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The gift of poetry for the holidays and beyond
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18 ways to spell Hanukkah (or Chanuqa)
There are more than 18 ways to spell Hanukkah, all acceptable for English speakers, according to inkforall.com, a copy-editing website that gives its…
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Reprise: I want the word that says/I feel it all, all at once
A poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
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"Let’s recognize our need for awe."
"These Rivers Remember" by Native American poet Roberta Hill
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Kenneth Salzmann
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Reprise: Mercy walks down a different block
A pandemic poem by Patricia Spears Jones
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"with nobody listening we are saying thank you"
It's a good day to read and reflect on "Thanks" by W.S Merwin
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“How am I going to express my poetry?”
Peter Cook and Kenny Lerner of the Flying Words Project
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Reprise: "When you start writing, all these people are helping you"
Three poems by Gary McLouth
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How to Grow a Poem
How to Grow a Poem
A poet talks to his fellow poets--and occasionally to himself--about where poems come from. This project is dedicated to my 12th-grade English teacher and lifelong friend, Phyllis Levitt, may she rest in poetry.
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