Our Host: Jennifer Guyor Jowett I’m a poet! Who are you? Are you – a poet – too? Then there’s a pair of us! Let’s tell! They’ll celebrate – you know. Inspiration o, boy! I was thinking about how much writers love words and wondered …
Inspirational Places
Our Host Wendy Everard is a high school English teacher and writer living in central New York. Her role as mother and teacher has given her plenty to write about since she started writing personal narrative and poetry, lifelong hobbies that were reignited when she …
The Magic Box
Our Host Bryan Ripley Crandall lives in Stratford, Connecticut, where he directs the Connecticut Writing Project and is Associate Professor of English Education at Fairfield University. He gained teaching legs at the J. Graham Brown School in Louisville, Kentucky, a K-12 public school with a …
#hashtagacrostics
Our Host Kim Johnson lives in Georgia and serves as District Literacy Specialist for her school system. She is the author of Father, Forgive Me: Confessions of a Southern Baptist Preacher’s Kid and contributor to 2 poetry anthologies, Rhyme and Rhythm: Poems for Student Athletes …
Relax
A very special thanks to all our March Open Write hosts: James Coats, Katrina Morrison, Wendy Everard, Rex Muston, and Shelley Martin-Young! We hope to see you all for our month-long poetry celebration: Verselove. See you back here April 1-30! Be sure to subscribe so …
Junk Drawer Affirmations
Our Host Rex lives in Keokuk, Iowa and teaches ELA at Keokuk High School. He is actively involved in his community as a member of the Keokuk Public Library Board and the First Christian Church Board. Rex enjoys poetry and photography as artistic forms of …
Double Dactyl
Our Host Wendy Everard is a high school English teacher and writer living in central New York. Her role as mother and teacher has given her plenty to write about since she started writing personal narrative and poetry, lifelong hobbies that were reignited when she …
Mondegreen
Our Host Katrina teaches English and German in a rural community in Osage County, Oklahoma. She has worked in education her entire career. This is her 18th year in the classroom. She has a master’s degree in Higher Education Leadership from Northeastern State University. In …
Looking Back to Look Forward
Our Host: James Coats James is a guitarist, writer, and 4-star cheesecake baker (according to his wife). He was recently published in the Poet’s Choice collection of supernatural poetry, Paranormal, and will be featured in an upcoming edition of the zine Black Stone/White Stone. This …
Fill In the Blanks
Welcome. All are welcome to participate in the 5-day Open Write — from one day to all days, depending on your schedule. There are no set rules for the length of a poem, and you are free to modify or reject the prompts as you …