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Poetry Classroom: Only So Much a Poem

By Paula J Lambert 19 Comments

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Welcome to this month’s poetry classroom, with Paula J. Lambert. Today’s discussion: “There’s only so much a poem can hold.”

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Frumious Nonsense & Jabberwock Thoughts (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 3 Comments

Seth Haines spins a ferocious new poetry prompt from the nonsense words of Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky.’

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

National Poetry Month: poemcrazy: Listening to Ourselves

By Will Willingham 31 Comments

We’re reading ‘poemcrazy: freeing your life with words’ together at Tweetspeak for National Poetry Month. This week, we talk about listening to ourselves.

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St. George of the Bayou (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 20 Comments

St. George of the Bayou spins a dragon tale and a brand new poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Dragon Poems, Dragons and Creatures, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

Top 10 Poetry Sites to Follow for National Poetry Month

By Maureen Doallas 15 Comments

Top 10 Sites to Follow for National Poetry Month Duck in Golden Light

Who to follow for National Poetry Month (and maybe all year long). The best in poetry sites.

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National Poetry Month: poemcrazy: following words

By Will Willingham 50 Comments

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We’re reading ‘poemcrazy: freeing your life with words’ together this month at Tweetspeak. Are you reading along?

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National Poetry Month: Phone Poets Project

By L.L. Barkat 12 Comments

National Poetry Month Phone Poets

Tweetspeak is teaming up with Patty Paine, of Diode Poetry Journal, to jumpstart a Phone Poets Project for National Poetry Month.

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Puff The Magic Dragon v. The Chupacabra (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 11 Comments

Start April with some poetry about dragons and creatures, and a brand new creature-themed musical playlist to get your poetry juices flowing.

Filed Under: Blog, Dragons and Creatures, Music, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

A Ticket to National Poetry Month: Twitter Poetry Party

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

National Poetry Month starts Monday. Tweetspeak will be your go-to place for tickets to the best in poetry all month long. Your first ticket is one of our favorites: Tweetspeak will host a Twitter Poetry Party on Thursday, from 8:30-9:30 p.m. EST.

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Poetry Classroom: My Daughter’s Hair

By Tania Runyan 4 Comments

Red Poetry by Sonia Joie

Welcome to this month’s poetry classroom with Tania Runyan. Today’s poem will leave you wanting red.

Filed Under: Blog, color poems, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom

Poetry Classroom: Sestina for Brood XIII

By Tania Runyan 9 Comments

We invite you to respond to the poems we’ll share here—their forms, images, sounds, meanings, surprises. Up today? A sestina.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources, Sestina, writer's group resources

Journey into Poetry: Amber Haines

By Amber Haines 18 Comments

Poetry acknowledged invisible things, the things that haunt us. Amber Haines shares her journey into poetry.

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Personal Pantoum Fest (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 12 Comments

Seth Haines tried his hand at this month’s theme. Writing a pantoum was an exercise in discipline, sticking to the strictures of a poetry form. And like it or not, the poetic form assisted in maintaining and conveying the chaotic sense of the story.

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Journey into Poetry: Kathryn Neel

By Kathryn Neel 16 Comments

“I used poetry as a way to preserve my privacy and test out my hypotheses of the world. It was my way of encoding my views so no one could tell me my observations of people, places or things were childish, or incorrect.” Kathryn Neel shares her journey into poetry.

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Memoir Workshop: Let It Make All the Difference

By Mick Silva Leave a Comment

Looking to get your memoir published? Or explore memoir techniques, as a form of personal journey? This might be the workshop for you.

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Pant, Pant, “Ou-ou-oum” (A Goat Song Pantoum Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

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One Direction and Bon Jovi are all over the new goat song craze. We kick off our March Pantoum poetry theme with a playlist for the goat pantoum.

Filed Under: Blog, Music, Pantoum, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

2013 Memoir Workshop

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Looking to get your memoir published? Or explore memoir techniques, as a form of personal journey? This might be the workshop for you. Starts April 1st • Class limited to 10 participants Online memoir workshop with editor Mick Silva. Mick has served as an editor at Waterbrook/Random House. We think you’re going to appreciate his […]

Journey into Poetry: Todd Davis

By Todd Davis 14 Comments

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Poet Todd Davis shares his journey into poetry, inspired by his father.

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Let’s Go Crazy–A Potpourri Purple Poetry Prompt of Tyrannosaurical Proportions

By Seth Haines 15 Comments

From Barney the purple dinosaur to Little Jack Horner’s plum-popping thumb, Seth Haines has a new purple poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Purple, Themed Writing Projects

Journey into Poetry: Paula J. Lambert

By Paula J Lambert 7 Comments

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Paula J. Lambert describes her Journey into Poetry, from aspiring fiction writer to published poet, by way of pigs and prose.

Filed Under: Blog, journey into poetry, poetry, Poets, Purple

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