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Adjustments Excerpt: The Dinner Party

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

reeds in sunlight

In this amusing excerpt from Will Willingham’s novel Adjustments, a man and his landlady invite dates for each other to a dinner party, and a ruckus ensues.

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Book Club Announcement: The Joy of Poetry Begins May 4

By Will Willingham 32 Comments

Joy of Poetry Book Club Announcement Yellow Rose

We’ll be accepting Megan Willome’s invitation to experience The Joy of Poetry with our new book club beginning May 4.

Filed Under: book club, Books, The Joy of Poetry, writer's group resources

The Joy of Poetry: As Much as She Could Carry

By Megan Willome 13 Comments

The Joy of Poetry Nancy Marie Davis Painting

Enjoy an excerpt of the newest title from T. S. Poetry Press, The Joy of Poetry: How to Keep, Save & Make Your Life with Poems.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, English Teaching Resources, Finding Inspiration, journey into poetry, poetry, Poetry for Life, poetry teaching resources, Popular Title!, Summer Read!, The Joy of Poetry, writer's group resources

Top 10 Quotes from ‘On Being a Writer’!

By Will Willingham 17 Comments

On Being a Writer by Kroeker and Craig

Ten great quotes from the new (surprise!) release from T.S. Poetry Press: “On Being a Writer by Ann Kroeker and Charity Singleton Craig.

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T.S. Poetry Press Goes to the Big Apple (and Donates a Peach)

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

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T.S. Poetry Press is doing its part to ensure that on your next trip to New York City, the endless river of books will still be flowing freely.

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Literary Tour, New York Literary

Poetry at Work: A Tweetspeak New Year’s Resolution

By Glynn Young 9 Comments

poetry of resolutions

Glynn Young reflects on a particular kind of resolution, the kind that comes from commitment and determination–the kind that created Tweetspeak Poetry.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Poetry at Work, Twitter poetry

Fiction debut could help Dana Gioia’s dream come true

By T.S. Poetry 1 Comment

T. S. Poetry Press, publisher of the Oprah Summer Read The Whipping Club, has released a fiction debut that could help Dana Gioia’s dream come true. Gioia has made a strong call to get poetry into the public eye. The Novelist,  by L.L. Barkat, weaves poetry throughout a story that explores the woes of a […]

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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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