Short on time for doing a full poetry collage? Try this simple-collage approach. And bring a little extra art to your poems.
Poet Laura: Goodbye—and Hello!
Dheepa R. Maturi bids farewell as 2023’s Poet Laura while she announces and welcomes her successor for 2024. Find out who takes up the feather and where you can find Dheepa in the year to come.
Poetic Voices: Jessica Gigot and the Land
Poet Jessica Gigot draws inspiration from farming and the land for both her memoir “A Little Bit of Land” and her poetry book “Feeding Hour.”
From A to Z, the Abecedarian Isn’t Just for Chaucer—Poetry Prompt!
Get your Medieval Vibes on and craft an abecedarian poem. How is this A-Z poem different from an acrostic? Read on to find out. Plus try the poetry prompt.
Do You Remember the First Poetry Book You Bought?
The first book of poetry I ever bought was “Four Quartets” by T.S. Eliot, and it has followed me for more than 50 years.
Poets and Poems: Yvor Winters and “Selected Poems”
“Yvor Winters: Selected Poems,” provides a fine collection of the importance and impact of an avant garde poet turned formalist.
10 Great Medieval Vibes Photos to Inspire Your Writing!
Looking for poetry writing inspiration? Go no further than this list of 10 great medieval vibes photos! Plus some fun medieval cooking terms you may never have encountered before.
Poetry Club: Coffee Shop Collage—”Do the Shells Still Hear”
You’re invited to the poetry club, with our new adventure: Coffee Shop Collage. Bring an Every Day Poems line, and come make poetry collage!
“The Battle of Maldon” by J.R.R Tolkien, Edited by Peter Grybauskas
In “The Battle of Maldon,” Tolkien scholar Peter Grybauskas provides insights into both an epic poem and the great storyteller’s translation.
Poet Laura: For the Birds—A Poetry Reading … for Chickens
Dheepa R. Maturi reaches the “Reading Poetry to Chickens” stage of her Poet Laura journey. Join her at the chicken coop for couplets and rhymes.
Year of the Monarch: The Native Wildflowers Formerly Known as Weeds
Author Laura Boggess discovers the beauty—and necessity—of letting native wildflowers like milkweed grow in her yard to bring back the monarchs.
Poets and Poems: Stephen Cushman and “Keep the Feast”
In “Keep the Feast,” poet Stephen Cushman combines the sacred and secular, producing psalms that are jarring and challenging.
Poetry Prompt: Back to School, in the Second Person
Find your way back to school with this poetry prompt that uses second person. The trip might be deeper, more dreamlike if you do.
Bookstore Tour: Transom is a Tarrytown Delight!
Transom is a small bookshop with a big heart in Tarrytown, New York. It boasts beautiful display designs, a fabulous book selection, and a few surprising sights sure to bring delight.
Poets and Poems: Emma Lazarus and “Selected Poems”
Known for a single if famous poem, Emma Lazarus was an accomplished poet, writer, polemicist, and champion for the Jewish people.
Poets and Poems: Charles Reznikoff and “Poems”
In his first two poetry collections, Charles Reznikoff reflected the experience of Jewish immigrants to America.
Poetry Prompt: Into the Cave
Bring your courage and your curiosity and come into the cave with our “Into the Cave” poetry prompt!
Poets and Poems: Victoria Maria Castells and “The Rivers Are Inside Our Homes”
The poems of “The Rivers Are Inside Our Homes” by Victoria Maria Castells pulsate with imagery as they describe homelands old and new.
Poet Laura: The Butterfly Effect—Year of the Monarch
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.
Is the Sonnet Also an American Art Form? David Bromwich Says Yes
In “American Sonnets,” Yale professor David Bromwich has assembled poems that suggest the sonnet is an American art form.