< Return to Emily Dickinson Poems A Bird Came Down the Walk A bird came down the walk: He did not know I saw; He bit an angle-worm in halves And ate the fellow, raw. And then he drank a dew From a convenient grass, And then hopped sidewise to the wall To let a […]
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“The Sleep-Walkers” by Kahlil Gibran
< Return to Kahlil Gibran Poems The Sleep-Walkers In the town where I was born lived a woman and her daughter, who walked in their sleep. One night, while silence enfolded the world, the woman and her daughter, walking, yet asleep, met in their mist-veiled garden. And the mother spoke, and she said: “At last, […]
“A Late Walk” by Robert Frost
< Return to Robert Frost Poems A Late Walk When I go up through the mowing field, The headless aftermath, Smooth-laid like thatch with the heavy dew, Half closes the garden path. And when I come to the garden ground, The whir of sober birds Up from the tangle of withered weeds Is sadder than […]
By Heart ‘As I Walked Out One Evening’ + New Lucille Clifton Challenge
The river that is our country runs on, despite crooked hearts. Read W.H. Auden’s “As I Walked Out One Evening” beside your favorite river.
Poetry Prompt: A Walk in the Forest
This week, join author Callie Feyen and enter a place of mystery and magic in your neighborhood, then write about what you find.
Walking in the Dark: A Path Into Poetry
Walking (especially in the dark) is author Megan Willome’s path to poetry. Her steps begin in early morning moonlight and sometimes trace past a windmill.
Friendship Project: Let’s Walk: A Thousand Goodbyes — A Thousand Hellos
Callie Feyen discovers that writing is one thing, but it is something entirely different to tell a friend what’s on your mind, especially while you’re on a walk around a lake together.
Poetry Prompt: Walking Towards Beauty
Author Callie Feyen invites us to take a walk, ask hard questions, and find beauty in a broken world. Share it through poetry.
Friendship Onstage and Off: Walking with the Wind
A sudden interruption and the whole play’s at risk—at least for actress Laurie Klein. The director remains a friend, wise and warm, as the drama unfolds.
Thank You Notes: Walks
Thank You Notes is a monthly writing prompt to express our thanks to a particular person, place, or thing. This month we’re saying thank you to walks.
Coloring Page Poem: She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron
Our coloring page poems series brings the fun stress relief of coloring pages and poetry together, today with Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty.”
A Month with Keats: A Walk into His Life
A “Keats Walk” in Hampstead and Hampstead Heath in north London is a window into John Keats’ poetry, passions, and life.
Wallace Stevens and Walking the Landscape
Landscape has been an inspiration to poets, including Wallace Stevens, who comes along for a hike near St. Louis to help find the poetry of the landscape.
The Poetry of Walking, History and Houses
A stroll, even in familiar neighborhoods, can prompt reflection, imagination, discovery, and insight. Perhaps it could be called the poetry of walking.
Walk to Work with a Poet: The Wallace Stevens Walk
Take the Wallace Stevens Walk with us, following the stones engraved with the stanzas of “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” in Hartford, Connecticut.
Poetry Classroom: Walking Through the Dream
Welcome to this month’s poetry classroom with Daniel Bowman. Today we’re discussing walking through the dream of a stranger.
Image-ine: Walking Rain
Walking Rain It has no legs but the rain is walking the space the White Cloud travels. Earth’s bronzed hard hand welcomes Neomonni’s turned-down lip. Where parched mountain mouths grow stiff with waiting, thirsty bones wrinkle, rattling the distant hills’ enchantment beyond the Trail of Tears. “Walking Rain”, watermedia on paper by Randall David […]
Diane Walker Reads Title Poem “Neruda’s memoirs”
Diane Walker, a friend of poet Maureen Doallas, reads the title poem from Maureen’s recently published Neruda’s Memoirs: Poems. (Diane created the video, too.)
Triptychs: Interview with Poet Megan Merchant
Poet Megan Merchant offers a deep view of poetry, art, and translation. In its way, her life is a creative triptych! Step in, and get creative with her.
Marjorie Maddox Hafer: Poetry, Art, and Spelling
In two new poetry collections, Marjorie Maddox Hafer explores the relationship between poetry and art, and poetry and spelling.