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Poets and Poems: Dana Gioia and “Meet Me at the Lighthouse”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Lighthouse Dana Gioia

“Meet Me at the Lighthouse,” the new poetry collection by Dana Gioia, explores memory, family, and remembering what’s important.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, California, Memory, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

For Valentine’s Day: Mary Oliver and “Felicity”

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Tulips Mary Oliver Valentine

In “Felicity,” Mary Oliver includes 18 love poems — something of a surprise for a poet not known for love poetry.

Filed Under: article, love poems, love poetry, Mary Oliver, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poets and Poems: Benjamin Myers at “The Family Book of Martyrs”

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Old barn Benjamin Myers The Family Book of Martyrs

In “The Family Book of Martyrs,” poet Benjamin Myers writes about our hopes, our fears, and the things we love.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Family Poems, Memory, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” – An Old Poem, a New Artwork

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Flowers in snow Elegy Thomas Gray

A new edition of the cherished poem “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” by Thomas Gray is a work of art in itself.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Classic Poetry, Poems, poetry, Poets

Poets and Poems: Nancy Murphy and “The Space Carved by the Sharpness of Your Absence”

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Leaves in frost Nancy Murphy The Space Carved by the Sharpness of Your Absence

In “The Space Carved by the Sharpness of Your Absence,” poet Nancy Murphy makes sense of loss, grief, pain, and separation.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

It’s Poetry at Work Day 2023!

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

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It’s Poetry at Work Day 2023, and Tweetspeak Poetry has a number of resources to help you celebrate the day.

Filed Under: article, Poems, poetry, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day, work poems

Perspective: The Two, The Only: Calvin and Hobbes

By Megan Willome 16 Comments

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With a new year on the horizon, Megan Willome is off for a fresh clean start and a little exploring. By sled, of course.

Filed Under: Calvin & Hobbes, Perspective, poetry

Children’s Book Club: A Very Haunted Christmas

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

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It’s a very haunted Christmas in “The Box of Delights” and “The Children of the Green Knowe.” The night is dark, but the kids are all right.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Authors, Children's Book Club, Children's Stories, Christmas Poems

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

By Sara Barkat 4 Comments

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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

Poets and Poems: Paul Brookes and “As FolkTaleTeller”

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Lake Paul Brookes As FolkTaleTeller

“As FolkTaleTeller,” the new poetry chapbook by Paul Brookes, includes 33 poems that tell the stories of English folk tales.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Fairytales, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Perspective: ‘Charlotte’s Web’ is a Medieval Novel

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

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“Charlotte’s Web” a medieval novel? Join author Megan Willome as she gives a different perespective on the classic story.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, book reviews, Children's Authors, Perspective

By Heart: ‘Renascence’ by Edna St. Vincent Millay + Mad Libs Prompt

By Megan Willome Leave a Comment

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Let’s make poetry Mad Libs! Join us as we fill in the blanks to the beginning of Edna St. Vincent Millay’s “Renascence.”

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Blog, By Heart, poetry prompt

50 States of Generosity: Kentucky

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

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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

Perspective: Found in Translation

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

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Nothing is lost in translation in Maria Dahvana Headley’s contemporary rendering of “Beowulf” — backward, in high heels.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, book reviews, Perspective, Seamus Heaney

“Making Peace with Paradise” by Tania Runyan

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Yosemite Tania Runyan

In “Making Peace with Paradise,” Tania Runyan reflects on her upbringing in the state that gave us suburbs and the Beach Boys.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books

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

By Sara Barkat 8 Comments

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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

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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

Classic Biography: “Edgar Lee Masters” by Herbert Russell

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Prairie Masters bio Russell

In his classic biography of Edgar Lee Masters, Herbert Russell tells the story of a writer defined by one single, enormously successful work.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Poems, poetry, Poets

Poets and Poems: Kathy Fagan and “Bad Hobby”

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Mother Daughter Fagan Bad Hobby

The 45 poems of “Bad Hobby” by Kathy Fagan return continually to the importance of family and relationships.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Perspective: The Poet Takes a Bike Ride

By Megan Willome 3 Comments

Vancouver Island forests

How does a poet gain perspective? Megan Willome takes a bike ride—in Canada. Share your August reads, fellow poets!

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, Essays, Perspective, poetry, Writing Life

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