Published February 26, 2021 https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2021/02/26/by-heart-blessing-the-boats-new-elizabeth-bishop-challenge/ … [Read more]
National Poetry Month’s Tour de Tania (Runyan), pt. 3
April 15, 2021 By
Even poets get to have favorites. For Tania Runyan, author of How to Write a Form Poem, it’s the sestina. She writes, “I’m not even going to try to be unbiased. I adore sestinas. They’re my favorite poetic form, hands down. And they’re kinda … [Read more]
50 States of Generosity: New York
April 14, 2021 By
Published February 19, 2021 https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2021/02/19/new-york-bluebird-50-states-of-generosity/ … [Read more]
National Poetry Month’s Tour de Tania (Runyan), pt. 2
April 8, 2021 By
Like Tania Runyan, I would not describe myself as a sonneteer. But in How to Write a Form Poem, she writes this: “Until this year, I’d probably written ten sonnets at most. That may sound like a lot if you’re just starting out, but remember, … [Read more]
Children’s Book Club: ‘Hello, Numbers! What Can You Do?’
April 7, 2021 By
Published February 12, 2021 https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2021/02/12/hello-numbers-childrens-book-club-what-can-you-do/ … [Read more]
National Poetry Month’s Tour de Tania (Runyan), pt. 1
April 1, 2021 By
Five years ago this month — National Poetry Month — TS Poetry Press released The Joy of Poetry. That means my little book is off to kindergarten! And its new sibling on the library shelf? Tania Runyan’s How to Write a Form Poem. Tania has … [Read more]
‘Frankenstein’ with Karen Swallow Prior
March 31, 2021 By
This is my third time to read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, this time with Karen Swallow Prior's new edition, subtitled A Guide to Reading and Reflecting. Shelley's book is one of four Prior has written annotated guides to, the others being Joseph … [Read more]
Reading Generously: ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley
March 30, 2021 By
Published February 5, 2021 https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2021/02/05/frankenstein-reading-generously-poem-by-mary-shelley/ … [Read more]
By Heart: ‘As I Walked Out One Evening’ by W.H. Auden
March 24, 2021 By
Published January 29, 2021 https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2021/01/29/by-heart-as-i-walked-out-one-evening-new-lucille-clifton-challenge/ … [Read more]
Children’s Book Club: ‘Katy and the Big Snow’ by Virginia Lee Burton
March 17, 2021 By
Published January 15, 2021 https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2021/01/15/katy-and-the-big-snow-childrens-book-club/ … [Read more]
