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Prompt Celebration! The Colour out of Space

By T.S. Poetry Leave a Comment

Colour of of Space-Lovecraft and Barkat blanket

Celebrate the new graphic novel ‘The Colour out of Space’ by sharing your poems! Try out ekphrastic poetry if you like.

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Happy National Poetry Month—Share Your Poems!

By T.S. Poetry 18 Comments

poppies orange

Happy National Poetry Month, friends. Share your poems here.

Filed Under: article, Blog, National Poetry Month, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Every Day Poems: Community Mandalas + New Poetry Club Invitation!

By T.S. Poetry 1 Comment

yellow door community mandalas

Join the next Every Day Poems club activity, and craft a Wish List poem to celebrate that time of year when we look for wishes to come true.

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Every Day Poems: Community Centos + New Poetry Club Invitation!

By T.S. Poetry 1 Comment

mandala-simple-3-Tea Cup

Come enjoy the lovely centos created by your fellow poetry club members. Then receive your invitation to November’s club activity!

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How to Do a Simple Poetry Mandala

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

orange dahlias simple poetry mandala

Maybe you’d like to try a poetry mandala but you want to start simple. Here are two ways to create simple poetry mandalas. Display them and enjoy memorizing your chosen lines!

Filed Under: Art, article, Blog, Poetry Memorization

Every Day Poems: Community Collages + New Poetry Club Invitation!

By T.S. Poetry 21 Comments

Bethany collage Anya Silver "Kindness"

Peek in on the community collages offered for our last Every Day Poems poetry club activity. Then maybe get inspired for a collage of your own!

Filed Under: Every Day Poems, Poetry Club, Poetry Collage, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

Looking for the Poetry in Vermeer, a Blockbuster of an Art Exhibition

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Mirror Lake Vermeer Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is exhibiting the largest number of paintings ever assembled by Johannes Vermeer. You’re invited to write a poem to join in.

Filed Under: Art, Art Galleries and Exhibits, article, Libraries, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

It’s Poetry at Work Day 2023!

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

life calls to life jane hirshfield poetry at work day poster

It’s Poetry at Work Day 2023, and Tweetspeak Poetry has a number of resources to help you celebrate the day.

Filed Under: article, Poems, poetry, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day, work poems

Writing Prompt: How To Be Grateful

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

How do you be grateful, especially when it’s the worst possible time for gratitude? Author Callie Feyen talke you through it (with scones).

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Writing Prompt: Open Wide Your Wounded, Wonderful Heart

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

What book helps you write from your wounded and wonderful heart? Author Callie Feyen discusses teaching “Walk Two Moons.”

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By Heart: ‘Renascence’ by Edna St. Vincent Millay + Mad Libs Prompt

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

three long mountains and a wood

Let’s make poetry Mad Libs! Join us as we fill in the blanks to the beginning of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Renascence.”

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Blog, By Heart, poetry prompt

Tell the Bees—Event This Friday, August 5 + Prompt!

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

Orange Zinnias-High Res-Tell the Bees Poetry

Join us for bees poetry and some beekeeping chat. But, before that, pen your own poem where you tell the bees—or ask them—something.

Filed Under: article, Bee Poems, Blog, nature, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Form Poetry for Children—And You!

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

seven birds on a fence

Form poetry for children? Yes! But also for you, at any age. Writing a poem in form can wake up a sleepy idea and make it bright.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Children’s Book Club: Children’s Poetry and What the Heart Knows

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

polar bear shaking off water

Children’s poetry speaks to the child within us. Join us as we read Joyce Sidman’s “What the Heart Knows” for National Poetry Month.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Poetry, National Poetry Month, poetry prompt

How To Read Poetry: Hermit Crab Essay 004

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)

How do you read poetry? “It is enough to enter,” says Todd Boss. Author Callie Feyen uses Todd’s poem to give you the easy secrets to poetry reading!

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poets and Poems: Marjorie Maddox Hafer Publishes 2 Poetry Collections

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Published one day apart, two new poetry collections by Marjorie Maddox Hafer explore the heart and the language of photographs.

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Hermit Crab Essay 002: How To Teach Poetry To Seventh Graders

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Teaching poetry to 7th graders begins with vulnerability. Join author Callie Feyen and she walks us through a scene in a middle school classroom.

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An Ode to Poetry: “How to Write a Form Poem” by Tania Runyan

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

“How to Write a Form Poem” by Tania Runyan is a guide to 10 poetic forms. It also stands as an ode to poetry.

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Reading Generously: The Great Gatsby Poetry

By Megan Willome 9 Comments

Pontiac GTO

In her new edition, Tania Runyan says ‘The Great Gatsby’ might as well be poetry. Megan Willome puts that assertion to the poetic test.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Classic Books, Reading Generously, The Great Gatsby

Road Trip!—Great Poets Read for National Poetry Month

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

Midwest Missouri Bluffs Road Trip Poems

Take a poetic trip with this fine group of talented poets—in a capstone evening reading event for National Poetry Month. Bring your travel mug and keys!

Filed Under: Blog, How to Write a Form Poem, National Poetry Month

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