Come into our living room and relax. We’re brewing a pot of tea and writing poetry about the warm, familiar place where we can welcome friends and simply be ourselves.
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A Foolproof Guide to Getting Your Poems Published—While Having Fun!
Susan Rich found a way to enjoy the task of submitting poems, playing a form of the license plate game. You, too, can get your poems published and have fun.
Math, Science, & Technology Prompt: Physics Love Poem
This week’s prompt dives into science and the poets who set in motion physics poetry (pun intended). Join us and create your own physics love poem.
How to Write an Epic Poem: Infographic
Help our noble hero fight good and evil with an epic poem. Our colorful epic poetry infographic will show you how. (And maybe make you laugh along the way.)
How to Write a Poem in Every Classroom!
We’re on a mission to get How to Write a Poem (and How to Read a Poem) into classrooms in every state. Join the challenge!
Top 10 Best Fairy Tale Poems
From Cinderella to Midas, Rumpelstiltskin to Red Riding Hood, we’ve gathered up a basket full of 10 best Fairy Tale Poems to skip through the woods with.
Top 10 Best Question Poems
Here are 10 of the best question poems that give unexpected answers. How would you answer these same questions if the poem was yours?
Top 10 Best Rose Poems
Robbie Burns didn’t write the first rose poem. But he may have written one of the best rose poems. Enjoy this fresh bouquet of 12—minus two!
Your Laundry Poems and Scratch Magazine Winner
Today we’re featuring some of your laundry poems and announcing the winner of the Scratch Magazine giveaway.
Top Ten Independence Poems
All of us want a little independence; some of us want a lot. Which is to say that independence isn’t only a political thing. Celebrate (or keep reaching) with these 10 great independence poems.
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!
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.
Photo Prompts: Baby Face Photo Play
Pick up your camera and join us for our photo prompts while we explore this month’s Baby, Baby theme. What do you see when you look through the viewfinder?
How to Write a Poem: Jealous Poem Stacks
English Teaching Resources: Poem stacks are good for starting something. Good for jealous days.
Photo Prompts: Still Life With Cheese Photo Play
Capture beauty on a plate. Join us for this month’s Photo Prompts, and dabble in the art of food styling.
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.
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!
Photo Prompts: Spanish Lace Photo Play 2
Special thanks to all our photographers and poets who participated in last week’s photo play, poetry and photo prompts. Come, be inspired and write a poem with us!
Poetry and Photo Prompts: Spanish Lace Photo Play
Photographs can have a poetic voice. With photography as in poetry, sometimes what isn’t said is just as important as what is. Join us for our latest Photo Play prompt, finding lace in nature, and letting it tell us what isn’t said.