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Journey into Poetry: Reno K. Lawrence

By Reno K. Lawrence 14 Comments

For the past few weeks, I’ve been writing poetry, brainstorming lines. I imagine the right-brained play is overflowing into my creative process on the job.

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Journey into Poetry: David Rupert

By David Rupert 19 Comments

Clam Shells Journey into Poetry tweetspeakpoetry.com

I now realize that poetry isn’t a tool to impress. It’s a way to reflect the soul.

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Writing Prompt: Red #9

By L.L. Barkat 3 Comments

Writing prompt: try a fairy tale poem of your own today?

Filed Under: Every Day Poems, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Twitter Poetry: Fields of Red 3

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

A Twitter poetry party takes some interesting twists and turns, even with prompts.

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Twitter Poetry: Fields of Red 2

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Here are the next six poems from our recent Twitter poetry party.

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Twitter Poetry: Fields of Red

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Here are the first four Twitter poetry party poems, from a collection we’re calling “Fields of Red.” 

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The Unofficially Official List of Top Poetry Sites

By Maureen Doallas 16 Comments

Silver Spoon Sugar Top Poetry Sites

When was the last time you saw a list for The Top Poetry Sites? Now it exists, right here.

Filed Under: article, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

Why Poetry, My Love?

By Karen Swallow Prior 3 Comments

Why poetry flower in dew

Why poetry? If you’ve experienced the power of a word, you’ve experienced the power of poetry.

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The Village Watched: A Random Act of Poetry

By L.L. Barkat 4 Comments

There were so many great conversations, visual and verbal, offered up for this month’s collaborative prompt between The High Calling’s PhotoPlay and Random Acts of Poetry.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, random acts of poetry

Write Poetry for Books & Culture

By L.L. Barkat 13 Comments

Bumble Bee on Blue Flower

Want to write poetry for Books & Culture?

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Twitter Poetry Party Tonight, 9:30-10:30 EST

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The Poetry of Monopoly

By Marcus Goodyear 5 Comments

monopoly game guy

What happens when you mix Monopoly and poetry mashups?

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Poetry Meets Technology

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Marcus Goodyear and Matt Priour have been conspiring over the past several weeks to create a tool – a game, actually – that might be used for TweetSpeak poetry jams, among a lot of other uses. It debuted at TweetSpeak Poetry on Thursday night. And it worked. Anticipation was high. Two of our online poetic […]

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Poems on Poetry

By Glynn Young 13 Comments

Where do poems hide? Dogwood sweet, shaded near my feet, reaching dark-limbed to serve up day. They also hide until people die, kicking at the dirt.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, Poems about poetry, poems about writing, poetry, Short Poems, Twitter poetry

Better Homes and Zombies in Poetry Conversation

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Surreal poetry on Zombie Girl, wine, better homes and how-not-to-be-boring.

Filed Under: Cento Poems, Christmas Poems, Funny Poems, Grief Poems, love poems, love poetry, poems about writing, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry, Wine Poems, Zombie Poems

Welcome to Tweetspeak Poetry

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Could we write poetry together on Twitter? We asked the question long before anyone had yet answered it (in 2009). Welcome to Tweetspeak Poetry!

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Making & Unmaking Meaning: Interview with Wendy Wisner

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

make less sense poem Wendy Wisner

Wendy Wisner makes meaning in the prose world, while she sometimes tries to unmake it in the poetry world. Join her in “making less sense” with a fun poetry prompt!

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How to Write a Rondelet

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

bison calf with mother

Tap your inner songwriter with today’s poetry prompt, featuring the rondelet poem form, with author Megan Willome.

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

How to Write a Diamante

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

cow and egret blue flowers

The diamante poem has a shape that illustrates the connection between opposites. Learn how to write a diamante with this fun explanation + poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, Children's Poetry, Diamante, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

How to Write a Clerihew!

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

two young gelada monkeys playing

The clerihew is a form poem that “has rhyme and attitude.” Learn how to write a clerihew with this fun explanation + poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Children's Poetry, poetry prompt, W. H. Auden

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