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Poet Laura: The Butterfly Effect—Year of the Monarch

By Dheepa R. Maturi 19 Comments

monarch butterfly on green with yellow flower

Dheepa R. Maturi, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, invites us to participate in the Year of the Monarch, a project both practical and poetic, to help our butterfly friends.

Filed Under: Blog, Poet Laura, writing prompt, writing prompts, Year of the Monarch

Congrats to Our Illustrator Sara Barkat! — Featured on Substack

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

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Our illustrator Sara Barkat has been featured by Substack. Come celebrate the honor with her, and maybe pen a poem to go along.

Filed Under: Art, article, Blog, poetry prompt, press releases, writing prompt, writing prompts

Awe & Wonder Journal

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

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Awe & Wonder is our 2023 annual theme at Tweetspeak Poetry, because we know how important awe and wonder are, to help people not just survive, but thrive. Join us for a special series?

Filed Under: poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poet Laura: Happy Earth Day, and Don’t Miss the Trees for the Forest

By Dheepa R. Maturi 20 Comments

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For Earth Day, Dheepa R. Maturi, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, writes about the benefits of forest bathing and the perils of rainforest sleeping.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, Nature Poems, Poet Laura, Tree Poems

50 States of Generosity- New Jersey

By Nikki Rank 1 Comment

New Jersey waterfalls

In this latest 50 States of Generosity, join Nikki Rank as she explores New Jersey’s music, food, poetry, and more!

Filed Under: 50 States, Blog, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poet Laura: Sideways on a Boat — on Snafus and Haiku

By Dheepa R. Maturi 4 Comments

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Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, Dheepa R. Maturi, finds humor, solace and haiku in the wake of a sinking boat and tragedy avoided.

Filed Under: Blog, Boat Poems, Haiku, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

Earth Song Poem Featured on The Slowdown!—Birds in Home Depot

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

birds in home depot poem-birds in fountain

“Birds in Home Depot” makes a journey from poet Rick Maxson’s experience, to the Earth Song nature poems anthology, to Poetry Foundation’s The Slowdown!

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Earth Song, Nature Poems, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

50 States of Generosity: Maine

By Nikki Rank 5 Comments

Bass Harbor Maine Coastline

Join teacher and library catalog coordinator Nikki Rank, in crossing the border from New Hampshire to Maine. There are clams, moose, and blueberries waiting for you!

Filed Under: 50 States, Nature Poems, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

An Invitation: To Be In Each Other’s Orbit

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

Join author Callie Feyen as she encourages us to build a sharing list to help us better orbit each other this holiday season.

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

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens – and Megan Willome

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Snowy road in England Willome

Megan Willome loves “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, and she has created an edition that’s a joy to read.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain, Christmas Poems

Good News—It’s Okay to Write a Plot Without Conflict

By Sara Barkat 4 Comments

body of water seen through pipe by the sea

What makes a plot worthy of writing? Get past societal assumptions about stories, and write a great plot without conflict.

Filed Under: article, Blog, writer's group resources, Writing Tips

Video: Earth Song: A Nature Poems Experience—Enchanting!

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Earth Song Horse apple nature poems

Get ready to be enchanted by this nature poems video, created especially for Earth Song: A Nature Poems Experience. We’d love to read a poem you write, inspired by your favorite moment!

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Nature Poems, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

50 States of Generosity: Alaska

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Alaska Northern Lights

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on Alaska, whose flag makes you look up at the night sky.

Filed Under: 50 States, Emily Dickinson, Nature Poems

50 States of Generosity: Kentucky

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

cumberland falls Kentucky US river trees

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on Kentucky—its bluegrass and its song, “Blue Moon of Kentucky.”

Filed Under: 50 States, Bird Poems, Blog

Flowers of California: Lily of the Nile

By Tania Runyan 5 Comments

purple lily of the nile

After a lifetime of taking the unassuming flower for granted, Tania Runyan pens a love letter to lily of the Nile.

Filed Under: Blog, California, Flower Poems, Flowers of California, poetry prompt

Flowers of California: Crape Myrtle

By Tania Runyan 6 Comments

crepe myrtle invisibility of seasons

California’s papery crape myrtle blooms played companion to Tania Runyan as a budding writer in her back yard.

Filed Under: Blog, California, Flower Poems, Flowers of California

Can a Machine Write Better Than You?—5 Best (And Worst) AI Poem Generators

By Sara Barkat 8 Comments

fantasy antler ai woman artificial intelligence

Ever wanted AI to write a poem for you? Well, you’re in luck—here are 5 best AI poem generators around, featuring Hades and Persephone.

Filed Under: Ballad Poems, Blog, English Teaching, English Teaching Resources, Funny Poems, Humorous Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

50 States of Generosity: California

By Megan Willome 6 Comments

California Sunset Montecito

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on California and the all-American fabric produced there: denim.

Filed Under: 50 States, Blog

The Political Nature of War in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness

city snow street to illustrate war the left hand of darkness

The Political Nature of War in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Left Hand of Darkness In The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K. Le Guin argues that war is primarily a national phenomenon, a product of fear; as opposed to a human activity dictated by biology. To do so, she creates a detailed study on […]

50 States of Generosity: Michigan

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

Otisville Michigan lakes trees

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on the different types of mystery that are Pure Michigan.

Filed Under: 50 States, Michigan Regional Tour

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