Our Poet Laura, Michelle Rinaldi Ortega, begins our 2024 year of Journeys with travel to Paris and Phoenix and the contrasts between.
Poetry Prompt: Heart & Soul
Join us for a little Heart and Soul this month, beginning with the famous song “Heart and Soul” and a sweet poetry prompt.
Poems to Listen By: Earth Song—4: Wood Song
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Gathering Hope: Baby Robin
Gathering Hope is a new occasional column that finds the sublime and hopeful in nature. Come see the “Baby Robin” and experience a hopeful moment of awe and delight.
Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ The Poet
Get your favorite steep (or brew) & join us in writing a poem based on “The Poet” by Yone Noguchi.
Poems to Listen By: Earth Song—3: Elm in Dirt with Bird
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Poet Laura: In the Quiet—Poetry and Invitation
In the quiet January snow, our Poet Laura, Michelle Ortega, offers up a new invitation to poetry and to drop something new into a poem.
Poetry Prompt: Journeys!—Or … Veni, Vidi, Vici
What happened when we journeyed to the famous Louvre museum? Enjoy this fun veni, vidi, vici story, and craft a poem on the way.
Going on Holiday—Things to Unwrap While We’re Away!
We’re going on holiday. But before we go, we’re sharing a few things for you to unwrap while we’re away. See you on Jan 2!
Year of the Monarch: Am I Paying Attention?
Dheepa R. Maturi goes from the verge of entomophobia to monarch marvel as she follows the butterfly’s migratory path through Indianapolis and Austin.
Every Day Poems: Community Mandalas + New Poetry Club Invitation!
Join the next Every Day Poems club activity, and craft a Wish List poem to celebrate that time of year when we look for wishes to come true.
New Gift Book! Drawing Dracula Daily
A new art book for lovers of gothic classics. Drawing Dracula Daily has almost 200 illustrations that chronicle the original tale!
Finding Poetry—An Interview with Poet Rick Maxson
Over a lifetime, Rick Maxon found poetry—even though he began by writing “horrible poems” (as he says) and even though he originally felt perplexed when trying to read poems.
Poet Laura: The Gifts that Darkness Brings
In this month’s Poet Laura, Michelle Ortega explores the gifts of the darkness and the wonder of its illumination.
Poetry Prompt: Pearls & Moons
We’re celebrating the release of ‘Under the Pearl Moon,’ a new collection by Every Day Poems editor Rick Maxson. Come pen a “pearls & moons” poem!
Poems to Listen By: Earth Song—2: A Meeting
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Poetry Prompt: Abstract Poetry
Abstract poetry is the perfect kind of verse to write as a form of playing with words, to shake loose your inner poetic style.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Illustrated Edition
It’s tempting to think that classic literature became classic simply because it was pretentious. But that’s just not true. There are so many solid pulp works of fiction that don’t bother will all the fancy stuff, and Jekyll and Hyde is unabashedly one of them.
Year of the Monarch: Harvesting and Planting Milkweed Seeds
Fall is the best time to plant milkweed seeds. Laura Boggess has tips to plant your seeds and help sustain the monarch butterfly.
Poet Laura: Trees, Seasons, and Planting
Michelle Ortega, Tweetspeak’s incoming Poet Laura, reflects on the changing seasons, a walking homecoming, and trees dying and planted.