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Poetry Dare: Do I Dare to Do a Dare with T.S. Eliot?

By Sandra Heska King 54 Comments

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Would you read T.S. Eliot every day for 30 days? Sandra Heska King couldn’t resist a double-dog Poetry Dare.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry Dare

Top Ten Posts of 2013 at Tweetspeak Poetry

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

As we turn the page to 2014, we’re playing back the most popular posts at Tweetspeak Poetry of 2013. Not surprisingly, these posts reflected our commitment to play, learn, and grow.

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Operation Poetry Dare: The Conclusion of the Matter

By Nancy Franson 31 Comments

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Nancy Franson completes the Poetry Dare and says, “I officially love poetry!” So was it just a stunt, or was this a true poetry-avoidant conversion?

Filed Under: Blog, poems every day, poetry, Poetry Dare, poetry teaching resources

A Poetry Dare for Will Oldham, the Anti-Poetry Guy

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

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Will Oldham’s June 1, 2012 column in Poetry magazine from the Poetry Foundation has sparked a lot of controversy. It’s actually pretty poetic.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems about poetry, poetry, Poetry Dare

Operation Poetry Dare: Poetry Brain

By Nancy Franson 23 Comments

Operation Poetry Dare

Can everyone write poetry? Or only those with a poetry brain? Looks like Nancy Franson is trying to talk herself out of writing a poem as her Poetry Dare continues.

Filed Under: poetry, Poetry Dare, poetry humor

Operation Poetry Dare: What a Poetry Buddy Is For

By Megan Willome 28 Comments

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When we dared poetry-avoidant Nancy Franson to read a poem a day, we arranged for her to have a Poetry Buddy to read along and ask questions. Today Megan Willome shares her side of the Poetry Dare.

Filed Under: Blog, Every Day Poems, poetry, Poetry Dare

Operation Poetry Dare: For the Love

By Nancy Franson 38 Comments

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Can poetry be taught or learned? Or is it a relationship one enters into? Nancy Franson continues her experimental reading in the Poetry Dare. Settle down now. Drink some cranberry juice.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry Dare, poetry humor, poetry teaching resources

Operation Poetry Dare: I Can’t Dance to It

By Nancy Franson 52 Comments

poetry dare

Nancy Franson continues her experimental poetry dare, trying to work out the rhythm of a new dance partner.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry Dare, poetry teaching resources

Last Month’s Top Ten Posts on Tweetspeak Poetry

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

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What are we reading at Tweetspeak Poetry? Catch up on the top posts from last month.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry Dare, poetry teaching resources, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Operation: Poetry Dare

By Nancy Franson 97 Comments

poetry dare

Follow the journey of Nancy Franson, the mildly poetry-avoidant subject of a poem-a-day experiment.

Filed Under: poems every day, poetry, Poetry Dare, poetry humor

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