Tim Burton’s original poem: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Make it a Poetry Holiday
At Tweetspeak Poetry, we’ve got a few easy ways for you to bring poetry to your holidays. 1. Watch for our upcoming Hanukkah/Christmas/New Year’s category at WordCandy WordCandy is a free, fun way to send holiday greetings. Lots of poetry quotes to choose from and pair with beautiful photography. (Check out some of our […]
Happy Gifts for Poetry Lovers
Great gifts for poetry and book lovers. Mugs, journals, t-shirts, and totes featuring fine art and photography.
Save the Date: Poetry at Work Day
The very first Poetry at Work Day was declared. Since then, there’s a lot more where that came from. (Plus, learn how to declare a day! 🙂
Holly Moon (by John Siddique)
Holly Moon from Authentic Living Media on Vimeo.
Fiction debut could help Dana Gioia’s dream come true
T. S. Poetry Press, publisher of the Oprah Summer Read The Whipping Club, has released a fiction debut that could help Dana Gioia’s dream come true. Gioia has made a strong call to get poetry into the public eye. The Novelist, by L.L. Barkat, weaves poetry throughout a story that explores the woes of a […]
WordCandy: I Return
Want a great new way to make someone’s day? Surprise a friend with a quote from WordCandy, on a beautiful photo card. Lots of poetry in the mix. Check out categories that range from Work to Tea, Chocolate to Kisses, Friendship to Courage. Want to share this particular WordCandy? Find it on WordCandy now.
The Listing Attic (by Edward Gorey)
New Release with Solid Tribute to Adrienne Rich
From T. S. Poetry Press, publisher of the Oprah Summer Read The Whipping Club, comes a fiction debut that includes a solid tribute to the late Adrienne Rich. The Novelist, by L.L. Barkat, explores themes of origins and consciousness in the writer and the woman. Readers familiar with the Adrienne Rich volume The Dream of […]
Laugh and Learn to Write Fiction
There’s a new book on the street. (And in the pink limo.) The Novelist, a novella that will teach you how to write fiction, even as you get lost in a story of one big challenge, an elusive cup of tea, and a ruminating poet’s attempt to break free. “Hilarious protagonist, ” says one reader. […]
The Novelist: You Could Learn to Write Fiction
In our upcoming title, The Novelist, you can follow copywriter and poet, Laura, as she tries to figure out how the hell to write a novel to meet Megan Willow’s challenge: a book by September. Megan has a thriving tea business and does everything in a big way. To her, the idea of writing a […]
For the Thirsty Writer in You
August is Rain month here at Tweetspeak Poetry. So you’ll be treated to posts featuring Rain or Water, from some wonderful fiction and non-fiction writers, as well as poetry writing projects, like our Rain/Water Book Spine Poetry Project. And, of course, we’d love to remind you to quench your writer’s thirst with a copy of […]
Hirshfield, Olson & Saunders: The Cloudy Vase
The Art of Immigration
Did you know that our beloved Top 10 Columnist Matthew Kreider is in the midst of moving to Canada from the U.S.? Says Matthew, as he juggles the boxes… I dream of a world where artists oversee all matters pertaining to customs and immigration, where only Manchego cheese-eating poets ask me to document the contents […]
WordCandy: We All Need
Coming soon. A Web app that lets you make a friend’s day, every day. Or make a statement to the world. With sweet words and beautiful images. Ship your “wordcandy” via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Tumblr. Sign up to be a Beta Tester today. Get early access and sneak peeks of exclusive quotes and background […]
Lustre, John Siddique
Exploring Beauty: John Siddique reads his poem Lustre from Manchester Art Gallery on Vimeo.
The Elements of Style
In Love with Saskia Hamilton
WordCandy: Let Us Be Your Sweet Cyrano
Nothing sweeter than saying exactly what you want to say, in the words of Neruda or Rumi, Teasdale or Overstreet. Now you’ll be able to do just that, with our new app, WordCandy. It’s just what it sounds like: words wrapped up with beautiful images, that you can ship by Facebook to a friend (or […]
Apple Trees and Dublin: Interview with Deborah Henry
Our latest title, The Whipping Club, by Deborah Henry, was recently chosen as an Oprah Summer Read. In a nice convergence, one of our favorite people at one of our favorite organizations interviewed Deborah the same week the Oprah news released. So get ready for a little delight and a few apple trees in Ireland… […]