I was planning to share a passage from Ted Kooser’s The Poetry Home Repair Manual (which I highly recommend), but then I found this post at the blog, Two Writing Teachers. I am compelled to share it instead. And for a poetry assignment, after reading the post (about teaching 6th graders; a good speed for me today), […]
Today I want to recommend The Boynton Blog. Follow the link(s) to find a wealth of poetical inspiration. Herewith, a random selection of things that have flashed across the screen: An article in the Portland Press Herald (the other Portland) about a poetry contest in Skowhegan, Maine. In it you’… Source: pixelated
I’ll be reading poems at Queen Anne Avenue Book Company, 1811 Queen Anne Avenue North, this Thursday, April 14th. The reading begins at 7:00 p.m., and also features David Horowitz of Rose Alley Press, Sharon Cumberland, and Donald Kentop. It would be so cool to see you there!
Pihttp://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/rate poems! Freedom, adventure on the open sea, long work hours, battles, treasure, and a fantastic wardrobe—the stuff of a pirate’s life (and poems). Source: Pirate Poems: A Pirate’s Life For Me Prompt