Poets have forever been writing about the night, both those things that go bump and the things that delight. Enjoy a sampling in this collection of 10 great night poems.
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Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines
We enjoy a daily sharing over Every Day Poems on Twitter, inviting you to dip into poetry with us. Check out our favorite 10 lines from the last few months.
Every Day Ideas: Every Day Sketches
Use a line from an Every Day Poems selection and share pictures of your Every Day Sketches, and we’ll save them for possible inclusion in a special “Every Day Ideas” ebook.
Top 10 Fall Poems
Welcome Autumn (and make it last a little longer) with this great collection of Fall poems from Shakespeare to Keats to Browning.
Top 10 Spooky Poems for Halloween
It’s time to get your poetry spook on. Enjoy 10 (plus 2 bonus spooks) spooky Halloween poems.
Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines
We began a daily sharing over Every Day Poems on Twitter, inviting you to take a dip into poetry with us. Discover the power of a single line.
The Windhover, by Hopkins: Sound, Image, Meaning
What does The Windhover, by Gerard Manley Hopkins, mean? Closer to myth than allegory, the possibilities are layered.
Why Does Hamlet Wait to Kill the King?
Did William Shakespeare make a bad plot choice in Hamlet? Why does Hamlet wait to kill the king? To answer the question, one must understand the play’s nature.
Order and Disorder in Macbeth
In this classic Shakespeare play, if no one knew what the Macbeths had done, all they need do is look to the air, the earth, animals, sleep, and dreams. Check out this intriguing analysis of order and disorder in Macbeth.
The Poet is In: Ask Us Anything About Poetry Taboo Words
You have poetry questions. We have (some) poetry answers—and questions of our own. Join our latest discussion about poetry taboo words!
Was Hamlet Sane or Insane?
Figuring sanity or insanity isn’t simple from the outside. Was Hamlet insane? That depends on your definition of insanity and the importance of love ties.
Tragedy and Comedy: Why We Love Them, What’s the Point
Why read tragedy or comedy—or bother to write either one? Psychology and neurology suggest they can change our lives, make us more empathetic, and help us cope.
Romeo and Juliet: Surprise, Shakespeare Favored The Girl
Was Shakespeare ahead of his time, in his portrayal of the characters in Romeo and Juliet? A close reading of the play contains the answer.
Write Your Own Shakespearean Sonnets: Juliet’s Aubade
Sonnet about Romeo and Juliet? This is one you simply won’t want to miss. Then maybe try your hand at one of your own.
Top 10 All-Time Posts at Tweetspeak Poetry
We have no super-secret algorithms but through a process that’s one part data, one part intuition, one part special sauce, we’ve gathered the 10 most popular posts in the Tweetspeak archives (from all time).
Top 10 Best Red Poems
If there’s one thing red is not, it’s neutral. We’ve collected ten of the best red poems that will totally attract your attention.
The Magician’s Elephant: What if Natural Selection is Wrong?
Iconoclastic thinking requires “thinking outside the room.” Could natural selection be wrong? Kate DiCamillo’s The Magician’s Elephant leads the way.
Art Education & Theory: Draw Me a Cursive Tree
Could art education be purposely linked to cursive writing? One artist aims to find out.
Tone in For Whom the Bell Tolls and Catch-22
Abstract In Catch-22 and For Whom the Bell Tolls, the tone realizes the nature of the systems being explored. One system is a vicious circle, the other a balanced cycle. This tone is accomplished through a combination of language, setting, plot, character, and theme. The tone is examined primarily by looking at the straightforward and […]
The Horribly Tragic Deaths of Many of My Favourite Characters: Poem 3, Merlin and Arthur
In the spirit of Edward Gorey, the “Horribly Tragic Deaths” poems. This one, Merlin and Arthur.