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Infographic: How to Write a Tanka

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

Try your hand at writing a tanka poem with our fun new infographic.

Filed Under: English Teaching Resources, How to Write a Poem, Infographics, Tanka

Poetry Prompt: Haiku Picture Books

By Kortney Garrison 6 Comments

Kids at Sunset Poetry Prompt

Pour a cup of tea and enjoy these haiku picture books (including a cat tale!) that will make you smile and get you writing.

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Poetry Prompt: The Tanka’s Turn

By Kortney Garrison 13 Comments

The Big Wave

Can you write a poem in 31 syllables that takes the reader in an unexpected direction?

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Poetry Prompt: Japanese Art and the Tanka

By Kortney Garrison 19 Comments

Tanka Art Weeds

There’s a long tradition of poetry being inspired by painting and other fine arts. Come write tanka inspired by Japanese art!

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Tanka Poetry Prompt: What’s a Tanka?

By Kortney Garrison 35 Comments

Tanka Prompt Egret

This month, we’ll explore the ancient Japanese form called the tanka. This lesser known form might be thought of as haiku’s quiet older sibling.

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Twitter Poems: Top 10 Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 7 Comments

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Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

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Twitter Poems: Top 10 Poetic Tweets

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Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

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Twitter Poems: Top 10 Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

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Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our Top 10 Poetic Tweets, featuring some of our favorite Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Twitter Poems Top 10 Poetic Tweets

Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

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Twitter Poems Top 10 Poetic Tweets

Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Twitter Poems

Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

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Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

Twitter Poems

Looking for poetry on Twitter? Look no further than our latest Top Ten Poetic Tweets, featuring some of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

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Looking for poetry on Twitter? We’ve made it easy for you, with this roundup of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen in the past few weeks.

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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

twitter poems top ten poetic tweets

Looking for poetry on Twitter? We’ve made it easy for you, with this roundup of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen in the past few weeks.

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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 3 Comments

twitter poems

See any good poetry on Twitter lately? We see it every day. Here are ten of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen lately.

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Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

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When we see good Twitter poems, we stop and take notice. Today we’re featuring ten of the best Twitter poems we’ve seen in the last few weeks:

Filed Under: Blog, Haiku, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets, Twitter poetry

Twitter Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 1 Comment

twitter poetry top ten poetic tweets

Sometimes, it so happens we read a tweet and say to ourselves, “That’s poetry.” Maybe it didn’t even mean to be a poem, but it’s a poetic thing all the same. It’s a way of using words well. Here are ten of the best poetic tweets we’ve seen in the last few weeks.

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