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“108”: An Ecothriller by Former Poet Laura Dheepa Maturi

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

phoenix in iron 108 climate ecothriller dheepa maturi

“108” is an ecothriller by attorney, writer, and former Poet Laura Dheepa Maturi, and it is one wild ride of a read.

Filed Under: article, book reviews, Books, Poet Laura

Poet Laura: Invitation to Lightness from Dheepa Maturi

By Dheepa R. Maturi 16 Comments

Green Leaves in Light

Meet Tweetspeak’s incoming Poet Laura, Dheepa Maturi, who promises a deep exploration of chocolate and an invitation to walk lightly together.

Filed Under: Blog, Poet Laura

Poet-a-Day: Meet Dheepa Maturi

By Tania Runyan 10 Comments

Indian classical dance

What if you have no words for a layered, mysterious experience? The ghazal might be just your form. It was for Dheepa Maturi, who speaks through dance.

Filed Under: Blog, Ghazal Poems, National Poetry Month, Poet-a-Day

Year of the Monarch: In Sync — a Communal Poem for the Monarch Butterfly

By Dheepa R. Maturi 10 Comments

pink flower with tone bokeh

Plant seeds in poems and in nature. Dheepa Maturi invites us to write a communal poem for the monarch butterfly as the Year of the Monarch continues.

Filed Under: Blog, poetry prompt, Year of the Monarch

The Gift of the Monarch Butterfly

By Dheepa R. Maturi 14 Comments

monarch butterfly on russian sage

An unusual gift prompts Dheepa Maturi to think about the tenuous world of the Monarch Butterfly. Come write a poem as you enter this world!

Filed Under: article, Butterfly Poems, poetry prompt, poetry teaching resources, writer's group resources, writing prompt, writing prompts, Year of the Monarch

Pandemic Journal: An Entry on Cut Fruit

By Dheepa R. Maturi 16 Comments

Pandemic Journal watermelon

With adult children back at home during the pandemic, it can feel like a return to the way things were. And then again not really. Dheepa Maturi has a beautiful Pandemic Journal entry.

Filed Under: Blog, Pandemic Journal

Memoir Notebook: A Courtyard in Queens

By Dheepa R. Maturi 18 Comments

statue-of-liberty-queens-new-york

Dheepa Maturi reflects on her little Queens, New York, courtyard and its open-minded, open-hearted embrace, which welcomed and encircled and protected her.

Filed Under: Blog, Memoir Notebook, New York Tour

Free E-Book + Poetry Prompt!

By T.S. Poetry 2 Comments

monarch butterfly in asters

A free e-book exclusive for Tweetspeak patrons, just in time to celebrate Poetic Earth Month!

Filed Under: article, Blog, E-books, Ecopoetry, Poetic Earth Month, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

A Year-of-the-Monarch Confession: I am a Milkweed Eraser

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Monarch lantana

Tweetspeak Poetry’s Year of the Monarch called for planting milkweed. No one knew that I was secretly the Milkweed Eraser.

Filed Under: article, Year of the Monarch

Year of the Monarch: Butterfly Kisses—A Romantic Comedy

By Dheepa R. Maturi 6 Comments

monarch butterflies in leaves

Dheepa R. Maturi finds herself in the middle of a romantic comedy with her affections for the monarch butterfly. Audio included!

Filed Under: Blog, Butterfly Poems, poetry prompt, Year of the Monarch

Poetry Prompt: How Does Your Garden Grow?

By L.L. Barkat 8 Comments

cosmos how does your garden grow

Do you remember the “how does your garden grow” line from the nursery rhyme? Come write a poem and plant what you want in it.

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Poet Laura: The Butterfly Effect—Year of the Monarch

By Dheepa R. Maturi 19 Comments

monarch butterfly on green with yellow flower

Dheepa R. Maturi, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, invites us to participate in the Year of the Monarch, a project both practical and poetic, to help our butterfly friends.

Filed Under: Blog, Poet Laura, writing prompt, writing prompts, Year of the Monarch

Poet Laura: I Surrender

By Dheepa R. Maturi 4 Comments

wall of sticky notes love

Writer Dheepa R. Maturi enters a hard period in life, and it strongly blocks her writing. But then she finds a surprising way through. You could, too.

Filed Under: Blog, Poet Laura, Writing Life

Poet Laura on the Moon

By Dheepa R. Maturi 2 Comments

Hydrangea macrophylla

Tonight, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals her poem, commissioned by NASA to be sent to Europa, Jupiter’s moon. Our own Poet Laura, Dheepa R. Maturi, reveals her own poem to Earth’s moon.

Filed Under: Blog, Moon poems, Poet Laura

Poet Laura: A Tribute to Laura Barkat—and All the Other “Lauras”

By Dheepa R. Maturi 12 Comments

Lit diya lamp on street at night

One of the Poet Laura’s tasks each year is to write poems about Lauras. This month, Dheepa R. Maturi pays tribute to the special Lauras who bring light to the world.

Filed Under: Blog, Poet Laura

Poet Laura: Happy Earth Day, and Don’t Miss the Trees for the Forest

By Dheepa R. Maturi 20 Comments

droplets on green leaf

For Earth Day, Dheepa R. Maturi, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, writes about the benefits of forest bathing and the perils of rainforest sleeping.

Filed Under: Blog, National Poetry Month, Nature Poems, Poet Laura, Tree Poems

Poet Laura: Sideways on a Boat — on Snafus and Haiku

By Dheepa R. Maturi 4 Comments

sailboat on shore

Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, Dheepa R. Maturi, finds humor, solace and haiku in the wake of a sinking boat and tragedy avoided.

Filed Under: Blog, Boat Poems, Haiku, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

Poet Laura: Embracing Guilty Pleasures: an Ode to Chocolate

By Dheepa R. Maturi 8 Comments

yellow leaves

This week our Poet Laura, Dheepa R. Maturi, hands you a permission slip to revel in simple (and complex) pleasures like chocolate.

Filed Under: Blog, Chocolate, Chocolate Poems, Poet Laura, poetry prompt

Poet Laura: New Year, New Lists

By Dheepa R. Maturi 15 Comments

Teacup with spoon and string

Dheepa R. Maturi, Poet Laura, ushers in the new year with a thoughtful perspective on resolutions and new year list-making.

Filed Under: Blog, Catalog Poems, New Year's Poems, Poet Laura, poetry prompt, writing prompt

Poet Laura: What are we celebrating now?

By Dheepa R. Maturi 12 Comments

rubber duck on window sill

Poet Laura Dheepa R. Maturi shares a game that brought family, generations (and Jane Austen) together in poignant whimsy.

Filed Under: Blog, Poet Laura, poetry prompt, writing prompt, writing prompts

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