A Poetry Calendar
Because I have a hard time keeping up with all the poetry sites out there, I created this page to help me stay organized. (But if it helps you too, then so much the better.)
Sunday
Brenda, at The Sunday Whirl, will give you a wordle with a dozen words to inspire you – always fun!
Walt and Marie post a new prompt at Poetic Bloomings.
Both One Single Impression and Sunday Scribblings provide a one word prompt.
Do you have a poem you’d like to share? Go to The Poetry Pantry at Poets United.
Monday
You can find a visual prompt at Magpie Tales.
Tuesday
You can be inspired by a quotation or a line from a book, song, or poem at Carry On Tuesday.
Or see what Margo Roby has for her Tuesday Tryouts.
Wednesday
Robert Lee Brewer posts a prompt idea at Poetic Asides.
Get three new words to inspire a poem at Three Word Wednesday. When you’re done, use Mr. Linky to let people know your poem is on your blog.
It’s Post Your Poems day at We Write Poems, your chance to link to a poem you wrote to last Thursday’s prompt.
Thursday
Go to the Thursday Think Tank at Poets United for a prompt idea.
Go to We Write Poems for a new prompt. Look for a new post the following Wednesday, which is Post Your Poems day.
Friday
Margo Roby at Wordgathering posts her Friday Freeforall, a round-up of recent prompts.
Saturday
Poetic Bloomings posts their blooms from last Sunday’s prompt.
Small Stones
I’ve been intrigued by this idea of small stones. So, I found How to write small stones at Writing Our Way Home. Fiona Robyn has been posting her own small stones at a small stone. She also collects other people’s submitted small stones at a handful of stones, a blogzine. And Fiona and Kaspa have a blog at a river of stones. They have a challenge in July to write a small stone every day and post it on your blog.
Reference
American Life in Poetry provides a free weekly column featuring contemporary American poems.
Big Tent Poetry is no longer active, but you can find a lot of great information that is archived there. Check out their Poetry Toys page.
Writer’s Island is also no longer active, but you can still find links to some fine poems.
Not Without Poetry was a site active during National Poetry Month in 2011, with a prompt for every day of April.
One Stop Poetry - for poets, writers, and artists
Poets.org – from the Academy of American Poets
Poets United – A community for poets who blog
[posted Friday, June 10, 2011 - last updated Tuesday, May 29, 2012]
Thanks for the links…lovely blog…I am still thinking about moving over…my blog is the same as it was when I created it on about an hour ” just for now” years ago… ( mhmmm and it looks it!)
Pearl, I’m glad you like these links and my blog. It’s amazing what one can do in such a short time with this technology. Maybe it’s because I’m a Gemini, having two blogs (mirrors of each other) works for me.
Richard
Thanks for the links…lovely blog…I am still thinking about moving over…my blog is the same as it was when I created it on about an hour ” just for now” years ago… ( mhmmm and it looks it!)
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