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#10633:	February 24, 2021	Stormy Lady
Robert Francis The life and poetry of Robert Francis n/a

#10617:	February 17, 2021	Fyn
Little Pearl Buttons When the hint of a poem starts circling in your brain... Ever had a poetic thought earworm until you write the poem in self-defense?

#10605:	February 10, 2021	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Duality of Love Love is rarely this singular emotion. You'll often find it entwined with one or more other emotions. Besides sorrow and anger, what other emotion holds hands with love?

#10594:	February 03, 2021	eyestar~
Boonstra Brain Function Form A poetry form Have you ever tried to create your own poem form?

#10584:	January 27, 2021	Stormy Lady
William Henry Davies The life and poetry of William Henry Davies n/a

#10574:	January 20, 2021	Fyn
Bottom side up-Inside out-Upside down? Where the few words that inspired you should hit the poem. Which works for you?

#10559:	January 13, 2021	RedWritingHood♡WDC
New Year, New Thoughts, New Poetry Happy new year! And what a year it's been! What will inspire your next few poems of the new year?

#10544:	January 06, 2021	eyestar~
The Curtal Sonnet a sonnet style by Gerard Manley Hopkins Do you have a favorite sonnet?

#10541:	December 30, 2020	Stormy Lady
Constantine P. Cavafy The life and poetry of Constantine P. Cavafy n/a

#10531:	December 23, 2020	Fyn
Triumph is Simply UMPH! Added to TRY! You must CHOOSE how you approach anything in life - A socially distanced holiday is no exception. What will you do to make this season memorable?

#10513:	December 16, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Root Canals, Mental Meltdowns & Cheese A poetry challenge of the odd kind. What's the weirdest topic for a poem you've either ever read or written.

#10494:	December 09, 2020	Emily
Nature Poetry: Inspiration is Out There Nature is ripe with sources of inspiration for your next poem. Get out there and find it! Where do you find inspiration for your poetry?

#10500:	December 02, 2020	Stormy Lady
Langston Hughes The life and poetry of Langston Hughes. n/a

#10488:	November 25, 2020	Fyn
Grateful Poetry Poetry is a great way to express appreciation! Always seemed odd to me that the word grateful is NOT spelled greatful!

#10475:	November 18, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
November Poetry Fun Take up a November challenge! Poem-A-Day or NaPoWriMo and why?

#10462:	November 11, 2020	eyestar~
War Poems A brief look at poetry in WW 1. Do you have a favourite war poet or poem?

#10451:	November 04, 2020	Stormy Lady
Bertolt Brecht The life and poetry of Bertolt Brecht Is there a poet that has written a political poem that you enjoyed?

#10439:	October 28, 2020	Fyn
Travel Back in Time Seeking inspiration in the past... Ever created or written about an item that belonged to one of your ancestors?

#10426:	October 21, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Scare With Me Some Poetry Take up a poetry challenge with a spooky twist. Identify two things that make a poem spooky to you.

#10417:	October 14, 2020	eyestar~
Blake in a Grain of Sand A little peek at William Blake, the tyger and the Lamb! Do yo have a favourite William Blake poem? Do you follow a muse?

#10401:	October 07, 2020	Stormy Lady
Oscar Wilde The life and poetry of Oscar Wilde Do you have a favorite cafe or bookstore that you go to to listen to poets read their poetry? Have you read yours?

#10395:	September 30, 2020	Fyn
A Scattering of Random Ideas A scattering of applicable thoughts on poetry writing Do you ever think underneath your poetry?

#10376:	September 23, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Pleased to Write a Pleiades How to write a Pleiades poetry form. What's your favorite Greek myth?

#10365:	September 16, 2020	eyestar~
Poet Laureates Who is a Poet Laureate? n/a

#10359:	September 09, 2020	Stormy Lady
Elinor Wylie The life and poetry of Elinor Wylie n/a

#10350:	September 02, 2020	Fyn
Where Does the Poem Live? Mind? Heart? Memory? Tomorrow? Where do your poems live?

#10336:	August 26, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
What to Do With a Quadrilew What to Do With a Quadrilew - How to create the quadrilew form. What is your favorite poetry form that utilizes repetition?

