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Flowers of California: California Poppy

By Tania Runyan 2 Comments

california poppy

Tania Runyan writes a pantoum, a winding homage to the cups of sun and gold known as the California poppy in her Flowers of California series.

Filed Under: Blog, California, Flower Poems, Flowers of California, Pantoum, Pantoum Poems, poetry prompt

Flowers of California: Lily of the Nile

By Tania Runyan 5 Comments

purple lily of the nile

After a lifetime of taking the unassuming flower for granted, Tania Runyan pens a love letter to lily of the Nile.

Filed Under: Blog, California, Flower Poems, Flowers of California, poetry prompt

Flowers of California: Crape Myrtle

By Tania Runyan 6 Comments

crepe myrtle invisibility of seasons

California’s papery crape myrtle blooms played companion to Tania Runyan as a budding writer in her back yard.

Filed Under: Blog, California, Flower Poems, Flowers of California

“Making Peace with Paradise” by Tania Runyan

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

Yosemite Tania Runyan

In “Making Peace with Paradise,” Tania Runyan reflects on her upbringing in the state that gave us suburbs and the Beach Boys.

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Making Peace With Paradise—Celebrate + Poetry Prompt!

By T.S. Poetry 10 Comments

making peace with paradise by tania runyan

Celebrate the release of the new book from one of your favorite poetry how-to authors. Check out Making Peace With Paradise + poetry prompt!

Filed Under: Blog, Books, Making Peace with Paradise, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Hermit Crab Essay 002: How To Teach Poetry To Seventh Graders

By Callie Feyen 6 Comments

Teaching poetry to 7th graders begins with vulnerability. Join author Callie Feyen and she walks us through a scene in a middle school classroom.

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Poetry Prompt: Peonies on How To Open Up

By Callie Feyen 4 Comments

Join author Callie Feyen as she explores what it means to open ourselves up in this world. Just like the peonies.

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Poetry Prompt: Giving and Receiving with Creative Nonfiction

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

Join author Callie Feyen as she explores ways of giving and receiving with creative nonfiction as a guide.

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An Ode to Poetry: “How to Write a Form Poem” by Tania Runyan

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

“How to Write a Form Poem” by Tania Runyan is a guide to 10 poetic forms. It also stands as an ode to poetry.

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The Great Gatsby Book Club: Chapters 7-9—Borne Back Ceaselessly Into the Past

By Tania Runyan 2 Comments

old green motor boat on shore

In the final installment of our The Great Gatsby book club, Tania Runyan explores what it means to be “borne back ceaselessly into the past.”

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Poetry Prompt: Choose Risk Over Cuteness —The Acrostic Poem

By Callie Feyen 16 Comments

What do you risk when write an acrostic?

Think the acrostic poem is too cute? Think again. Join Callie Feyen and Tania Runyan and see how risky the form can be.

Filed Under: Acrostics, Blog, How to Write a Form Poem, poetry, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

The Great Gatsby Book Club: Chapters 5 & 6—Dreams and Longing

By Tania Runyan Leave a Comment

starry sky

If it’s about anything, The Great Gatsby is about dreams and longing. But does Jay Gatsby cherish the dream of Daisy more than Daisy herself?

Filed Under: Blog, book club, English Teaching Resources, The Great Gatsby

Poetry Prompt: A spiral staircase, anxiety, and the sestina

By Callie Feyen 34 Comments

What can a spiral show us?

Join Callie Feyen and walk a spiral staircase with Tania Runyan, poet and author of “How to Write a Form Poem,” in order to understand the sestina.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, Sestina, Shakespeare, william shakespeare, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts

Reading Generously: ‘How to Write a Form Poem’ by Tania Runyan

By Megan Willome 4 Comments

orange fruit on a branch

Form poetry: not just for grad school anymore. Welcome to your guided tour of ‘How to Write a Form Poem,’ by Tania Runyan.

Filed Under: Blog, How to Write a Form Poem, Reading Generously

National Poetry Month: How to Write a Form Poem!

By T.S. Poetry 5 Comments

How to Write a Form Poem Porch

Looking for a wonderful book to inspire you this National Poetry Month? Try out ‘How to Write a Form Poem: A Guided Tour of 10 Fabulous Forms.’

Filed Under: Blog, How to Write a Form Poem, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources

National Poetry Month: Giving Gatsby the Green Light

By Tania Runyan 20 Comments

Gatsby Kindle on Table

This National Poetry Month, join Tania Runyan to take a poetic twist on Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in our in our new book club.

Filed Under: Blog, book club, Classic Books, English Teaching Resources, National Poetry Month, Patron Only

Julius Caesar: Et Tu, Brute? Opposite Day and the Ides of March

By Tania Runyan 2 Comments

Purple grapes on vine for Julius Caesar

For the Ides of March, Tania Runyan has a Julius Caesar “Opposite Day” poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Plays, English Teaching Resources, poetry prompt, Shakespeare, writing prompt, writing prompts

Lord of the Flies: Simon Writes Home

By Tania Runyan Leave a Comment

Twelve Apostles National Park Lord of the Flies

Not all the boys on the island will admit it, but homesickness is one of the greatest challenges the Lord of the Flies characters face. Poet Tania Runyan and the boys of the island explore a “letters home” epistolary poetry prompt.

Filed Under: Blog, English Teaching Resources, Lord of the Flies, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writing prompt

Poet Laura: Passing the Pen

By Tania Runyan 7 Comments

Seaside boardwalk - Poet Laura

Tania Runyan concludes her year as Tweetspeak’s inaugural Poet Laura and passes the torch to 2021’s resident poet.

Filed Under: Blog, Poet Laura

Take Your Poet to Work Day: Tania Runyan

By Will Willingham Leave a Comment

Tania Runyan Take Your Poet to Work Day Cover

Our 2020 Take Your Poet to Work Day ready-for-work poet collection features our first living poet, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, Tania Runyan.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry and business, Take Your Poet to Work Day

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