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Image-ine Poetry: “Hot Sky” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 21 Comments

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Join Maureen Doallas in this Image-ine Poetry creative writing exercise based on “Hot Sky, ” a painting by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave.

Filed Under: Blog, Creativity, Image-ine

Image-ine Poetry: “Bedsheet” by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave

By Maureen Doallas 15 Comments

Image-ine Bedsheet Lisa Hesslegrave

Writing poetry from art ignites creativity and helps you become a better writer. Join Maureen Doallas in this Image-ine exercise based on “Bedsheet, ” a painting by Lisa Hess Hesselgrave.

Filed Under: Art, Attentiveness Poems, Blog, Childhood Poems, Creativity, Image-ine

Our Favorite Books About Poetry

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

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The Tweetspeak Poetry editorial team shares a list of our favorite books about poetry.

Filed Under: Blog, book reviews, poetry, poetry teaching resources, writing prompts

Literary Birthdays: C.S. Lewis, Louisa May Alcott, Madeleine L’Engle

By Kimberlee Conway Ireton 10 Comments

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C. S. Lewis shares a birthday with beloved authors Madeleine L’Engle and Louisa May Alcott. Kimberlee Conway Ireton gives tribute to the three.

Filed Under: Children's Authors, Literary Birthdays

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

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

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Tweetspeak Tugboats

Tweetspeak Poetry’s Top Ten Posts from the Last Month (or so)

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

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What are we reading at Tweetspeak Poetry? Catch up on the top posts from last month (or so). Featuring Glynn Young, Charity Singleton Craig, The Unknown Contributor, Julie L. Moore, Nancy Franson, and more.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, poetry humor, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Exploring Poetry: Penning a Ghazal

By Seth Haines 3 Comments

Seth Haines tries his hand at penning a ghazal, a form of poetry that’s new to him, and finds himself sinking into its rhythms.

Filed Under: Blog, Ghazal Poems, love poems, love poetry

Ghazal for a Gazelle: How to Write a Ghazal [Infographic]

By Will Willingham 19 Comments

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Have you tried your hand yet? Our new poetry infographic shows you how to write a ghazal, complete with a smiling gazelle.

Filed Under: Blog, Funny Poems, Ghazal Poems, Infographics, poetry, poetry teaching resources

Top 10 Poems with Make-or-Break Titles

By Will Willingham 24 Comments

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Your poem title sets the tone. We show how changing a title can create an entirely different poem. Plus 9 poems with make-or-break titles!

Filed Under: Blog, Funny Poems, Haiku Poems, Humorous Poems, love poems, Poems about poetry, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Tattoo Poems

Fiction Jumpstart Workshop Fall 2013

By Anthony Connolly 4 Comments

Dream of writing the breakout novel? You need to start somewhere. Begin today, with our Fiction Workshop taught by bestselling author Anthony Connolly.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, Workshops, writer's group resources

Twitter Party: The Poetry Home Repair Manual

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

Tweetspeak Poetry’s recent poetry jam on Twitter used Ted Kooser’s “The Poetry Home Repair Manual” for prompts — with some surprising results.

Filed Under: love poems, love poetry, Poems, Poems about poetry, poems about writing, poetry, Twitter poetry

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

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Emily Dickinson’s pickup lines, op-ed poetry, why you should draw with your 4-year-old. It’s a brand new week of our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Tattoo Poems, Tattoos, Top Ten Poetic Tweets

Top 10 Funny Poems

By Will Willingham 30 Comments

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What makes for funny poems? Maybe the same things that make any writing funny. Enjoy a laugh and these ten funny poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Cat Poems, Children's Poetry, Dog Poems, Funniest Poems, Funny Poems, Humorous Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry teaching resources, Short Poems

Bottles & Cans: A Playlist and Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 15 Comments

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Can you put bottles and cans in your poems? Join us for our new Bottled & Canned theme, and a brand new playlist and poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Bottled & Canned, Music, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Rock Song Poems, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

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Gorgeous Butterfly Ecochallenge

Helpful Teaching Tools! For librarians, teachers, group leaders—here are some teaching tools that will make it easier for you to plan your programs: Smart Fun Poets Coloring Book Our Take Your Poet to Work Day coloring book is made for grownups who appreciate a little smart fun. But you can borrow it for your classroom […]

Mirror, Mirage (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 24 Comments

Can you tell the difference between mirror and mirage? Do you follow false reflections or true? This week, we’re exploring the poetry in mirages.

Filed Under: Blog, Mirror Poems, Poems, writing prompts

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 5 Comments

The question of art, children’s poetry, and the scientific uses of poetry–It’s all in this week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks!

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

32 Flavors And Then Some (a Phoenix Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 8 Comments

Feathers

The phoenix is a classic theme in literature, poetry, and music. This week Seth Haines has a poetry prompt with the phoenix and Ani Difranco’s 32 Flavors.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Blog, Poems, Swans Swallows Phoenix, Themed Writing Projects

Honk if You Were a Teenage Swan (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 4 Comments

Write a coming-of-age poem inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Ugly Duckling” in this week’s poetry prompt from Seth Haines.

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Stories, Fairytales, poetry

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