How much of writing comes from narration? Our Children’s Book Club reads Jean Fritz’s “Homesick: My Own Story,” a Newbery Honor-winner.
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You Can Go Home Again – to the Bookstore
After more than a year of pandemic-induced isolation, I was able to go home again—in this case, a bookstore.
A Book of Poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay Finds Its Way Home
A 1927 book of poetry by Edna St. Vincent Millay finds its way home to the family of the original owner.
Adjustments Book Club: Homecomings
In the final installment of our book club discussion of Adjustments, Rick Maxson reflects on what makes a home, and what makes it possible for a person to come home again.
Want a Sense of Home, Togetherness & Creativity?—Try The Farmers Market Factor
Charity Singleton Craig wraps up her book club discussion of Farmacology exploring the ways that farmers markets and community gardening contribute to the health not only of individuals, but of entire communities.
Fall Poetry Prompt: Coming Home Poems
A new name for an old tradition takes author Callie Feyen on a trip down memory lane, and she finds herself at home on a rainy fall evening. Come home, too, with your own poems!
Poets and Poems: Mark Burrows and “The Chance for Home”
To read “The Chance for Home” by Mark Burrows is to immerse oneself in the quiet beauty of memory, experience, reflection, and, ultimately, hope.
Poetry at Home—With Mischief, Toast, and Tea
Poetry is for life, not for ivory towers. That’s why we’re taking it home, with mischief, toast, and tea, through a new initiative called The Mischief Café.
Become a Better Writer: Maple Syrup Artist Date
The syrup-making man shares about his business, his face shining as he talks, and I surprise myself by accepting an invitation to visit his sugar house.
Become a Better Writer: 5 Things the Theater Taught Me About Writing
Dena Dyer explores lessons she learned about how to become a better writer through her work in the theater.
How to Become a Better Writer: Blue Spring Florida Artist Date
I arrive at the Blue Spring boil, where manatees dive deep, and flirt, and play, reminding me how to become a better writer.
How to Become a Better Writer: Artist Date on the Dock
We learn how to become a better writer as we join Kathryn Neel on the dock and consider how to make peace with the dark.
How to Become a Better Writer: Leonardo Artist Date
Kathryn Neel learned how to become a better writer with help from Leonardo da Vinci and wide-eyed children who easily embraced the playfulness of genius.
Poets and Poems: Paul Kingsnorth and “These Were the Stories of My People”
In “These Were the Stories of My People,” poet and writerPaul Kingsnorth describes “the machine” of contemporary society.
Poets and Poems: Rachel Hicks and “Accumulated Lessons in Displacement”
In “Accumulated Lessons in Displacement,” poet Rachel Hicks writes about wrestling with faith and life with a haunting beauty.
Poets and Poems: Betsy Mars and “Rue Obscure”
“Rue Obscure” by poet Betsy Mars navigates the pain and reality of life, showing that we can still be left standing.
Reading Paul Celan for the First Time
The poetry of Paul Celan reflects the tragedies of his life, which included persecution, occupation, forced labor, and his murdered family.
Poets and Poems: Christian Wiman and “The Dance”
Poet Christian Wiman, in his new collection “The Dance,” writes poetry experiential and participative; you wade in and follow the current.
Moms on Poetry
A New Home for Moms on Poetry For a number of years we ran a sister site called “Moms on Poetry.” Its tagline was “because poems are simple, even when life isn’t—plus, they don’t care what’s for dinner.” The original site is no longer active, and we’ve moved the material here to Tweetspeak. On the […]
Poets and Poems: Peter Murphy and “You, Too, Were Once on Fire”
In “You, Too, Were Once on Fire,” poet Peter Murphy writes poems that say exactly what he means, poems that are candid, raw, and powerful.