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Poet Laura: A Concert in the General Store

By Sandra Fox Murphy 11 Comments

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Sandra Fox Murphy writes about music’s intersections with time, place and poetry, travelling from a general store in West Virginia to the grackles on a power line in west Texas.

Filed Under: Blog, Music Poems, Poet Laura, poetry prompt, Smiles Laughter Joys, writing prompt, writing prompts

Poetry and Music: In “(After),” the Aaron Irwin Trio Orchestrates Nine Poems

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Lexington performer Aaron Irwin

In the new album “(After),” the Aaron Irwin Trio blends and interprets music and poetry to celebrate nine poems.

Filed Under: article, Music, Music Poems, Poems, poetry

Poets and Poems: Rowan Evans and “A Method, A Path”

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

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In “A Method, A Path,” British poet Rowan Evans points to the music in poetry, and to the poetry in music.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Music, Music Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Poetry Prompt: Name the Hard

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

What do you do when learning something is difficult? Join Callie Feyen as she learns a lesson from her daughter on how to name the hard.

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Poetry Prompt: Soundtrack of Your Life

By Callie Feyen Leave a Comment

Author Callie Feyen invites us to write a poem about the soundtrack of our life and aim at universal themes. Just like on “The OC.”

Filed Under: Blog, Music, Music Poems, poetry prompt

Poetry Prompt: Song Title Poetry

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

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Try writing Song Title Poetry! All you need is a pad of sticky notes, a playlist of favorite songs, and your imagination.

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Sitting in ‘Mildred’s Garden’ with Laura Boggess

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

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“Mildred’s Garden” by Laura Boggess combines music, poetry, the beauty of West Virginia, and a refugee story into a delight of a novel.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Fiction, Mildred's Garden, poetry, Refugees

Poetry Prompt: Love In Algebra

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

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Join author Callie Feyen for a poetry prompt as she considers the many ways (some mathematical) to say, “I love you.”

Filed Under: Blog, Math-Science-Technology, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

“The Heart’s Necessities”: A Death, a Song, a Poem, and a Book

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

“The Heart’s Necessities” brings together the poetry and life story of Jane Tyson Clement and the music of Becca Stevens.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Music, Poems, poetry, Poets

From Artist’s Way to Museum Art Camp

By Donna Falcone 13 Comments

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Donna Falcone joined our Artist’s Way book club on a whim—and wrote down a dream. Six years later, a beautiful, unexpected thing has occurred.

Filed Under: Art Education & Theory, Blog, Music, The Artist's Way

Memoir Notebook: Harp Dreams and Good Vibrations

By Sandra Heska King 19 Comments

Sandra Heska King writes a new story for her life by taking up the harp … again.

Filed Under: Blog, Memoir Notebook, Music

Poetry and Music: A Story that Could Be True

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

spoken word poetry cello

What if you paired poetry with music? Daniel Sperry has done just that, beautifully.

Filed Under: Blog, Courage Poems, Hope Poems, Music, poetry, Spoken Word Poems

Ten Great Writing Playlists & Poetry Prompts

By T.S. Poetry 3 Comments

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Do you have a favorite playlist you listen to while you write poetry? We’re featuring ten of our favorite themed writing playlists.

Filed Under: Blog, Music, poetry

Tweetspeak Rocks (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 23 Comments

We’re rocking this month at Tweetspeak! Come kick off this month’s “Rock and Roll” theme with a killer playlist and poetry prompt. Are you ready to rock?

Filed Under: Blog, Mirror Poems, Music, poetry, writing prompts

Swans, Swallows, and the Phoenix (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 8 Comments

Seth Haines kicks off the month of May with a new poetic playlist on our Swans, Swallow, Phoenix theme, and a brand new poetry prompt to boot.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Blog, Poems, poetry, Swans Swallows Phoenix, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

A Holiday (Not a Haiku): A December Poetry Playlist

By Seth Haines 21 Comments

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He knows if you’ve been bad or haiku, so be haiku for goodness sake. Seth Haines shares an inspiring holiday playlist.

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, Music, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

Songs for Our Theme This Month: Wine and Beer

By Seth Haines 8 Comments

Tweetspeak celebrates Oktoberfest with our monthly theme of Wine and Beer. Whether you’re after a sweet lagered malt with just a thin lacing, a bold shiraz that wants to take its own self out of the bottle, or a dry Albariño with green apple notes, there’s a song here to please your poetic palate. Pick […]

Filed Under: Blog, Music, Themed Writing Projects

Songs for Our Theme this Month: The Poet

By Seth Haines 3 Comments

This month, Tweetspeak is celebrating “The Poet, ” and in musical fashion Seth Haines has compiled this playlist featuring some of the world’s greatest poets and songwriters. Seth has attempted to pair spoken-word poems with songs in a way that creates a series of “couplets.” Save for the introductory couplet (Marsalis/Peyroux), each couplet attempts to explore a […]

Filed Under: Blog, Music, Themed Writing Projects

Songs for Our Theme this Month: Rain

By Seth Haines 7 Comments

Got a rain playlist? Share it here in the comment box 🙂 Photo by Emreterok. Creative Commons, via Flickr. Playlist by Seth Haines. _____   Buy Rumors of Water Now

Filed Under: Blog, Music, Themed Writing Projects

image-ine: a visceral reaction to sound

By Claire Haidar 7 Comments

i was blissfully unaware of the fact that people lived with music inside of them. it took falling in love to learn this life truth. he was angled and beautiful: tan skin, rippled with muscle curvature and dark curls that framed his strong jawline. the music inside of him spontaneously made its way out of […]

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