#10324:	August 19, 2020	eyestar~
Renku Poetry A brief look at the Japanese form of Renku n/a

#10318:	August 12, 2020	Stormy Lady
John Betjeman The life and poetry of John Betjeman n/a

#10307:	August 05, 2020	Fyn
Write in Blood; Words Drip Down the Page Sometimes you need to tear your heart out to make a point. Have you ever held your heart in your hand, inking your pen with the heart-blood you've bled?

#10298:	July 29, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Poetry By Numbers 2.0 - Part Five Poetry By Numbers 2.0 - Part Five: 11’s, and 12’s and Up! How many lines was the longest poem you've written to date?

#10279:	July 22, 2020	~Minja~
Button Poetry A short insight into performance poetry. When was the last time you performed autopsy of your memories and what is the one thing that you found?

#10277:	July 15, 2020	Stormy Lady
Ingeborg Bachmann The life and poetry of Ingeborg Bachmann Does listening to music help you write poetry?

#10263:	July 08, 2020	Fyn
When Your Muse Takes the Reins When your writing doesn't go where you thought it would. Ever started a poem only to have your muse take it where you never thought it would go?

#10246:	July 01, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Poetry By Numbers 2.0 – Part 4 Poetry By Numbers 2.0 – Part 4: 9’s, and 10’s Do you prefer shorter poetry forms or longer ones? Why?

#10239:	June 24, 2020	Kate - Writing & Reading
Which comes first? The making of a poem. Do the words imagined, known or designed drive the form of your poem or does the form incite the words?

#10230:	June 17, 2020	Stormy Lady
Amy Clampitt The life and poetry of Amy Clampitt What is your favorite holiday to write poetry about?

#10221:	June 10, 2020	Fyn
When the Doors to the Zoo were Opened - 1st 'semi-opened' weekend in Michigan after three months of being caged. Ever wondered how the human race managed to flourish at all?

#10204:	June 03, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Pandemic Poetry - Part 2: The Share Pandemic Poetry - Part 2: The Share. A pandemic waits for no one, It just kinda takes over. Now it's time to share! What's been your favorite way to pass the time while you were in (or are in, for those still in) quarantine?

#10196:	May 27, 2020	eyestar~
Poetry of the Sci-Fi kind! Travel way out there with poetic science fiction. Do you normally read sci-fi poetry... and if not, would you try some?

#10188:	May 20, 2020	Stormy Lady
Theodore Roethke The life and poetry of Theodore Roethke What is the one subject that you use in the majority of your poems?

#10172:	May 13, 2020	Fyn
Metaphorically Speaking (err) Writing Tangles up your metaphors and similies! What's your favorite metaphor or simile you've written?

#10156:	May 06, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Pandemic Poetry Poetry By Numbers series is put on hold for Pandemic Poetry! Because pandemics wait for no one-It just kinda takes over. What's one positive thing you've experienced during the pandemic?

#10143:	April 29, 2020	eyestar~
George Swede Haiku! a peek at a passionate modern Canadian Haiku writer Do you have a favourite haiku or haiku resource?

#10137:	April 22, 2020	Stormy Lady
Robert Seymour Bridges The life and poetry of Robert Seymour Bridges How does writing about current events help you deal with whats going on? Do you have a favorite historical event poem?

#10127:	April 15, 2020	Fyn
Moan/groan/whimper - complaining poems Save a life - write some poetry! Ever written to release excess energy?

#10107:	April 08, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Poetry By Numbers - Part Three: 7s & 8s Poetry By the Numbers 2.0 - Part Three: 7s and 8s Do you prefer counting syllables or counting out metrical feet?

#10097:	April 01, 2020	eyestar~
It's Poetry Month! Be inspired and write a poem daily! Are you participating and sharing your flair in NaPoWriMo?

#10090:	March 25, 2020	Stormy Lady
Edgar Albert Guest The life and poetry of Edgar Albert Guest How do you overcome writer's block?

#10080:	March 18, 2020	Fyn
Poetry is not quarantined! Sticking close to home equals more time to write! Everyone has a homebound story - what's yours?

#10063:	March 11, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Poetry By Numbers Part Two: 5’s & 6's Poetry By Numbers - 2.0 Part Two: 5’s, and 6’s What are other poetry 5's and 6's that you can think of?

#10050:	March 04, 2020	warpedsanity
Freedom Within Form Many modern forms allow freedom, while still setting restrictions. One such form is the bop. Have you ever heard of the bop form? If so, have you attempted the form.

