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Tattoo Poetry: Jealousy Between the Inks

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

Rose Tattoo Poetry

Be a tattoo that has had to share the body that bears it. How do you feel about the other tattoos?

Filed Under: Blog, Courage Poems, Hope Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Tattoo Poems, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Tattoo Poetry: Ode on a Grecian Urn Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

Tattoo poetry

Tattoo poetry is permanent poetry—captured by the body that bears it. There’s a sense in which it is locked in time and form, much the way the painted Greek lovers were perpetually locked to the vase in “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”

Filed Under: Adam and Eve Poems, Blog, love poems, love poetry, Ode Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Tattoo Poetry: The Ink’s Journey Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 13 Comments

Tattoo Poetry Seize the Day

Tattoo poetry is *ink transforming*—telling a story or covering one, or giving a person something to live into that is yet untold.

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The Writing Life: Beginnings, Pt. 1

By Ann Kroeker 38 Comments

the writing life beginnings pt 1

The athlete of the family lives in the shadow of her brother while secretly dreaming of a writing life of her own.

Filed Under: Blog, journey into poetry, Writing Life

Tattoo Poetry: Inked with an Author Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 3 Comments

Tattoo Poetry

Get inked with your author; give us a poem that tells the tale.

Filed Under: Grief Poems, love poems, love poetry, Tattoo Poems, Tattoos, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

top ten poetry picks

Emily Dickinson’s pickup lines, op-ed poetry, why you should draw with your 4-year-old. It’s a brand new week of our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Tattoo Poems, Tattoos, Top Ten Poetic Tweets

Best Tattoo Songs: Plus, Poetry

By T.S. Poetry 15 Comments

Tattoo Songs Poetry

To kick off this month’s new Tattoo poetry theme, we gathered a list of the best tattoo songs we could find.

Filed Under: Blog, Bottled & Canned, Music, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Bottled & Canned: A Secret Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 13 Comments

Clear Glass Bottle Poetry

Think of a secret you want or need to preserve. Put it in a bottle or can. Will it go in easily? This is poetry. We don’t need to know the actual secret.

Filed Under: Blog, Bottled & Canned, Courage Poems, Hope Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Bottled & Canned: A Keeping Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 14 Comments

Bottle Poetry

Have you ever found a bottle worth keeping? Have you ever collected a whole colorful line? Put it in poetry.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, Bottled & Canned, Dog Poems, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Bottled & Canned: Surprise Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 17 Comments

Dolls in Cans Poetry

Have you ever opened a can, only to find something unexpected? Now’s your chance.

Filed Under: Blog, Bottled & Canned, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Bottles & Cans: A Playlist and Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 15 Comments

bottled and canned poetry prompt

Can you put bottles and cans in your poems? Join us for our new Bottled & Canned theme, and a brand new playlist and poetry prompt.

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Iowa Summer Writing Festival: There to Write

By Tania Runyan 2 Comments

If you’re looking for a place to network, the Iowa Summer Writing Festival may not be the best for you. You’re there to write.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Finding Inspiration, Writer's Conferences, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Operation Poetry Dare: For the Love

By Nancy Franson 38 Comments

the poetry dare

Can poetry be taught or learned? Or is it a relationship one enters into? Nancy Franson continues her experimental reading in the Poetry Dare. Settle down now. Drink some cranberry juice.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry Dare, poetry humor, poetry teaching resources

Rock ‘n Roll Poetry Prompt: Instrumental

By T.S. Poetry 9 Comments

Rock Song Poetry Acres Wild Jethro Tull

Rock music contains poetry, as do the instruments and voices that speak it. Jethro Tull’s “Acres Wild” shows us the way.

Filed Under: Blog, Hope Poems, love poems, love poetry, Music, Poems, poetry, Rock Song Poems, writing prompts

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This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 3 Comments

Book doodles, flower-power drone poetry bombs, Papa on Facebook, refrigerator poetry, and Afghani poetry–it’s all here in this week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks!

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Mirror, Mirage (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 24 Comments

Can you tell the difference between mirror and mirage? Do you follow false reflections or true? This week, we’re exploring the poetry in mirages.

Filed Under: Blog, Mirror Poems, Poems, writing prompts

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 5 Comments

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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32 Flavors And Then Some (a Phoenix Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 8 Comments

Feathers

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.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Blog, Poems, Swans Swallows Phoenix, Themed Writing Projects

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