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Ship, Sail, Boat: Playlist & Prompt

By Heather Eure 25 Comments

Ship Sail Boat Songs Playlist Colorful Painted Boats

Listen along with us to this month’s playlist. It features dozens of songs that will help you lose sight of the shore. Be sure to join us for a poetry prompt while we learn a little about structure through the poem, Sea Fever by John Masefield.

Filed Under: Blog, Boat Poems, Playlist, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Sea Poems, Ship-Sail-Boat, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Loki Goodness Campaign 7: At the Salon

By Anonymous 3 Comments

Loki The Avengers Goodness Campaign 740

In this edition of the Loki Goodness Campaign, at the urging of his publicist, our Asgardian prince takes up some scissors, for better or worse. You decide.

Filed Under: Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign, Student Writing

Gold+ Partner Profile: Author & Publisher Laura Lynn Brown

By L.L. Barkat 17 Comments

Gold Partner Profile Laura Lynn Brown Clover in Light

Meet our new witty and warm Gold Partner, Laura Lynn Brown and learn a few secrets about writing inspiration and why you might want to be a partner too.

Filed Under: Interview, Interviews, Writing Life

Shakespeare & Company: Dream a Little Dream Prompt

By L.L. Barkat 44 Comments

Dream a Little Dream Shakespeare Poetry Hot Air Balloon

Dream a little dream with us, in this Shakespeare poetry prompt. You can deny what the poem means, if anything at all. That’s the beauty of a dream.

Filed Under: Blog, Dream Poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Shakespeare, Shakespeare-Themed Poems, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

How to Start, Join & Make the Most of a Writing Group

By Charity Singleton Craig 16 Comments

No Jew who followed this command would have been mistaken as someone who supported the Roman cause.

Want to get involved in a writing group, or get more out of one you’re in? Charity Singleton Craig has ideas to help you start, join and make the most of a writing group.

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

Loki Goodness Campaign, 6

By Anonymous 1 Comment

Loki The Avengers Goodness Campaign 740

Is Loki all bad? The Loki Goodness Campaign is an amusing bid to answer that “no.” And a publicist is on the case to change his public image.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign, Student Writing

Photo Play 2: Heroes and Villains

By Heather Eure 14 Comments

Parrot Heros and Villains

We’re dancing between light & shadow, heroes & villains. Explore the Photo Play contributions from our community. Come write a poem & share it with us.

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

10 Great Mother’s Day Gifts—for the Writing Mom

By L.L. Barkat Leave a Comment

10 Great Books for a Writing Mom

Looking for last-minute great Mother’s Day Gifts? If your mom is a writer (or you think she could be), these titles are for her.

Filed Under: Blog, Books

Writers Workshop: Becoming Mindful in Place-Begins June!

By T.S. Poetry 22 Comments

Becoming Mindful Writers Workshop on Mindfulness and Place

Are you interested in slowing down and developing a deeper creative process and writing life? Becoming mindful of the places that surround you is a great beginning. Let this workshop guide and inspire.

Filed Under: Blog, Workshops

Loki Goodness Campaign 5

By Anonymous 6 Comments

Loki The Avengers Goodness Campaign 740

Is Loki all bad? The Loki Goodness Campaign is an amusing bid to answer that “no.” And a publicist is on the case to change his public image.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Loki Goodness Campaign, Student Writing

Photo Play: Golf & Greens

By Heather Eure 15 Comments

Golf and Greens Poetry Prompt

Golf & Greens Photo Play is an invitation to capture the picturesque landscape of rolling fairways, water features, and neatly manicured greens. Join us!

Filed Under: Blog, Golf & Greens, Golf Poems, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry, poetry prompt, writing prompts

Photo Play 2: Air, Breath, Wind

By Heather Eure 21 Comments

butterfly abstract

We invite you to explore the photographs shared by our community & write a poem inspired by what you see. Drift with the breeze & join us for Photo Play 2.

Filed Under: Air and Wind, Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Photo Play: Air, Breath, Wind

By Heather Eure 32 Comments

wind, air, breath

Everything needs a little room to breathe. Join us as we explore air, breath, wind. It’s time for Photo Play!

Filed Under: Air and Wind, Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

10 Spring Books to Help Kiss Winter Goodbye

By L.L. Barkat 6 Comments

Spring Books Waterway with Fog 1

Here are ten great “spring books” to help us coax spring to (please!) make her appearance. From nonfiction to poetry to creativity and writing titles.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Finding Inspiration, Spring Poems

Top 10 Best Fairy Tale Poems

By Will Willingham 21 Comments

Top 10 Fairy Tale Poems

From Cinderella to Midas, Rumpelstiltskin to Red Riding Hood, we’ve gathered up a basket full of 10 best Fairy Tale Poems to skip through the woods with.

Filed Under: Blog, Fairy Tale Poems, Fairytales, poetry

More Than 30 Awesome Writing Playlists

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Writing playlists, just for you. Or, forget about writing and just listen for inspiration and enjoyment. Air, Breath, Wind Playlist Baby, Baby Playlist Bread, Pastries, Pies Ballad Playlist Bottles & Cans Playlist Cat’s Meow Playlist Circus and Carnival Coffee and Tea Playlist Dog Songs Playlist Doors and Passageways Playlist Dragons and Creatures Playlist Fairy Tale […]

Submissions

Many people ask us… -how can I get a poem published at Tweetspeak or in Every Day Poems? -can I submit an article? -will you publish my book of poems through T. S. Poetry Press? This is how it works… Tweetspeak and T. S. Poetry Press do not accept unsolicited submissions. In other words, if […]

Whittles and Wood Prompt: Photo Play 2

By Heather Eure 41 Comments

Whittles and Wood 2

Join us for a walk in the woods and a little leaf-peeping. Explore the Photo Play contributions from our community & share your poetry with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Whittles & Wood Poems, writing prompts

Whittles and Wood: Photo Play and Prompt

By Heather Eure 37 Comments

whittles and wood

The grand flourish of Autumn trees signal the final act before winter’s arrival. Join us for Photo Play as we capture the dramatic stagecraft of nature.

Filed Under: Blog, Photo Play, Photography prompts, Themed Writing Projects, Whittles & Wood Poems, writing prompts

Let Go of What You Mean to Say: Interview with Colorado Poet Laureate Joseph Hutchison (Part 2)

By Maureen Doallas 6 Comments

interview colorado poet laureate joseph hutchison

“Most adults have suffered from ‘imaginal abuse, ‘” says Joseph Hutchison. Read more on poetic imagination in Part 2 of Maureen Doallas’s interview with the Colorado poet laureate.

Filed Under: Blog, Interviews, poetry teaching resources

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