#10045:	February 26, 2020	Stormy Lady
Oliver Wendell Holmes The life and poetry of Oliver Wendell Holmes To rhyme or not to rhyme? What is your preference when writing poetry?

#10032:	February 19, 2020	Fyn
Land of Poetry Anywhere can be...for me, currently, drawing on inspiration from Maui. Ever take time on vacation to simply write?

#10016:	February 12, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Poetry By Numbers 2.0 Poetry By Numbers 2.0 - Part One: 2’s, 3’s, and 4’s Do you generally prefer couplets, tercets or quatrains?

#10000:	February 05, 2020	eyestar~
Jack Prelutsky The first US children's Poet Laureate! What treasures do you keep in your writing spot to inspire you or keep you comfy?

#9994:	January 29, 2020	Stormy Lady
Mark van Doren The life and poetry of Mark van Doren Our winter has been cold and I'm looking forward to spring. What is your favorite spring poem?

#9981:	January 22, 2020	Fyn
Odd Connections The pairing of perhaps oddball words to create visuals Has a poem ever struck you mid-conversation?

#9962:	January 15, 2020	RedWritingHood♡WDC
20/20 Poetry Vision I can see clearly now... So what's your vision for your poetry in the upcoming year? Upcoming decade?

#9950:	January 08, 2020	Kate - Writing & Reading
Dare to Say I Write Poems The art of crafting a poem that you want to read aloud Do you write a poem for yourself or for others? Tell why you are nervous about telling others you write poetry?

#9939:	January 01, 2020	Stormy Lady
Louise Bogan The life and poetry of Louise Bogan What writing New Year's resolution have you made?

#9935:	December 25, 2019	Fyn
Christmas Magic A Story, A Memory but so MUCH MORE! Best Holiday memory ever?

#9921:	December 18, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Wrapping Up Those Poetry Gifts with... Wrapping Up Those Poetry Gifts with the Wrapped Refrain 1) Gift boxes, gift bags or wrapping paper? 2) Rhyme or no rhyme?

#9906:	December 11, 2019	eyestar~
Relax with a bit of Christmas poetry! A few of my favourite poems for the season! Do you have a favourite seasonal or Christmas poem or song?

#9899:	December 04, 2019	Stormy Lady
William Carlos Williams The life and poetry of William Carlos Williams Who is your favorite poet to read and why?

#9890:	November 27, 2019	Fyn
GivingThanks Poetry - Theirs and Yours! The famous and 'not so' - Let them inspire you to write your own great grateful poetry. A though or three - what are you most grateful for?

#9875:	November 20, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Memorialize your Memories in Poetry Memorialize your Special Memories in Poetry What is a special memory you can memorialize in poetry?

#9863:	November 13, 2019	eyestar~
Haiku Master Jane Reichhold A little view of an influential haiku poet and teacher, Jane Reichhold n/a

#9850:	November 06, 2019	Stormy Lady
Christina Rossetti The life and poetry of Christina Rossetti n/a

#9841:	October 30, 2019	Fyn
Creepy Poetry Try something new... Try picking a 'creepy-crawly and write a poem about why it is creepy or scary, or write one that makes it seem nice!

#9823:	October 23, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Challenge Yourself Part 2 Adding to a newsletter I wrote about 3 years ago. Let's take it up a notch! How do you challenge yourself?

#9808:	October 16, 2019	~Minja~
Poetry As a Gift Not all gifts are wrapped in a way you'd expect them to be wrapped. What is the most unusual gift you have ever received?

#9802:	October 09, 2019	Stormy Lady
John Crowe Ransom The life and poetry of John Crowe Ransom What is your favorite patriotic poem and who is it written by?

#9790:	October 02, 2019	Fyn
Observations Along Our Walking Trail Little things, mostly. Details. Occurrences. Moments. The things that can morph into a poem or add nuance to one. Ever started out to write a poem about one thing and then have it grab the reins and be about something else entirely?

#9775:	September 25, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
No Place Like Home Poetry Just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, there’s no place like home… for ideas. Share a local place you can go to today to get some poetry ideas.

#9757:	September 18, 2019	Thankful Sonali I AM WRITING!
Poetry - In a Festival! One of the organisers of the Bengaluru Poetry Festival, on the festival and his involvement with it. Does poetry draw crowds?

