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Wild Words Book Club: Finding And Using Your Wings

By Callie Feyen 2 Comments

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In this week’s Wild Words book club discussion, Callie Feyen considers the liminal spaces we find ourselves in, and how we emerge from them to new ways of being.

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Wild Words Book Club: Return to Yourself

By Callie Feyen 7 Comments

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In this week’s Wild Words book club discussion, Callie Feyen considers the role of our feelings in moving our writing forward. Join us!

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Wild Words Book Club: Make Believe

By Callie Feyen 1 Comment

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In this week’s Wild Words book club discussion, author Callie Feyen invites writers to imagine their lives as a poem, in a reflection on the seasons of going back in time and discontent.

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Wild Words Book Club: 5 Ways To Begin

By Callie Feyen 15 Comments

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In this first installment of the Wild Words book club, Callie Feyen reflects on five ways her writing has started, and the ways beginning and doubting intersect.

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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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The Joy of Poetry Book Club: Stick With Poetry

By Will Willingham 72 Comments

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Megan Willome says she’d tell her 13-year-old self to stick with poetry. Tell us about your 13-year-old self in our Joy of Poetry book club.

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City and Country: Bright Lights Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 27 Comments

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In this week’s poetry prompt, we explore the bright lights of the city at night. Join us as we survey the illuminated skyline with poetry.

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Poetry Prompt: Dream Vacation

By Heather Eure 5 Comments

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Pack your bags. We’re whisking you away on a dream getaway, if only in our imaginations. Write a poem about the luxurious destination you’ve dreamed of visiting. We already feel relaxed. Join us!

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Poetry Prompt: What Dreams May Come

By Heather Eure 18 Comments

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This month’s poetry prompt theme draws us into our subconscious mind, the place of dreams. Learn something about dream analysis and create a poem about a memorable dream you’ve had. Put on your jammies and join us!

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House & Home Poetry Prompt: The Kitchen

By Heather Eure 8 Comments

Kitchen Poetry Stove Top Burner

Come in to our kitchen and let us pour you a cup of coffee while we discuss the heart of the home and create poetry. Join us!

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House & Home Playlist and Prompt

By Heather Eure 15 Comments

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Get cozy in your favorite chair and enjoy some new tunes and a brand-new theme. This week’s prompt is all about a place called home.

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Math, Science, & Technology Poetry Prompt: Wider Than the Sky

By Heather Eure 13 Comments

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Will a computer ever surpass the capacity of the brain? This week’s poetry prompt invites you to consider the binary mind.

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Math, Science, & Technology: Playlist and Prompt

By Heather Eure 19 Comments

Math, Science, and Technology Poetry and Playlist

Check out our new playlist and prompt theme celebrating all things math, science, & technology. Come and see how numbers, physics, and poetry work together.

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On Being a Writer Book Club: Surround

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

On Being a Writer

We conclude our group discussion of On Being a Writer by considering the things with which a writer might surround himself to influence his writing.

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Poetry Prompt: Word Games

By Heather Eure 16 Comments

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This week’s prompt invites you to play word games. Join us as we learn how games can improve and grow our poetry.

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The Literary Epic: Poetry Prompt

By Heather Eure 1 Comment

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Come along on an exploration of the literary epic and find out why Virgil made us readers. Remember to pack your prompt-writing pencil!

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On Being a Writer—Tell Us Your Story!

By Will Willingham 11 Comments

On Being a Writer by Kroeker and Craig

Join us for our newest book club offering, a three-week community discussion of On Being a Writer by Ann Kroeker and Charity Singleton Craig.

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Epic Poetry: The Simile Prompt

By Heather Eure 13 Comments

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Join us for this week’s prompt as we explore the nature of simile and its use in epic poetry.

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Circus & Carnival Poetry and Photo Prompt: Run Away With the Circus

By Heather Eure 23 Comments

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This week, our prompt encourages you to run away with the circus. You can be a lion tamer, an acrobat, anything! Write a poem about your new adventure.

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