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Holiday Gifts for the Poet in Your Life (or the Poet in You)

By Glynn Young 8 Comments

Snowy woods holiday gifts

Our intrepid poetry reviewer offers some highly personal holiday gift suggestions — or the poet in your life or the poet in your heart.

Filed Under: article, Book Love, Books, Christmas Poems, Holiday Gifts, Poems, poetry

Children’s Book Club: A Very Haunted Christmas

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

purple amethyst gems haunted

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

A Little Mischief Poem and Best Wishes for the Holidays!

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

Golden Christmas tree at cathedral

The Tweetspeak team shares a little mischief poem and wishes you and yours a meaningful holiday season as we take our holiday break and prepare for a year of Creativity.

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Pandemic Journal: War is Over (If You Want It)

By Rick Maxson 3 Comments

Pandemic Journal - photo of Mt. Kinabalu above misty clouds

As we enter the new year, Every Day Poems editor Richard Maxson considers how we have persisted in a difficult year, and how we continue, if we want it.

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Top 10 Holiday Books for Children and Children at Heart

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

Author Megan Willome shares her Top 10 list of holiday books for children. Adults with childlike hearts will love them too.

Filed Under: A Story in Every Soul, children, Children's Authors, Children's Stories, Holiday Gifts

Children’s Book Club: “Dream Snow”

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

Since you can’t be the Santa, be a Santa. Join Megan Willome as she reads Eric Carle’s ‘Dream Snow’ for December’s Children’s Book Club.

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

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

By T.S. Poetry Leave a Comment

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

Dylan Thomas, Christmas, New Orleans, and Me

By Glynn Young 7 Comments

Snowy woods A Child's Christmas in Wales Dylan Thomas

Reading “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas evokes memories of Christmases in New Orleans with family, friends, and Cherry Bounce.

Filed Under: article, Blog, Books, Britain, Classic Books, Poets

Desperation, a Speech, and a Sick Child: Dickens and “A Christmas Carol”

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Snow Storm Dickens Christmas

“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens transformed the Victorians’ understanding and celebration of Christmas; it has also transformed our own.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Britain

Make it the Most Colorful Holiday

By T.S. Poetry 7 Comments

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Our newly updated shop features bright, colorful art-ware for everyone on your holiday gift list, from sneakers and tote bags to decorative plates and mugs.

Filed Under: A Is for Azure, Blog, Holiday Gifts

Poetry at Work: Clement Moore and the Work of St. Nicholas

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Poetry at Work Clement Moore

Clement Moore’s “A Visit from St. Nicholas” shows us poetry at work during Christmas both then and now.

Filed Under: Christmas Poems, Poems, poetry, Poetry at Work, poetry reviews

Poetry at Work: Christmas Day

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

For all of you, and so many more, you who are bringing us the poetry of your work today, we thank you.

Filed Under: article, poetry and business, Poetry at Work

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

By T.S. Poetry 1 Comment

Tim Burton’s original poem: The Nightmare Before Christmas

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