#9753:	September 11, 2019	Stormy Lady
Hilda Doolittle The life and poetry of Hilda Doolittle What is your favorite "creepy" poem?

#9744:	September 04, 2019	Fyn
Happy Birthday... WDC Birthday...19 years and countain What were you doing 19 years ago?

#9727:	August 28, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
What is Your Poetry Why? What is Your Poetry Why and Sharing That Why With Others What is your poetry why? What motivates you to write poetry?

#9717:	August 21, 2019	Kate - Writing & Reading
Without Rhyme, With Reason Blank verse is telling a story in verse - lyric though not metric, rhythimc though not rhyming Reading aloud, do you hear a difference between blank verse and a story poem?

#9711:	August 14, 2019	Stormy Lady
Julie Hill Alger The life and poetry of Julie Hill Alger As the seasons are changing does your poetry change with it? Do you have have a favorite fall poem?

#9697:	August 07, 2019	Fyn
Toni Morrison - The Loss of a Poet Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison passes away...epic loss. What was your favorite of her writings?

#9677:	July 31, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Juxtaposition Poetry Mission Poets use tools to create deep moments out of ink and paper. Juxtaposition is one of those tools that writers can use. My favorite poet that used juxtaposition a lot is Langston Hughes. Who is your favorite poet to use this tool?

#9665:	July 24, 2019	eyestar~
Alison Cockburn of Scotland On the life and influence of Alison Cockburn n/a

#9657:	July 17, 2019	Stormy Lady
Shel Silverstein the life and poetry of Shel Silverstein Do you have any suggestions that might help other poets to successfully write children's poetry?

#9648:	July 10, 2019	Fyn
Vocalizing... Reasons to read your work out loud... Ever done a poetry reading?

#9629:	July 03, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Collaborate & Listen: Part 2 Collaborate & Listen: Part 2 – Collaborations with Others Outside of the Written/Verbal Arts What are some other ways you could collaborate poetically with those who aren't writers?

#9614:	June 26, 2019	eyestar~
Al Hunter A brief look at the Ashinaabe Poet Al Hunter. n/a

#9609:	June 19, 2019	Stormy Lady
Alec Derwent Hope The life and poetry of Alec Derwent Hope Do you find it easier to write poems that are happy or poems that are emotional? Why?

#9597:	June 12, 2019	Fyn
With The Stroke of a Pen A heartbeat or the beat of a hummingbird's wing -life changes... Has your perspective ever changed in a heartbeat?

#9578:	June 05, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Collaborate & Listen: Poetry Collabs Collaborate & Listen: Poetry Collaborations. From team collaborations and forms to unconscious and cross collaborations. When was the last time you collaborated with someone and what was the result of that collaboration?

#9567:	May 29, 2019	eyestar~
Wislawa Szymborska Check out this Nobel Prize winner, Wislawa Szymborska. n/a

#9559:	May 22, 2019	Stormy Lady
Willa Cather The life and poetry of Willa Cather Who is your all time favorite poet and why?

#9549:	May 15, 2019	Fyn
Fluidic Poetry When a visual in life or film prompts the urge to translate it into words. Ever been inspired by a moment of something with intense movement you've seen on TV or film? Or in real life?

#9531:	May 08, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Tell Me a (Poetry) Story Pt 2 Once upon a time there lived a beautiful princess. She learned to bake sweet treats for the townspeople and everyone... What are some ways you've employed story telling in your poetry?

#9515:	May 01, 2019	eyestar~
First Nations Poet Lee Maracle A look at Lee Maracle, a renouned Canadian First Nations poet and author n/a

#9506:	April 24, 2019	Stormy Lady
Edgar Allen Poe The life and poetry of Edgar Allen Poe Do things that go bump in the night fuel your poetry?

#9497:	April 17, 2019	Fyn
Hide and Seek Inspiration hides in the most amazing places --if you know where to look! Oddest place you've ever 'found' a poem?

#9481:	April 10, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Try Something New with Your Poetry Try something poetically new. Not sure how? Read some great ideas to get you started! What are some things you've done to take risks and do something new with your poetry?

