Plant Your Poetry
A safe and fertile soil in which to plant poetry and watch your words blossom. An extension of the bestselling book Plant Your Poetry: 365 Poems and Prompts to Grow Your Writing Habit
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AIR: 31 Prompts to Help You Write the Invisible (opens the original)
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“The air is the only place where we are all equal.”— Wendell BerryThe air is changing here in Canada. As I step outside in the crisp morning breeze—inhaling feels like a fresh start, and a song of goodbye all at once.My husband and I booked our flights to move back to Spain in just four months and I’ve the strange lingering sensation of butterflies in my stomach. It’s excitement, trepidation, the nauseating lurch of looking over a precipice and knowing you’re about to take a step where everythin
Looking for poets who love to write about the earth... (opens the original)
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“Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do” — Wendell BerryLooking for poets who love to write about earth and all things beneath our feet…I’m hosting a poetry reading on Tuesday 29th September 11.00 MDT where I’ll be inviting you to share your poems and pieces on all things beneath our feet.<div class="subscription-widget-w
EARTH: 30 Daily Writing Prompts to Unearth Stories, Wonder and the Hidden World Beneath Our Feet (opens the original)
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"To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves."— Mahatma GandhiOne of the most nourishing experiences I’ve ever had was packing up my van and heading to work on a homestead in rural Scotland. We laid paths, dug the earth, inspected worms and slugs, carried tons of rocks, dismantled and made walls, and even built a treehouse out of leftover materials for their grandchildren to enjoy. We cleared a ton of debris and repurposed most of what we found into other areas/fun
Looking for poets who love to write about the sky... (opens the original)
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"Only from the heart can you touch the sky."— Rumi (translation attributed to Coleman Barks)Looking for poets who love to write about the sky and all things ‘Above’.I’m hosting a poetry reading on Sunday 30th August 12.00noon MDT where I’ll be inviting you to share your poems and pieces on everything that causes us to look up.P
ABOVE: 31 daily prompts for looking up, widening perspective and rediscovering wonder. (opens the original)
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"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes."— Ralph Waldo EmersonI’ve spent my entire life in rapture with the sky. From following the curve of the moon across my window every night at the age of seven, laying on my back in rural France to catch glimpses of shooting stars as a teenager, to sitting for hours on my terrace watching the Andalucian landscape turn a vibrant pink, dusty orange and then deep indigo for the best part of my adult life.This month isn’t just about the sky, though. The theme o
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