “humanity happens,” what connects us to a wider sense of life and each other? Classic poems lead the way. (Ceylon tea and experimental sandwiches aren’t far behind.)
Poems From the Coffee Shop: Chai Latte and Sanctuary
Where do you find sanctuary? Come with L.L. Barkat to the coffee shop and enter into a poem that glimmers, and maybe offers something to go along with your chai tea (or coffee).
By Heart: “Snow-flakes” + New Edgar Lee Masters Challenge
Join author Megan Willome as she learns Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s ‘Snow-flakes’ By Heart.
Poems From the Coffee Shop: Earl Grey and Loch Ness Weariness
When nothing goes as planned, what’s Plan B? Maybe coffee, maybe tea. Especially at a beautiful coffee shop, with poems like “Loch Ness” on your mind.
Poems From the Coffee Shop—Matcha and A Blessing for the Exhausted
Join author L.L. Barkat in the coffee shop (and the attic) and consider the joy of poetry and matcha, for your weary soul.
By Heart: “The Darkling Thrush” + New Longfellow Challenge
Join author Megan Willome as she learns Thomas Hardy’s ‘The Darkling Thrush’ By Heart. This poem has it all: desolation, Hope, and ecstatic caroling.