#9474:	April 03, 2019	warpedsanity
The Structure of Free Verse This newsletter shares some of the structural tools free verse poets use. What creative ways do you utilize punctuation and linebreaks in your freeform poetry?

#9460:	March 27, 2019	Stormy Lady
Robert Graves The life and poetry of Robert Graves The seasons are changing once again and many famous poets wrote about. Do you write poems about the changing seasons?

#9447:	March 20, 2019	Fyn
Confidence! Self-deprecating behaviors are not your friend! We've all read 'supposedly' great poetry that wasn't and vise-versa - don't knock your work!

#9428:	March 13, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Using Books to Help With Writing Poetry Using Books to Help With Writing Poetry – From Resources to Prompts and More! Who are your top three favorite poets?

#9412:	March 06, 2019	eyestar~
Spring into Lady's Slippers! Forms: Lady's Slipper and Punnett! and Happy Birthday Elizabeth Browning. n/a

#9404:	February 27, 2019	Stormy Lady
Bliss Carman The life and poetry of Bliss Carman What type of poetry do you enjoy writing more?

#9395:	February 20, 2019	Fyn
Logophiles Unite! Lover of words - there's a word for that! Ever wiped your philtrum? Had a missing aglet? Typed a paper and noticed you had no tittles? (Not a typo)

#9379:	February 13, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Opposites Attract - Opposites in Poetry Opposites are found everywhere, including poetry. This month I will share some poetry opposites. What is your favorite way to utilize opposites in your poetry?

#9313:	February 06, 2019	Northernwrites
The Poet As Window and Mirror [Literature] "starts by being personal but the deeper we go inside the more we become everybody." -- Donald Hall Have you deciphered the paradox of universality yet? Do you know how to convey universal themes in your writing?

#9355:	January 30, 2019	Stormy Lady
Robinson Jeffers The life and poetry of Robinson Jeffers n/a

#9347:	January 23, 2019	Fyn
Distillation Getting down to the good stuff! Can you write without using the words in this newsletter? It's harder than you may think! ;-)

#9329:	January 16, 2019	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Poetry Resolutions into Poetry Goals Turn Poetry Writing Resolutions Into Accomplishable Poetry Writing Goals What are your poetry goals for the new year?

#9317:	January 09, 2019	eyestar~
Do the YA DU poem. A peek at the YA DU form from Burma. n/a

#9309:	January 02, 2019	Stormy Lady
Elizabeth Jennings The Life and poetry of Elizabeth Jennings What are your writing goals for this year? Write more poems? Publish your poetry? Read your poems publicly?

#9298:	December 26, 2018	Fyn
Moments Little things mean a lot! What was your 'best moment' this Christmas past?

#9283:	December 19, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
It's Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Poetry It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas: Part 2 What type of Christmas joy do you try to spread every season?

#9259:	December 12, 2018	Northernwrites
Caveat Emptor in Learning Opportunities With all the learn-to-write opportunities available online and offline, how do you choose the best option for you? When you're looking for a good writing teacher, what characteristics are on your checklist?

#9263:	December 05, 2018	Stormy Lady
Holiday Poems This newsletters includes holiday poems that I enjoy. What is your favorite holiday poem?

#9250:	November 28, 2018	Fyn
Observations: Tree Traditions Out and about to find that perfect tree, we saw SO much more! Do you have an oft told tale of finding that perfect tree?

#9231:	November 21, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Ekphrasis: Poetry About Art Come on in and learn about another genre form: Ekphrasis. Besides paintings and sculptures, what are other art mediums someone could write an ekphrasis poem on?

#9218:	November 14, 2018	eyestar~
Remembering.. John Mcrae's in Flanders Fields n/a

#9210:	November 07, 2018	Stormy Lady
Robert William Service The life and poetry of Robert William Service Who is your favorite female poet and why?

#9204:	October 31, 2018	Fyn
Poeticality Descriptions Ever have an odd phrase catch you by surprise?

#9188:	October 24, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Death & Magic--Halloween-y Poetry Forms Death & Magic--Sharing a Couple Halloween-y-like Poetry Forms What's your favorite poetry form for creating spooky kind of poem.

#9174:	October 17, 2018	eyestar~
Vive la Villanelle Vision of the villanelle poem form. n/a

#9163:	October 10, 2018	Stormy Lady
John Berryman The life and poetry of John Berryman n/a

#9154:	October 03, 2018	Fyn
Make breath Poetry is not just words on a page What your favorite 'come alive' poem on wdc?

