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50 States of Generosity: North Carolina

By Megan Willome 8 Comments

Johns Rock in Pisgah National Forest North Carolina Christmas Trees

We continue our 50 States of Generosity series with a focus on North Carolina and its Christmas trees, especially the popular Fraser fir.

Filed Under: 50 States, Blog, Christmas Poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Robert Frost, Tree Poems

Holidays by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow—And Happy Ones, to You!

By T.S. Poetry 4 Comments

Hopeful Snow Pines

We send our best wishes to you for the season and the year to come with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Holidays.”

Filed Under: Nature Poems, poetry, Winter Poems

The Year by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (a Happy New One to You!)

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Pine boughs in light and snow

Enjoy this poem selection from Ella Wheeler Wilcox and our best wishes for happy holidays and a warm and rich New Year.

Filed Under: Blog, Christmas Poems, New Year's Poems, Winter Poems

12 Days of Form Poetry, Prompts, and Playlists

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

12 Days of Form Poetry

The Tweetspeak Team has bundled up our sugar plums and mistletoe, readying ourselves for that snowy trip over the river and through the woods to whomever’s house we are thinking to go. Enjoy the 12 Days of Form Poetry, Poetry Prompts and Playlists while we’re away.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, writing prompts

Winter’s Stars: Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 28 Comments

Snowflake Magnifed Winter Poetry

The seasons, if you live in a region where they really assert themselves, each give us a different experience of the world. Share your favorite Winter poem in the comment box.

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The Gift of a Day: Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

Red Christmas Gift with Star and Ribbon Poetry Prompt

On a day like Christmas, gifts are the center, and ultimately can act as symbols of the deeper gift of sacred space and sharing.

Filed Under: Blog, Christmas Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, writing prompts

The Night Before Christmas: A Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 12 Comments

Gingerbread House Prompt

The images of Christmas: Snow, gingerbread, candy canes, ribbons, evergreens, cranberries, candles. Join us for a “Night Before Christmas” poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Christmas Poems, Poems, poetry prompt, writing prompts

Learning about Christmas Poems

By Glynn Young 16 Comments

Poets over the ages have written Christmas verse, but some Christmas poems turn out to be written by someone else! Includes great Christmas poem examples.

Filed Under: Christmas Poems, Hope Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, W. B. Yeats

Poem: Ghost of Christmas Present

By L.L. Barkat 2 Comments

christmas poem

A poem for Christmas by L.L. Barkat: Ghost of Christmas Present.

Filed Under: Christmas Poems, love poems, poetry, Villanelles

The Nightmare Before Christmas (Tim Burton’s original poem)

By T.S. Poetry 1 Comment

Tim Burton’s original poem: The Nightmare Before Christmas

Filed Under: poetry, Videos

Holiday Haiku: A Poetry Prompt

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

Holiday favorite “A Christmas Story” provides a backdrop for this week’s holiday haiku poetry prompt with Seth Haines. Careful. You’ll shoot your eye out.

Filed Under: Blog, Christmas Poems, Haiku, Haiku Poems, Poems, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

October Prompt: Glühwein Memories

By Seth Haines 12 Comments

Like the secret sauce of Christmas, some things are better left to simmer, and sweeten, and linger soft in the memory. Seth Haines has a prompt for poetry with your wine or beer memories.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

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