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Top 10 Dip into Poetry Lines

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Dip Into Poetry

We enjoy a daily sharing over Every Day Poems on Twitter, inviting you to dip into poetry with us. Check our our favorite 10 lines from the last few months.

Filed Under: Blog, Dip into Poetry, Every Day Poems, poetry

The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top 10 Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

The Best in Poetry Top 10 Poetic Picks

Did Allen Ginsberg howl or throw the first pitch. Push yourself or forgive yourself? Cognitive bias or creativity boost? It’s our Top 10 Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Creativity, poetry

It Was So Random: Random Acts of Poetry Day

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

Random Acts of Poetry Day 2015 Wrapup

People all over the world celebrated Random Acts of Poetry Day, slipping poems under doors and taping them to bathroom mirrors. Here are the highlights.

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It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day!

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Random Acts of Poetry Pin on a Wire Michelle Ortega

It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day, a day devoted to painting poetry in the public square, either literally or figuratively. Come along for some random fun.

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Twitter Poems: Top 10 Poetic Tweets

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Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

Top 10 Best Fishing Poems

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Top 10 Fishing Poems

We’ve netted 10 best fishing poems for you to enjoy on a day when you’d rather be fishing. The best part? No one needs to bait your hook.

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How to Write a Poem in Every Classroom!

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Green Apple How to Write a Poem Billy Collins Tania Runyan

We’re on a mission to get How to Write a Poem (and How to Read a Poem) into classrooms in every state. Join the challenge!

Filed Under: Blog, How to Write a Poem, poetry, poetry teaching resources

Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Dip Into Poetry

We began a daily sharing over Every Day Poems on Twitter, inviting you to take a dip into poetry with us. Discover the power of a single line.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, poetry

Top 10 Best Cheese Poems

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Top 10 Cheese Poems

Chesterton started a rumor about a mysterious silence created by poets about cheese. Our list of Top 10 Cheese Poems says Chesterton was full of havarti.

Filed Under: Blog, Cheese Poems, Funny Poems, Poems, poetry

Ship, Sail, Boat: Build a Boat of Poetry

By Heather Eure 14 Comments

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This week, we explore a poem by T.S. Eliot prize-winner, Philip Gross, “The Boat Made of Poems.” Gather your tools & craft a boat of your poetry with us.

Filed Under: Blog, Boat Poems, Poems, Poems about poetry, poems about writing, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Sail, Ship, Ship-Sail-Boat, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Oh, Baby: Top 10 Best Baby Poems

By Will Willingham 9 Comments

Top 10 Baby Poems

Babies could use a little more nuance. They definitely could use more poems. Enjoy this collection of 10 great baby poems.

Filed Under: Baby Poems, Blog, Christina Rossetti, Poems, poetry

Take Your Poet to Work: Wisława Szymborska

By Will Willingham 12 Comments

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Meet Polish poet Wisława Szymborska as we continue our preparations for celebrating Take Your Poet to Work Day on July 15.

Filed Under: Blog, Cat Poems, poetry, Take Your Poet to Work Day, Wislawa Szymborska

Poets and Poems: Sarah Blake and “Mr. West”

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Poet Sarah Blake wrote 46 poems about rapper Kanye West, an “unauthorized biography” that speaks profoundly about popular culture today.

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

Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines (3)

We’ve been taking a daily “dip into poetry” sharing over Every Day Poems on Twitter. Come discover the power of a single line.

Filed Under: Blog, Dip into Poetry, Every Day Poems, poetry

This Month’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

Top Ten Poetic Picks

Former teen poet becomes President. Poetry is dead, again? Elastic ekphrastics and the challenges of diversity in publishing. It’s our Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Art, Blog, Books, Creativity, poetry

Holocaust Poems: Interview with Poet and Filmmaker Janet R. Kirchheimer (Part 1)

By Maureen Doallas 4 Comments

Holocaust poems interview with Janet Kirchheimer

Maureen Doallas interviews poet and filmmaker Janet R. Kirchheimer about poetry as the only “language” in which to write about the Holocaust.

Filed Under: Blog, Holocaust Poems, Poems, poetry

Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

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Twitter Poems Top 10 Poetic Tweets

Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

The Shakespeare Files: Sonnet 104 (Annotated)

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Shakespeare Files: Sonnet 104

The Shakespeare Files is a collection of annotations and exclamations on the poetry of William Shakespeare. Today, it’s Shakespeare’s Sonnet 104.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry humor, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Files, shakespeare poems, shakespeare sonnets, Sonnets

Poets and Poems: Daniel Bowman Jr.’s “A Plum Tree in Leatherstocking Country”

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

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“A Plum Tree in Leatherstocking Country” by Daniel Bowman Jr.is a beautiful collection, poems of quiet, reflection, and memory.

Filed Under: Americana Poems, article, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets

Top 10 Best Chicken Poems

By Will Willingham

Top 10 Chicken Poems

If Google search is any indication, the world is looking for chicken poetry. Here are 10 chicken poems to make the search easier. (Or at least more fun.)

Filed Under: Blog, Chicken poems, National Poetry Month, National Poultry Month, poetry

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