Take Your Poet to Work Day is coming July 15. This week, we add Russian modernist poet Anna Akhmatova to our collection.
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Shakespeare & Company: Write Me a Melody Poetry Prompt
Come write with us for a ballad poetry prompt or a sonnet poetry prompt, with Shakespeare as our guide.
Take Your Poet to Work: Robert Frost
We continue to get ready for the 2015 Take Your Poet to Work Day Celebration. This week we welcome Robert Frost to our collection of ready-for-work poets.
Shakespeare & Company: This One Doesn’t Belong Photo & Poetry Prompt
Strangeness arrests. It can cause inquiry, new vision, fear, a will to act (or not act). Let’s harness the power of strangeness in this week’s prompt.
Take Your Poet to Work: Maya Angelou
As we continue to get ready for the 2015 Take Your Poet to Work Day Celebration, this week we welcome Maya Angelou to our collection of ready-for-work poets.
The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
How awe makes us more generous, how rhythm can help dyslexic kids read, and how reading Ginsberg might get you fired. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.
Take Your Poet to Work: William Shakespeare
We kick off the release of our 2015 Take Your Poet to Work Day poets collection with the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare.
Thank You for Supporting “Poetry for Life”
Thanks for partnering with us, to bring people “poetry for life.” From teaching resources, to inspirational prompts and playlists; from public days like Poetry at Work Day, Take Your Poet to Work Day, and Poem on Your Pillow Day to a traveling Mischief Cafe, your partnership helps promote the 5 vital approaches that will make […]
Poetry for Life: Transport It—on Seattle Buses
Seattle’s Poetry on Buses has been sharing poems with King County public transit riders since 1992. It’s a great example of “Poetry for Life.”
The Poet is In: Ask Us Anything About Poetry Taboo Words
You have poetry questions. We have (some) poetry answers—and questions of our own. Join our latest discussion about poetry taboo words!
Writers Workshop: Becoming Mindful in Place-Begins June!
Are you interested in slowing down and developing a deeper creative process and writing life? Becoming mindful of the places that surround you is a great beginning. Let this workshop guide and inspire.
National Poetry Month: Show Us Your (Poetry) Jeans
It’s National Poetry Month, and all month long, we want to see your poetry jeans. Get featured, shared, or even published in our e-book? It could happen.
The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks
Writing conferences pert’near South Dakota, making carrots into clarinets, art you can’t see unless it’s raining. It has to be our Top Ten Poetic Picks.
Poets and Poems: The Great Indian Poetry Collective
The Great Indian Poetry Collective is a new literary venture specializing in new poetry from India. Two of its poetry collections show how.
Poetry in Public: The Poet as ‘Unacknowledged Legislator’
When did poetry become a private pursuit? Charity Singleton Craig explores the role of poetry in changing public discourse.
The Poet is In: Ask Us Anything About Poetry
You have poetry questions. We have (some) poetry answers—and questions of our own. Join our latest discussion!
The Best in Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Picks
Writing your way to a better life, Langston doodles, literary restaurant reviews and becoming mermaids. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.
The Poet is In: Let’s Talk Sentimental Poetry
You wanted to know what makes for sentimental poetry. We’re here to answer that question and raise a few questions of our own.
Top 10 ‘Dip into Poetry’ Lines
We’ve been taking a daily “dip into poetry” sharing over Every Day Poems on TWitter. Come discover the power of a single line.
On Being a Writer Workshop
A writing workshop that will help you develop a satisfying, lasting writing life. Learn from two great editors who’ve developed successful long-term careers.