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A Live Tweetspeak Poetry Party with Sara Teasdale, Part 2

By Glynn Young Leave a Comment

Five additional poems resulted from the Tweetspeak Poetry retreat, with “Flame and Shadow” by Sara Teasdale providing the prompts.

Filed Under: article, Poems, poetry, Sara Teasdale

Tweetspeak Poetry Party, Part 2: Skywoman Braids Sweetgrass

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Stones in grass Braiding Sweetgrass

“Braiding Sweetgrass” by Robin Wall Kimmerer provided the prompts for Tweetspeak Poetry’s recent poetry party on Twitter. These are the final five poems.

Filed Under: article, nature, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

Tweetspeak Poetry Party: Skywoman Braids Sweetgrass

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Wildflowers Braiding Sweetgrass

Tweetspeak Poetry’s recent poetry party on Twitter resulted in ten poems about Skywoman, braiding sweetgrass, trees, and a gift.

Filed Under: article, nature, Nature Poems, Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

Another Poetry at Work Day is in the Books

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

Poetry at Work Day snow and clouds

Another Poetry at Work Day is in the books. Come see how we celebrated all around the world.

Filed Under: Blog, Poetry at Work, Poetry at Work Day

Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

Dip Into Poetry jewels on leather

Take a little dip into poetry with us, and enjoy some favorites from our daily sharing of Every Day Poems selections on Twitter, line by single line.

Filed Under: Blog, Dip into Poetry, Twitter poetry

Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines

By Will Willingham Leave a Comment

Top 10 Dip Into Poetry Lines berries in blender

We enjoy a daily sharing over Every Day Poems on Twitter, inviting you to dip into poetry with us. Check our our favorite 10 lines from the last few months.

Filed Under: Blog, Dip into Poetry, poetry, Twitter poetry

Twitter Party: The Odyssey and The Wooded Isle, Part 2

By Glynn Young 1 Comment

The Wooded Isle and The Odyssey

Part 2 of Tweetspeak’s recent poetry party on Twitter was guided by prompts from “The Odyssey” by Homer, and 10 would-be Homers produced some epic poems.

Filed Under: article, Classic Poetry, Odyssey, Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

Twitter Party: The Odyssey and The Wooded Isle, Part 1

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Fod in woods The Odyssey

“The Odyssey” by Homer provided the prompts for Tweetspeak’s recent poetry party on Twitter, and 10 would-be Homers wrote their own epic poems.

Filed Under: article, Epic Poetry, Odyssey, Poems, poetry prompt

Twitter Poems: Top 10 Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 4 Comments

Top 10 Poetic Tweets birds on rail

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.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets

Twitter Party: Slivers of Plum at Midnight

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Tweetspeak Poetry’s most recent Twitter party resulted in ten poems about lemonade, lightning, bread, gears, a locomotive, and an equation — of bees.

Filed Under: Bee Poems, love poems, Moon poems, Night Poems, Plum Poems, Poems, poetry, Short Poems, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

Twitter Poems: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 2 Comments

twitter poems top ten poetic tweets (3)

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.

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

Take Your Poet to Work Day: It’s About Access (and Ice Cream)

By Will Willingham 8 Comments

take your poet to work day ice cream truck

At its heart, like the ice cream truck peddling frozen treats on a stick, Take Your Poet to Work Day is about access. Enjoy some highlights from our annual celebration.

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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.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top Ten Poetic Tweets

Twitter Poetry: Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 6 Comments

twitter poetry

One of the things poetry and Twitter have in common (when done well) is an economy of words. When we see good Twitter poetry, we stop and take notice.

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

Twitter Party: The Poetry Home Repair Manual 2

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Six additional poems from Tweetspeak Poetry’s recent poetry jam on Twitter, prompted by line from Ted Kooser’s “The Poetry Home Repair Manual.”

Filed Under: love poetry, Poems about poetry, poetry, Twitter poetry

Twitter Party: The Poetry Home Repair Manual

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

Tweetspeak Poetry’s recent poetry jam on Twitter used Ted Kooser’s “The Poetry Home Repair Manual” for prompts — with some surprising results.

Filed Under: love poems, love poetry, Poems, Poems about poetry, poems about writing, poetry, Twitter poetry

Top Ten Poetic Tweets

By Will Willingham 5 Comments

top ten poetic tweets

We spend a lot of time on Twitter. (We’re Tweetspeak Poetry, right?) In fact, we figure we read thousands of tweets every month. Sometimes, we read a tweet and say to ourselves, “That’s poetry.” We want to take notice.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks, Twitter poetry

Poetry at Work: The Poetry of Electronic Work

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

Like all work, the work of electronic communications contains an inherent poetry, perhaps several inherent “poetries.”

Filed Under: article, poetry, poetry and business, Poetry at Work, work poems

This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks

By Will Willingham 13 Comments

top ten poetry picks

Apps that analyze your writing voice, your poetry, your reading preferences. It’s all in the math and science of This Week’s Top Ten Poetic Picks.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Top 10 Poetic Picks

Twitter Poetry: Spinning for Tickets for a Prayer Wheel 3

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Six additional poems from the recent Tweetspeak Twitter poetry jam, with prompts taken from Annie Dillard’s “Tickets for a Prayer Wheel.”

Filed Under: Blog, poetry, Twitter poetry

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