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Hermit Crab Essay 003: Directions for Metaphor
Join Callie Feyen as she seeks directions for metaphor, accompanied by her high school daughter and the high school parking lot.
Titania and Oberon: A Poem Series
Titania and Oberon Are Characters in A Midsummer Night’s Dream This little poem series brings Shakespeare’s characters into a modern setting. 1 Titania’s Garden He’s had his way— long winter, Oberon’s pinch. The air piercing time. And again. No one would think to look in the frozen dirt for anything worth tasting. But there […]
Hermit Crab Essay Series: 001 How to Do A Switch Leap
Callie Feyen begins a new series: The Hermit Crab Essay. She begins with the how-to of a switch leap and reveals something more vulnerable.
Poets and Poems: Dan Rattelle and “The Commonwealth”
In the simple, spare poems of “The Commonwealth,” Dan Rattelle explores the ideas of place and community, taken in their broadest sense.
Triolet, Rondel, and Rondelet: Variation is the Spice of Life
Author Tania Runyan played with the prompts in ‘How to Write a Form Poem’ and wrote a triolet, rondel & rondelet in 1 day. Difficult, but fun!
Book Club: The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 & 4—Mystery, Contradiction and Switch-Ups
Chapters 3 and 4 of The Great Gatsby are full of mystery, contradictions and linguistic switch-ups as the books themes begin to take shape.
Lord of the Flies: Simon Writes Home
Not all the boys on the island will admit it, but homesickness is one of the greatest challenges the Lord of the Flies characters face. Poet Tania Runyan and the boys of the island explore a “letters home” epistolary poetry prompt.
Top 10 Best Lord of the Flies Quotes
Catch these top 10 best quotes from Lord of the Flies, chosen by poet Tania Runyan. You’ll be surprised by how they capture the whole book perfectly!
Lord of the Flies: Poem to a Conch
Buried in the rich symbolism of Lord of the Flies, Tania Runyan finds a poem for the conch.
To Kill a Mockingbird’s Tom Robinson: Why I Ran
Tania Runyan explores the fear experienced by To Kill a Mockingbird’s Tom Robinson with a tragic rondeau poem.
Fiction Prompt: Chapter 6, The Hank Aaron Party
Our fiction prompt series continues with a party filled with romance and heartache. Join author Callie Feyen for chapter 5 of her YA story.
Fiction Prompt: Chapter 5, Hank Aaron, Sugar Cookies, and Romance
Our fiction prompt series continues with sugar cookies honoring Hank Aaron, sort of. Join author Callie Feyen for chapter 5 of her YA story.
To Kill a Mockingbird’s Boo Radley: A Poetic Secret Message
Imagine the secrets of Boo Radley, get creative & put your imagination into a poem. Read a To Kill a Mockingbird poem by Tania Runyan first, to get started!
Great Gatsby Fashion: Jay Gatsby Goes to Goodwill
Learn a little about Great Gatsby fashion, then get creative and put your learning into a poem. Read a Gatsby poem by Tania Runyan first, to get started!
Free Writing Mini Series
Get this fabulous FREE poetry prompt mini-series, based on the popular book How to Write a Poem. And get inspired. (Share your poems with the community!)
How to Like Your Essays, More and More
If you want to like your essays, more and more, it helps to begin by liking others’ work—and seeing what *makes* it work. Get inspiration for how. Plus prompts! From author Charity Singleton Craig.
Poets and Poems: Major Jackson and “Holding Company”
The 2010 collection “Holding Company” by Major Jackson leads the eye and mind to a different understanding and a different context.
Wild Words Book Club: Make Believe
In this week’s Wild Words book club discussion, author Callie Feyen invites writers to imagine their lives as a poem, in a reflection on the seasons of going back in time and discontent.
Poets and Poems: Sarah Thomson and “Before It’s Too Late”
“Before It’s Too Late,” the new chapbook by U.K. poet Sarah Thomson, explores the ideas of impermanence and fragility in relationships, locations, and life.