#9137:	September 26, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
WDC Poetry Resources Writing.com poetry resources: From poetry information to poetry practice. What's your favorite poetry resource in one or all of these areas: 1) Poetry information, 2) Poetry fellowship, 3) Poetry practice?

#9121:	September 19, 2018	eyestar~
The Dream Song with 18 lines! a brief look at the 18 line form of John Berryman n/a

#9116:	September 12, 2018	Stormy Lady
Laura Riding Jackson Exploring the life and poetry of Laura Riding Jackson Who is your favorite female poet and why?

#9107:	September 05, 2018	Fyn
Observations at the Renn Faire Using (common) senses in all our rambles! What treasures have you mined on any given day? Every day is an opportunity to mine a gem!

#9088:	August 29, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
School Back Session: Teaching Poetry School’s Back in Session. Teaching a Poetry Lesson List three local places you can think of right now where you could teach a poetry lesson within your local community?

#9062:	August 22, 2018	eyestar~
The Iconic Anne Hebert! A bio of the emotionally charged rebel, Anne Hebert, Quebecois author and poet! Know a poet who "played with fire"?

#9051:	August 15, 2018	Stormy Lady
Margaret Widdemer The poetry and life of Margaret Widdemer. Who inspired you to start writing poetry?

#9045:	August 08, 2018	Fyn
Odd Perspective or Frame Picking a different viewpoint or perspective for a poem. Ever choses someone else's footprints, a different pair of eyes?

#9027:	August 01, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Little Moments Can Make Powerful Poetry Little Moments Can Make Powerful Poetry and a Little Poetry Can Make a Moment Powerful What's your favorite way to challenge yourself poetically?

#8982:	July 25, 2018	Northernwrites
Basic Meter for Beginners The basic rules for using meter in poetry, and how knowing meter helps one write better free verse. Do you know when an iambic pentameter line does not have 10 syllables?

#9013:	July 18, 2018	Stormy Lady
Randall Jarrell The poetry and life of Randall Jarrell n/a

#9001:	July 11, 2018	Fyn
Making Lemon-Aid! They say when life gives you lemons.... How do you make smiles from lemons?

#8983:	July 04, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Visual or Spatial Verse: Part Seven Visual or Spatial Verse: Formatting Poetry to Create Added Depth, Part Seven: WDC Member Invented Forms Have you created a poetry form or variation? If so, what do you call it? Feel free to share with the Poetry Newsletter!

#8969:	June 27, 2018	eyestar~
Fukuda Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master A brief encounter with Fukuda Chiyo-ni, popular haijin who influenced the recognition of female haiku writers. n/a

#8966:	June 20, 2018	Stormy Lady
John Betjeman The life and poetry of John Betjeman Do all great poets have demons, they struggle with, within themselves?

#8957:	June 13, 2018	Fyn
Summertime Writing Longer days of summer offer more space, opportunities and inspiration for writing! Ever written a poem by firefly light, contemplated the designs of a summer storm or read the story told by tree bark?

#8936:	June 06, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Visual or Spatial Verse: Part Six Visual or Spatial Verse: Formatting Poetry to Create Added Depth, Part Six: Hourglasses & Wheelchairs Think about the last poem you created: Which came first, the form you wanted to use or the topic you wanted to cover?

#8915:	May 23, 2018	Stormy Lady
Dame Mary Gilmore The poetry and life of Dame Mary Gilmore n/a

#8904:	May 16, 2018	Fyn
Random Thoughts Even odd, random thought can spark a poem! What's the oddest thing to inspire a poem of yours?

#8887:	May 09, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Visual or Spatial Verse: Part Five Visual or Spatial Verse: Formatting Poetry to Create Added Depth, Part Five: Spiritual Forms I enjoy using the many poetic tools in our tool box. My favorite is metaphor. What's your favorite poetic tool to use?

#8875:	May 02, 2018	eyestar~
Nine is for NONET! Features of the NONET poem form. n/a

#8869:	April 25, 2018	Stormy Lady
Dylan Thomas The poetry and life of Dylan Thomas Are there poems that stick with you? "Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light"

#8860:	April 18, 2018	Fyn
Hanging On Thru NaPoWriMo Just over halfway through...keeping up? Have you ever done a NaPoWriMo before?

