A free poetry workshop will be held Saturday, Feb. 7, at River Arts, 416 Main Street, Suite E, Kamiah. Theresa Henson will lead participants through reading and discussing ...

For this week's prompt, take the phrase "If I Had (blank)," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles might ...

For this week's prompt, write a fresh start poem. Today is the first day of 2025, so the year is a clean slate. But you don't have to write a 2025 poem; fresh starts can be made anywhere and in many ...

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A version of this story ran in the January / February 2025 issue. Write about the untouchable. Something out of arm’s reach, like freedom, the stars, or you. Write an ode to misfits. A poem of praise ...