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Tweetspeak Poetry’s Top Ten Posts from the Last Month (or so)

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

tweetspeak poetry top ten posts

Ever wonder what we’re reading at Tweetspeak Poetry? Browse our Top Ten Posts from the last month (or so) and find out.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

PhotoPlay Prompt: Portrait of a Shell, Sand, and the Sea

By Heather Eure 31 Comments

Portrait of a shell, sand, and sea

Our senses are heightened by the surrounding wonder of the sea and shore. Feel the sand beneath your feet. It’s time for a little PhotoPlay and Prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Sea Poems, Shell Poems, writing prompts

The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

the best in poetry

The literary novel might be dead, how to get Stephen King’s royalties, wrestling Ulysses and haiku-izing your status update. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Photography Prompts: Faithful Dog Photo Play 2

By Heather Eure 3 Comments

Faithful Dog

We received several heart-warming submissions for our photography prompts. Visit our family dog album, pick your favorite, and respond with a poem.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, Dog Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Photography Prompts: Puppy Dog Eyes Photo Play

By Heather Eure 16 Comments

Puppy Dog Eyes

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!

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, Dog Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Tweetspeak Poetry’s Top Ten Posts from the Last Month (or so)

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What are we reading at Tweetspeak Poetry? Catch up on the top posts from last month (or so).

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Photo Prompts: Baby Face Photo Play 2

By Heather Eure 6 Comments

Baby Face and Cowboy Boot

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.

Filed Under: Baby Poems, Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Photo Prompts: Baby Face Photo Play

By Heather Eure 24 Comments

Baby Face

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?

Filed Under: Baby Poems, Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Photo Prompts: Still Life With Cheese Photo Play

By Heather Eure 18 Comments

Still Life With Cheese

Capture beauty on a plate. Join us for this month’s Photo Prompts, and dabble in the art of food styling.

Filed Under: Blog, Cheese Poems, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Ode Poetry: Ode to My Coffee Shop

By Heather Eure 32 Comments

Ode to My Coffee Shop

There’s comfort in the familiarity of our favorite coffee or tea shop. Pull up a cozy chair, pour a cup, and write some ode poetry with us. Join us!

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Coffee Poems, Ode Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Tea Poems, writing prompts

Image-ine Poetry: “Girl in Street” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 26 Comments

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Writing poetry from art ignites creativity. For this Image-ine exercise, join Maureen Doallas as she responds to Lisa Hess Hesselgrave’s “Girl in Street.”

Filed Under: Blog, Image-ine

Tweetspeak Poetry’s Top Ten Posts from the Last Month (or so)

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

top ten posts at tweetspeak poetry

What are we reading at Tweetspeak Poetry? Catch up on the top posts from last month (or so).

Filed Under: Blog, Music, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Ode Poetry: To a Pet Peeve

By Heather Eure 40 Comments

ode to pet peeve

Let’s celebrate the little things that drive us batty! Join us for this week’s poetry prompt— Ode poetry: to a Pet Peeve.

Filed Under: Blog, Ode Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry humor, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Twitter Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

twitter poems top ten poetic tweets

We’re featuring Twitter poetry today, ten of our favorite short poems written on our recent titles including Poetry at Work, Spin: Taking Your Creativity to the Nth Degree, How to Read a Poem and our latest title, Love, Etc.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry at Work, Twitter poetry

Photo Prompts: An Ode to Home Photo Play 2

By Heather Eure 13 Comments

An_Ode to Home

Poetry and photo prompts go hand in hand with our Photo Play feature. Check out the entries for An Ode to Home.

Filed Under: Blog, Ode Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Photo Prompts: An Ode to Home Photo Play

By Heather Eure 32 Comments

An Ode to Home Photo Prompt

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!

Filed Under: Blog, Ode Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

The Poetry of Walking, History and Houses

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Poetry of walking, houses

A stroll, even in familiar neighborhoods, can prompt reflection, imagination, discovery, and insight. Perhaps it could be called the poetry of walking.

Filed Under: Blog, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, Writing in Place

Image-ine Poetry: “Plywood Archer #1” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 13 Comments

Writing poetry from art ignites creativity. For this Image-ine exercise, join Maureen Doallas and Lisa Hess Hesselgrave, as they aim high with their art.

Filed Under: Blog, Image-ine

Photo Prompts: Spanish Lace Photo Play 2

By Heather Eure 10 Comments

spanish lace photo play photo prompt

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!

Filed Under: Blog, Lace Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt, Spanish Lace, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Image-ine Poetry: “Jumprope, Pink Room” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 29 Comments

Image-ine Exercise write poetry jumprope pink room

Writing poetry from art ignites creativity. For this Image-ine exercise, ponder children and a jump rope with poet Maureen Doallas and artist Lisa Hess Hesselgrave.

Filed Under: Blog, Childhood Poems, Creativity, Image-ine, poetry

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