#8842:	April 11, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Visual or Spatial Verse: Part Four Visual or Spatial Verse: Formatting Poetry to Create Added Depth, Part Four: Stairs & Stars and Zigzags Just by word playing, I've invented a wave-type form. What visual forms have you just realized you may have invented?

#8835:	April 04, 2018	Kate - Writing & Reading
Prompted ~ NaPoWriMo ~ Crafting poetry prompted by images in word or pattern Is it harder to write to a particular theme or to a structured form?

#8825:	March 28, 2018	Stormy Lady
Charles Baudelaire The life and poetry of Charles Baudelaire Do you read poetry that has been translated into other languages? Does it hold the same meaning once translated?

#8813:	March 21, 2018	Fyn
Why Write a Poem? Reasoning behind the poetry- beyond the obvious.... Why write a specific poem?

#8797:	March 14, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Visual or Spatial Verse: Part Three Visual or Spatial Verse: Formatting Poetry to Create Added Depth, Part Three: Geometric Forms There are other poetry forms reminiscent of geometric shapes not mentioned in the article, like the diamante. Can you think of any others?

#8787:	March 07, 2018	eyestar~
Noodling for NaPoWriMo Getting ready for NaPoWriMo! n/a

#8784:	February 28, 2018	Stormy Lady
Vachel Lindsay The life and poetry of Vachel Lindsay Have you written a "How Do I Love Thee," poem? Would You?

#8772:	February 21, 2018	Fyn
BE a Wordsmith! Using words carefully to enhance your poetry. Ever read something where your brain rebelled at the writer's choice of words instead of more descriptive words?

#8753:	February 14, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Visual or Spatial Verse Part Two Visual or Spatial Verse: Formatting Poetry to Create Added Depth, Part Two. Today will be some butterfly shape forms, Can you think of any other ways (differing syllabic strings or other way) you might create a butterfly form?

#8744:	February 07, 2018	eyestar~
Children's Poet: Shel Silverstein a peek at this iconic writer! n/a

#8737:	January 31, 2018	Stormy Lady
Sylvia Plath Discovering the life and poetry of Sylvia Plath Its a New Year, is there a new you in your writing goals for 2018?

#8724:	January 24, 2018	Fyn
Buried Treasure Cobwebs, dusty boxes, lost treasures ... Oh My! Have you ever taken a trip back in time and read things you've forgotten you'd written?

#8708:	January 17, 2018	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Creating Depth: Visual or Spatial Verse Visual or Spatial Verse: Formatting Poetry to Create Added Depth, Part One What are your favorite ways to create depth in your poetry?

#8691:	January 10, 2018	eyestar~
What's Here For Poets? a peek at what WDC has to offer Poets! n/a

#8684:	January 03, 2018	Stormy Lady
Philip Larkin The life and poetry of Philip Larkin n/a

#8676:	December 27, 2017	Fyn
What Was Hiding Beneath All the Mess? Cleaning up after Christmas ... Amazing the things found buried in the mess! Ever written about the AFTERMATH of a holiday?

#8666:	December 20, 2017	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas It’s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas. Learn a couple Christmas-y poetry forms. What's the one thing that makes Christmas feel like Christmas to you?

#8641:	December 13, 2017	eyestar~
Sing Along. Repeat! Sing along. Some fun with Cumulative songs and poems! n/a

#8636:	December 06, 2017	Stormy Lady
Clement Clarke Moore The life and poetry of Clement Clarke Moore Did you know you, one of your favorite Christmas stories is a poem written by Clement Clarke Moore?

#8625:	November 29, 2017	Fyn
Poetically Speaking ... err ... Writing! Using poetry in non-poetry Poetical writing ... ever tried it?

#8609:	November 22, 2017	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Tell Me a (Poetry) Story Telling stories in poetry, and a couple of forms to create them. What childhood Thanksgiving memories do you have?

#8598:	November 15, 2017	eyestar~
Advice of a Master Poet: Rilke a look at the Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke. n/a

#8594:	November 08, 2017	Stormy Lady
William Stafford The life and poetry of William Stafford Do you prefer short and simple poems or long and structured poems?

