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Thank You Notes: Books

By T.S. Poetry 10 Comments

Book lover old books poetry prompt

Thank You Notes is a prompt that focuses on expressing our thanks to a particular person, place, or thing. In this post we’re crafting thank you’s to Books!

Filed Under: Blog, Book Love, poetry prompt, Thank You Notes, writing prompts

Top 10 Best Science Poems

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

Top 10 Science Poems - bottle at Heidleberg Apothacary Museum

Is it possible that without science there might be no poetry? Or could the opposite be true? Test the hypothesis with 10 best science poems.

Filed Under: Poems, poetry, Poetry at Work, Science Poems

Top 10 Best Poems About Wood

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Top 10 Poems About Wood rough fence post with wire

How many poems would a woodchuck write if a woodchuck could write poems? We have ten great poems about wood to make any woodchuck smile.

Filed Under: Blog, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, Tree Poems

Top 10 Best Tattoo Poems

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

Top 10 Tattoo Poems man with michael jackson tattoo

Tattoos and poems both tell stories. So can it be that a tattoo is also a poem? Find out in this great collection of 10 tattoo poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Tattoo Poems, Tattoos

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Bethany Rohde supports Tweetspeak Poetry because it gives, gives, gives, and doesn’t guilt trip you for anything in return. So she wanted to give back.

Twitter Party: Slivers of Plum at Midnight

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Tweetspeak Poetry’s most recent Twitter party resulted in ten poems about lemonade, lightning, bread, gears, a locomotive, and an equation — of bees.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, love poems, Moon poems, Night Poems, Plum Poems, Poems, poetry, Short Poems, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

Heroes and Villains: Playlist and Prompt

By Heather Eure 19 Comments

Heroes and Villains Dark Gulls

We’ve carefully curated this month’s playlist to bring you the songs of heroes and villains. There’s a theme song waiting for you. Just click play.

Filed Under: Blog, Heroes and Villains, Playlist, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Photo Play 2: Fairy Tale and Fantasy

By Heather Eure 20 Comments

Fairy Tale and Fantasy

Explore the Photo Play contributions from our community. Jump into our fairy tale storybook and share your poetry magic with us!

Filed Under: Blog, Fairy Tale Poems, Fairytales, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Photo Play & Prompt: Fairy Tale and Fantasy

By Heather Eure 32 Comments

Fairy Tale & Fantasy Finland Forest

If we look closely, fairy tale images can be found all around us. So snap an enchanting photograph or write a poem & join us for a little Photo Play magic!

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

Bread, Pastries, & Pies: Photo Play 2

By Heather Eure 36 Comments

Bread, Pastries, and Pies

Explore the Photo Play 2 contributions from our community. Share your made-from-scratch poem inspired by all the different Bread, Pastries, & Pies you see.

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

Photo Play: Bread, Pastries, and Pies

By Heather Eure 50 Comments

Bread, Pastries, & Pies

Food photography can be poetry for the eyes, especially when its Bread, Pastries, & Pies. Join us as we pass around the baked goods. It’s Photo Play time!

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

Bread, Pastries, Pies Playlist & Prompt

By Heather Eure 134 Comments

Bread, Pastries, and Pies

This month’s playlist is a mouth-watering buffet of sweet musical delights. Listen along, share a pastry poem, and think about your New Year’s diet later.

Filed Under: Blog, Food Poems, Music, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Make Me Laugh: Photo Play 2

By Heather Eure 12 Comments

Make Me Laugh

Join us for a few giggles and smiles while you explore the Photo Play contributions from our community. Be inspired and share your poetry with us.

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

Photo Play and Prompt: Make Me Laugh

By Heather Eure 14 Comments

Make Me Laugh

It’s not just the sound of a laugh that makes us giggle along, sometimes it’s also what we see. Join us! It’s time for a little Photo Play with laughter.

Filed Under: Blog, Funny Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt

Funniest Songs Ever: Make Me Laugh Playlist & Prompt!

By Heather Eure 11 Comments

Make Me Laugh

We’ve rounded up the funniest songs ever, to keep your holidays light (even hilarious). From rock to pop, opera to country, we’ve got the best funny songs!

Filed Under: Blog, Funny Poems, Humorous Poems, Music, poetry prompt, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Your Laundry Poems and Scratch Magazine Winner

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

laundry poems

Today we’re featuring some of your laundry poems and announcing the winner of the Scratch Magazine giveaway.

Filed Under: Blog, Laundry Poems, poetry, poetry prompt

Ode to the Ode

By Marjorie Maddox 15 Comments

ode to a frog

Whether its in praise of a stapler, an old t-shirt or a frog, Marjorie Maddox tells us we need the “cadence of praise.” We need the Ode.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, love poems, love poetry, Nature Poems, Ode Poems, Poems, poetry

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

top ten poetry picks

San Francisco in toothpicks, getting Beowulf wrong, everything Emily Dickinson ever wrote on. It’s this week’s Top 10 Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Billy Collins, Blog, Books, Cat Poems, Emily Dickinson, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Tweetspeak Party? You Could Be Invited

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

Poetry Party Striped Socks Fall Leaves

Are you invited to the party? We’d love to have you.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Tweetspeak Tugboats

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