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New Release! The Colour out of Space Graphic Novel, Illustrated by Sara Barkat
Enjoy this classic H.P. Lovecraft story in new graphic novel form. The haunting illustrations in this gothic graphic novel will grip your heart and mind!
Poet Laura: What’s In a Name
Tweetspeak’s new Poet Laura, Sandra Fox Murphy, starts her year as Poet Laura with a poetic reflection on names and naming.
Bruce Lawder: Prose Poems, (Very) Short Fiction, or Both?
“Dwarf Stories” by Bruce Lawder is a collection of prose poems that are creative, perceptive, thought-provoking, and wry.
Journeys: What We Hold in Common
It is so tempting in life to forget what we hold in common. And in those moments, we forfeit joy and connection that could otherwise be ours. Pen a poem of connection, maybe starting with corn.
Poets and Poems: Megan Merchant and “Hortensia, in Winter”
In “Hortensia, in winter,” Megan Merchant addresses her poems to an ancestor, fusing her own life with that of her pioneer relative.
Poets and Poems: Sarah Carey and “The Grief Committee Minutes”
In her new poetry collection, “The Grief Committee Minutes,” Sarah Carey explores the many kinds of losses and griefs we experience in life.
Morphing: Lessons from the Year of the Monarch
Dheepa R. Maturi wraps the Year of the Monarch with a butterfly’s journey of growth and the lessons attracted along the way.
Poets and Poems: Hedy Habra and “Or Did You Ever See the Other Side?”
“Or Have You Ever Seen the Other Side?” by poet Hedy Habra is about the choices we make that define the experiences and outcomes of our lives.