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Poet Laura: Praise Poems

By Karen Paul Holmes 18 Comments

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Karen Paul Holmes invites us to notice the small things and craft our own praise poems. Sample poems included!

Filed Under: Gratitude, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

By Heart: ‘The Good Life’ + New Wallace Stevens Challenge

By Megan Willome 2 Comments

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It’s funny the things we are grateful for, in retrospect. Join us as we learn a poem of gratitude By Heart: “The Good Life” by Tracy K. Smith.

Filed Under: A Poem in Every Heart, Blog, By Heart, Gratitude

Poetry Prompt: Gratitude Poems

By Callie Feyen 33 Comments

Join author Callie Feyen as she walks through her dark morning and writes a gratitude poem and invites you to write your own gratitude poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Gratitude, poetry prompt, Thanksgiving Poems

A Basket of Favorite Thank You Notes

By T.S. Poetry 6 Comments

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Each month, we slip a few poetic thank you notes to unlikely recipients: potatoes, evergreens, candles, ice. Looking over the past few months, here are just a few of our favorite thank you notes. Thank you for writing them! Or snapping a thankful picture.

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Thank You Notes: Potatoes, Parsnips, and Other Root Vegetables

By T.S. Poetry 26 Comments

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Thank You Notes is a monthly prompt that focuses on expressing our thanks to a particular person, place, or thing. This month, we’re crafting thank-you’s to potatoes, parsnips, and other root vegetables.

Filed Under: Blog, Food Poems, Poems, poetry, Thank You Notes, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Thanksgiving Poems: A Table Poem

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

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Thanksgiving poems, from gratitude to the table. This one has its share of both.

Filed Under: Blog, Family Poems, Friendship Poems, Poems, poetry, Thanksgiving Poems

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