We’ve rounded up 5 great celebration tools for National Poetry Month—from awesome free coloring pages and the makings of a poets’ parade, to surprising writing tools, plus!
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Celebrity Poetry Prompt: Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball is considered one of the greats. Join us as we learn more about this legendary comedian and explore our favorite “I Love Lucy” moments with poetry.
Poetry for Life: Mind’s Eye Poetry – Rewriting Dementia
Mind’s Eye Poetry connects with dementia patients, engaging their minds and memories to create poems on the spot.
Philip Levine and Kristen Dupard Discuss “What Work Is”
Kristen Dupard and Philip Levine discuss their shared love of poetry and Levine’s poem “What Work Is.”
You Are a Poetry Person—Maybe You Just Don’t Know It
If you say you’re not a poetry person, poet Tara Skurtu will not believe you. Find out why she believes everyone is a poetry person.
Mastering the Elements of Story—Workshop!
A workshop that will help you write the best stories—to sell or to share. Starts February 29.
12 Days of Form Poetry, Prompts, and Playlists
The Tweetspeak Team has bundled up our sugar plums and mistletoe, readying ourselves for that snowy trip over the river and through the woods to whomever’s house we are thinking to go. Enjoy the 12 Days of Form Poetry, Poetry Prompts and Playlists while we’re away.
Writing Workshops
We offer teacher-guided writing workshops and career development workshops about once a year. And our new self-paced workshops can be taken anytime, at your convenience. Note to teachers You may be able to get professional development units for our courses. We recommend this service offered by Courses4Teachers (and that you check with your district beforehand). […]
A Month with Keats: Poetry, Religion and Politics
Our Keats Walk in Hampstead in north London explores the poet and the political and (anti)religious influences on John Keats’ life and poetry.
The Best in Poetry: This Month’s Top 10 Poetic Picks
Did Allen Ginsberg howl or throw the first pitch. Push yourself or forgive yourself? Cognitive bias or creativity boost? It’s our Top 10 Poetic Picks.
Poetry Prompt: Playground Games
Put away the books and come learn poetry on the playground. Pick your favorite game and join us!
Poetry Dare: Dreaming with Darwish (Part 3)
Sandra Heska King concludes her “Dreaming with Darwish” poetry dare, reflecting on the ways the dreams, and poems, will stay with her.
Poetry for Life: Poems on the Underground
“Poems on the Underground” collects some 230 poems which have been posted on the London Underground since 1986.
Poetry Prompt: Word Games
This week’s prompt invites you to play word games. Join us as we learn how games can improve and grow our poetry.
It Was So Random: Random Acts of Poetry Day
People all over the world celebrated Random Acts of Poetry Day, slipping poems under doors and taping them to bathroom mirrors. Here are the highlights.
It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day!
It’s Random Acts of Poetry Day, a day devoted to painting poetry in the public square, either literally or figuratively. Come along for some random fun.
Take Your Poet to Work Day
Why should kids have all the fun? You’ve taken your daughter or son to work (or maybe you’ve taken someone else’s child to work). Your poet wants to go now too. When Is Take Your Poet to Work Day? Take Your Poet to Work Day is always celebrated on the 3rd Wednesday in July. In […]
Have We Outlived Epic Poetry? Maybe, But Herrera to Rowling Say No
Have we outlived epic poetry? Karen Swallow Prior points to today’s epic literature and the communal creation of a new epic poem as evidence it’s still around.
Epic Poetry: Invocation of the Muse Prompt
Seek and find your muse and bring her along to inspire a poem. What’s a muse? How do you invoke one like the Greeks did? Homer shows the way.
Healing with Poetry: Interview with Fred Foote (Part 3)
Maureen Doallas concludes her interview with Fred Foote, retired Navy Medical Corps physician who leads the Warrior Poetry Project in Bethesda, Maryland.