Poetry Speaks Who I Am was developed for the YA demographic. But let me tell you, as a poet, I think this is a rock star kind of collection for any reader of any age, and it's an ideal book to feature during National Poetry Month. The poems included in this book (which is a... Continue Reading →
For our April Book of the Month, we're giving you a chance to win one of Lisa Schroeder's books for free! All of Lisa's Young Adult books deal with loss in some way -- the death of a boyfriend, best friend, brother, mother, etc. Facing your own mortality. For this contest, we want you to... Continue Reading →
The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting is one of those books that you'll be thinking about days after finishing the last page. It's sort of a haunting story, that catches you in its grip and refuses to let go. What first struck me about The Body Finder was Derting's careful crafting of sentences. Phrases like... Continue Reading →
Today, we have a new story from our Literary Lovers Mash-Up Writing Contest entries. We asked you to write about two literary lovers meeting OR falling in love for the first time in about 500 words. Today's entry is once again from Lillie Hill. This time, she's mixing it up -- introducing a modern character... Continue Reading →
During the month of April, we will be celebrating National Poetry Month by providing one new creative writing prompt daily. We urge you to challenge yourself to complete every single writing prompt... think about it. If you make that happen, you'll have 30 drafts by the end of the month, at the very least. More... Continue Reading →
As part of National Poetry Month, we're running a month-long project called Exquisite Corpse... though it's not quite as gory and graphic as it may sound. Exquisite Corpse is a collaborative poetry game (often carried out in rowdy classrooms and bawdy bars) where each person writes a phrase or word on a sheet of paper,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to National Poetry Month! April is here, and that means we are officially celebrating verse, poets, poetry collections, creative writing, poetry in pop culture, and poems, poems, poems! For the 30 days of April, we will be providing you with multiple posts every day about all things poetry including: Features about the lives and... Continue Reading →
Today we're kicking off our April Book of the Month, but this time instead of featuring one novel -- we're featuring four, all by author Lisa Schroeder. The novels you'll see us highlight this month are: Chasing Brooklyn; I Heart You, You Haunt Me, Far From You and It's Raining Cupcakes. And to kick things... Continue Reading →
Today, we have a new story from our Literary Lovers Mash-Up Writing Contest entries. We asked you to write about two literary lovers meeting OR falling in love for the first time in about 500 words. Today's entry comes from Lillie Hill, who stuck with the classics -- writing a meeting between John Willoughby from... Continue Reading →
No foolin'... beginning April 1, Poets.org will send one new poem to your inbox every day to celebrate National Poetry Month (which we will officially begin celebrating tomorrow - stay tuned!). The poems have been selected from new poetry collections being published this spring. Sign up here for your daily dose of poetical inspiration in... Continue Reading →
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