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Cat Poetry: The Cat’s Meow Playlist & Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 27 Comments

Cat Poetry White Cat Poems

Cat poetry has been around for a long time. And why not? Cats are just so intriguing!

Filed Under: Americana Poems, Blog, Cat Poems, Ghazal Poems, Haiku Poems, Music, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

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

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

top ten poetry posts

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

Ghazal Poetry: Sing the Old Songs

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

Ghazal Poetry Oryx in Desert

Ghazal poetry was traditionally a sung form, invoking other traditional symbols like the gazelle. Invoke an old song image for your own?

Filed Under: Blog, Ghazal Poems, Grief Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, Themed Writing Projects

Ghazal Poetry: Sing the Childhood Loss

By T.S. Poetry 26 Comments

Child Ghazal Poetry

Ghazal poetry sings the ache. For a lover, yes. But also, at times, for simple loss. Sing the ache of what cannot be reclaimed, in your ghazal poem.

Filed Under: Childhood Poems, Courage Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

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 Poetry: Do the Twist Prompt

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Ghazal Poetry Gazelles

Ghazal poetry sometimes asks the big questions. Who am I? Why am I here? And, for that matter, why are you?

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, Chicken poems, Family Poems, Funny Poems, Ghazal Poems, Humorous Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources

Ghazal Poetry: How to Write a Ghazal & Playlist!

By T.S. Poetry 67 Comments

Ghazal Poetry Poems Water

Ghazal poetry is poetry of longing. Check out these easy instructions for How to Write a Ghazal. And smile at “Hip-Hop Ghazal, ” by Patricia Smith.

Filed Under: Blog, Courage Poems, Ghazal Poems, Music, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

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