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Reading Together: Rita Dove’s ‘Thomas and Beulah’

By Megan Willome 12 Comments

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Megan Willome’s reading of Rita Dove’s Thomas and Beulah is a reminder that sometimes the moments that change us most aren’t the ones that make the news.

Filed Under: Baby Poems, Black Poets, Books, Poems, poetry

Twitter Party: The Odyssey and The Wooded Isle, Part 2

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

The Wooded Isle and The Odyssey

Part 2 of Tweetspeak’s recent poetry party on Twitter was guided by prompts from “The Odyssey” by Homer, and 10 would-be Homers produced some epic poems.

Filed Under: article, Classic Poetry, Odyssey, Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

Twitter Party: The Odyssey and The Wooded Isle, Part 1

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Fod in woods The Odyssey

“The Odyssey” by Homer provided the prompts for Tweetspeak’s recent poetry party on Twitter, and 10 would-be Homers wrote their own epic poems.

Filed Under: article, Epic Poetry, Odyssey, Poems, poetry prompt

Eating & Drinking Poems: Savoring Succotash

By Laura Lynn Brown 18 Comments

Savoring Succotash

Is succotash something to be suffered or savored? Laura Lynn Brown offers a warm reflection on the dish, with a savory succotash poem and Thanksgiving recipes.

Filed Under: Blog, Eating and Drinking Poems, Food Poems, Recipes

Confessions of Poetry

By Charity Singleton Craig 10 Comments

Confessions of poetry - chipmunk on tree

Charity Singleton Craig goes out with a plan to spread poetry around her community and is thwarted by 20 scurrying chipmunks.

Filed Under: poetry, random acts of poetry

Random Sample: A Wrap-Up of Random Acts of Poetry Day

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

Random Acts of Poetry Day kids lined up at beach

Our celebration of Random Acts of Poetry Day was full of random poetic expressions popping up everywhere from cupcakes to the courthouse.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, random acts of poetry

It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day!

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Random Acts of Poetry teddy bear on cardboard box

It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day, a day devoted to painting poetry in the public square. Share some poetry with your world (and make it better).

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, random acts of poetry

Top 10 Poems by Invitation

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Top 10 Poems by Invitation - mail slot on brick wall

Have you tried our 5-day poetry prompt mini-series? We’re featuring 10 of our favorite community contributions based on prompts from How to Write a Poem.

Filed Under: Blog, How to Write a Poem, Poems, poetry prompt

Top 10 Best Car and Truck Poems

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

Car and Truck Poems luigi and guido pixar cartoon cars

Cars mean more than transportation or the sum of their parts. They are image, and the memories we make in them. Here are 10 best car and truck poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Car Poems, Truck Poems

Top 10 Dip into Poetry Lines

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

Dip into Poetry - silhouette walking on beach

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, Twitter poetry

Top 10 Best Science Poems

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

Top 10 Science Poems - bottle at Heidleberg Apothacary Museum

Is it possible that without science there might be no poetry? Or could the opposite be true? Test the hypothesis with 10 best science poems.

Filed Under: Poems, poetry, Poetry at Work, Science Poems

Coloring Page Poems: The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Longfellow The Tide Rises coloring page - boat by seaside

Our coloring page poems series brings the fun stress relief of coloring pages and poetry together, today with Longfellow’s “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls.”

Filed Under: Blog, Coloring Page Poems, Nature Poems, Poems, Sea Poems

Top 10 Best Tea Poems

By Will Willingham 15 Comments

Tea Poems - gold rimmed elegant teacup

Tea and poetry go together like sand and surf, like wine and cheese, like Bogey and Bacall. Or is it the other way around? Enjoy these 10 best tea poems…

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, Tea, Tea Poems

Take Your Poet to Work: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow cover

Just one more week until Take Your Poet to Work Day. For our final addition to our poet collection for 2016, meet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching Resources, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Take Your Poet to Work: Emily Brontë

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day Emily Brontë cover

Take Your Poet to Work Day is coming on the third Wednesday in July. For 2016, that’s July 20! This week, meet English poet Emily Brontë.

Filed Under: Blog, Emily Brontë, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Take Your Poet to Work Day

Top 10 Best Garden Poems

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

Top 10 Garden poems - red maple leaf in green ferns

While you wait for your flowers to bloom and your garden to produce its fruit, enjoy this collection of 10 great garden poems.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, Blog, Flower Poems, Garden Poems, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry

Take Your Poet to Work: William Wordsworth

By Will Willingham 20 Comments

Take Your Poet to Work Day - William Wordsworth Featured

Take Your Poet to Work Day is coming on the third Wednesday in July. For 2016, that’s July 20! We kick off the release of this year’s poet collection with English Romantic poet William Wordsworth.

Filed Under: Blog, Moon poems, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, Take Your Poet to Work Day, William Wordsworth

Be Our Poetry Buddy: “Moonrise” by D. H. Lawrence

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

D. H. Lawrence Moonrise

Extend the Joy of Poetry by being our Poetry Buddy. This week, we’re reading “Moonrise” by D. H. Lawrence together. Join us?

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, Moon poems, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, The Joy of Poetry

Be Our Poetry Buddy: Amy Lowell’s “White Currants”

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

Be Our Poetry Buddy sunflower closeup

Extend the Joy of Poetry by being our Poetry Buddy. This week, we’re reading Amy Lowell’s “White Currants” together. Join us?

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, poem a day, Poems, poetry

The Joy of Poetry: Will You Be Our Poetry Buddy?

By Will Willingham 27 Comments

The Joy of Poetry Be Our Poetry Buddy white flowers

We’re extending The Joy of Poetry Book Club comment box with a group Poetry Buddy experience reading poems together. Join us. 🙂

Filed Under: book club, Every Day Poems, poem a day, Poems, poetry

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