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Tattoo Poetry: Inked with an Author Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 3 Comments

Tattoo Poetry

Get inked with your author; give us a poem that tells the tale.

Filed Under: Grief Poems, love poems, love poetry, Tattoo Poems, Tattoos, Themed Writing Projects, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Bottled & Canned: A Secret Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 13 Comments

Clear Glass Bottle Poetry

Think of a secret you want or need to preserve. Put it in a bottle or can. Will it go in easily? This is poetry. We don’t need to know the actual secret.

Filed Under: Blog, Bottled & Canned, Courage Poems, Hope Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

Bottled & Canned: A Keeping Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 14 Comments

Bottle Poetry

Have you ever found a bottle worth keeping? Have you ever collected a whole colorful line? Put it in poetry.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Blog, Bottled & Canned, Dog Poems, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Rock ‘n Roll Poetry Prompt: Blue Suede Shoes

By T.S. Poetry 10 Comments

black shoes poetry

What kinda shoes rock you? Put ’em in a poem, and rock us too.

Filed Under: Blog, Grief Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Rock and Roll, Rock Song Poems, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Rock ‘n Roll Lyrics: Poetry Prompt

By T.S. Poetry 17 Comments

Rock Song Poetry

Get your lyrics on and write a rock ‘n roll poem. Read one too, with an SRV.

Filed Under: Blog, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Rock Song Poems, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Puff The Magic Dragon v. The Chupacabra (A Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 11 Comments

Start April with some poetry about dragons and creatures, and a brand new creature-themed musical playlist to get your poetry juices flowing.

Filed Under: Blog, Dragons and Creatures, Music, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

Purple Rain and Indigo Blues (A Plum-Good Poetry Prompt)

By Seth Haines 16 Comments

Seth Haines invites you to share your purple-themed poetry, your indigo verses, your plum-good musings with a new poetry prompt and themed playlist. Who knows, maybe we’ll feature your work in an upcoming piece at Tweetspeak!

Filed Under: Blog, color poems, Indigo Poems, Plum, poetry, Themed Writing Projects

Inspired: 8 ways to write poems you can love

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

inspired poetry prompt book

A simple ebook from T.S. Poetry Press might be all you need to get yourself writing a little poetry. If all else fails, cheesecake.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

January Poetry Prompt: Coffee or Tea? Hallelujah, Rosie Lea!

By Seth Haines 44 Comments

coffee and tea poetry prompt

Welcome to a new year here at Tweetspeak Poetry. With this new year comes a new series of Monday poetry prompts to help you get your week started right! If you’ve been with us for a while, you know the drill–I’ll provide a writing prompt touching on Tweetspeak’s monthly theme, and you’ll compose a poem to […]

Filed Under: Blog, Coffee and Tea, Music, poetry, Themed Writing Projects, writing prompts

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Seth Haines 9 Comments

top ten poetry

Picasso scratch-off, Hurricane Sandy, and the mother of all field trips — Seth Haines has all this and more in This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Ordinary Genius: Why the Chicken Crossed the Road

By Will Willingham 21 Comments

By this time, I’m ready to ask the chicken question. I’ve been scratching around for an angle, and even as I type this, I don’t have one. But Kim Addonizio tells me I don’t have to know where I’m going when I start writing, and even goes so far as to say it might be […]

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Ordinary Genius, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

Ordinary Genius: Entering Poetry (part 2)

By Will Willingham 17 Comments

Poetry asks for your intelligence and spirit. It is hard work, but good work. Come along with Kim Addonizio and enter poetry by working on your lines…

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Ordinary Genius, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompts

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

Silver Forks

1 Art This afternoon while I sipped hot rooibos from a fancy gold-rimmed tea cup (Get on the bus, Gus. All the cool Tweetspeak kids are drinking tea now.), I thought to myself, “Gee, I wonder where I could get a complete listing of the 100 most iconic artworks of the last five years.” Imagine […]

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Ordinary Genius: Entering Poetry

By Will Willingham 54 Comments

The other day I stumbled onto an old Google Talk conversation with a friend, from about a year ago. The conversation went something like this: Friend: I lurked at the Tweetspeak Twitter party last night.  Me: I can’t do the Tweetspeak. Too confusing. Friend: I was lost. I’m too literal. Me: L.L. tagged me on […]

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Ordinary Genius, poetry, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompts

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