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Poet Laura: Chocolate Elemental

By Michelle Rinaldi Ortega 9 Comments

bright pink flower

This month Michelle Rinaldi Ortega, our Poet Laura, explores flower-infused dark chocolate and writes chocolate poems.

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Poet Laura: Embracing Guilty Pleasures: an Ode to Chocolate

By Dheepa R. Maturi 8 Comments

yellow leaves

This week our Poet Laura, Dheepa R. Maturi, hands you a permission slip to revel in simple (and complex) pleasures like chocolate.

Filed Under: Blog, Chocolate, Chocolate Poems, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

Poet Laura: Invitation to Lightness from Dheepa Maturi

By Dheepa R. Maturi 16 Comments

Green Leaves in Light

Meet Tweetspeak’s incoming Poet Laura, Dheepa Maturi, who promises a deep exploration of chocolate and an invitation to walk lightly together.

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The Chocolate Artist—From Truffles to Gold Leaf

By Monica Silva 8 Comments

Cup of Tea and Chocolate Fudge with whipped cream Cacao Chemistry

She never dreamed she’d be a Cacao Chemistry chocolate artist. Then a dream came true, and so did the ganache and gold leaf.

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Poet Laura: Chocolate Saves Mardi Gras

By Laura Boggess 10 Comments

Snowy trees for Poet Laura and ice storm

Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, Laura Boggess, spends Mardi Gras without power but offers up a chocolate sonnet after a gift from her chocolate patron.

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Poet Laura: Life is Like a Box of Chocolate Poems

By Tania Runyan 13 Comments

Life is Like a Box of Chocolate Poems

In this month’s column, inaugural Poet Laura Tania Runyan nibbles around the edges of the chocolate poem box and comes up with some thoughtful delights.

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Eating and Drinking Poems: Rita Dove’s “Chocolate”

By Kathryn Neel 8 Comments

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Kathryn Neel’s latest “Eating and Drinking Poems” post features a flourless chocolate soufflé recipe with a loving ode to chocolate by Rita Dove.

Filed Under: Black Poets, Blog, Chocolate, Chocolate Poems, Eating and Drinking Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, Recipes

Top 10 Chocolate Quotes

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

top ten chocolate quotes

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’ve put together a lovely gold-lined sampler box of delicious chocolate quotes to share with your chocolate-loving love.

Filed Under: Blog, Chocolate, Quotes, Valentine's Day, WordCandy

7 Chocolate Poems for Your Love (of Chocolate)

By Will Willingham 25 Comments

chocolate poems

Good love poems aren’t always about love. Sometimes, they are about chocolate (its own kind of love). Try this collection of rich, dark chocolate poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Chocolate, Chocolate Poems, love poems, Valentine's Day

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

top ten poetry picks

Chocolate sells books, poetry in the Windsor knot, the most famous book in South Dakota, and where money and writing collide: It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

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This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 10 Comments

top ten poetry

Famous artwork as Halloween costumes, the future of the short storyteller, and a guy typing poetry on the street. All this and a little more in This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks.

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Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Kimberlee Conway Ireton 9 Comments

The best in poetry (and poetic things), this week with Kimberlee Conway Ireton.

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