#8575:	November 01, 2017	Fyn
Little Things Mean A Lot! Sometimes a poem is born from the littlest of things! What's the last 'little' thing that became a poem for you?

#8567:	October 25, 2017	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Fright Write: Enhance Your Spooky Poetry Fright Write: Ways to Enhance Your Spooky Poetry. Besides turning poetry into kinetic poems or formatting into shape poems, what're other ways to add dimension to poetry?

#8551:	October 18, 2017	eyestar~
Kwansabas a brief look at Eugene Redmond's Kwansaba poem form. n/a

#8547:	October 11, 2017	Stormy Lady
Walter Savage Landor The poetry and Life of Walter Savage Landor What is your favorite holiday to write a poetry for?

#8530:	October 04, 2017	Fyn
I feel a poem coming on... When a phrase intrigues ... or you see something from a new perspective and lightning strikes! Ever have an idea hit you out of the blue?

#8521:	September 27, 2017	RedWritingHood♡WDC
We’re Number One! Forms Focused on #1 We’re Number One! Poetry Forms That Focus on the Number One in some way. The featured forms focused on number one with rhyme and 1st lines. What other ways could a poet focus on the number one?

#8507:	September 20, 2017	eyestar~
The Fab Four Haijin A brief look at early Master Haiku poets. n/a

#8496:	September 13, 2017	Stormy Lady
Robert Seymour Bridges The life and poetry of Robert Seymour Bridges n/a

#8486:	September 06, 2017	Fyn
WDC: Best Writing Site in the World! 17 years is phenomenally long in continuously ongoing internet sites! What's the favorite piece you've ever written?

#8471:	August 30, 2017	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Potpourri Poetry Potpourri Poetry AKA Poetry Forms Found While Sitting On My Sofa Fighting a Cold Is there a poetry form that you find comforting? Why?

#8457:	August 23, 2017	eyestar~
Are you here for a Gwawdodyn? How to write the Welsh form of the Gwawdodyn. Are you in to writing a Gwawdodyn?

#8448:	August 16, 2017	Stormy Lady
A. A. Milne The life and poetry of A. A. Milne Can the bedtime story, you tell your children tonight, turn into your next poem?

#8434:	August 09, 2017	Fyn
Muses 101 The care and feeding of your muse Who is your muse or what is your muse...

#8419:	August 02, 2017	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Do You Have a Minute? Do You Have a Minute? Moment Sharing Poetry... What things happened to you, or things you saw this week could you turn into a poem?

#8405:	July 26, 2017	eyestar~
Let's Fib! How to create a Fib Poem. Can poetry and math mix?

#8403:	July 19, 2017	Stormy Lady
J. R. R. Tolkien The life and poetry of J. R. R. Tolkien Did you know J. R. R. Tolkien wrote poetry?

#8389:	July 12, 2017	Fyn
Poems Are Everywhere! Poems are just scattered about - only waiting for you to pick them up and fly! Nothing is off limits! What's the weirdest thing that has ever sparked a poem for you?

#8373:	July 05, 2017	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Star Spangled Poetry Learn how to create the Blitz and the Beacon of Hope poetry forms. One poetry form featured today uses formatting to create a rhythm (The Blitz) and the other uses it to create a visual (The Beacon of Hope). What are some other things formatting can create in poetry?

#8361:	June 28, 2017	Andy~2021 has to be better
Breaking the rules Surely, rules are there to help us? But what happens if we don't follow the rules Have you ever read a poem that you felt broke the accepted rules?

#8351:	June 21, 2017	Stormy Lady
Patrick Kavanagh The life and poetry of Patrick Kavanagh Do you read poets from other counties? Who is your favorite?

#8339:	June 14, 2017	Fyn
Observationally speaking... A writer must be observant of the world around them... What is the oddest thing you've ever observed?

#8327:	June 07, 2017	RedWritingHood♡WDC
Follow the Leader Poetry A couple of poetry forms that "follow the leader" and how to create them. Can you think of any other childhood games that are emulated in poetry?

#8309:	May 31, 2017	eyestar~
The Canadian "Keats" A look at Archibald Lampman! n/a

#8301:	May 24, 2017	Stormy Lady
Mark Van Doren The life and poetry of Mark Van Doren Spring has sprung, have the birds creeping and flowers blooming inspired you to write any new poems?

#8294:	May 17, 2017	Fyn