Sometimes writers don’t need recipes for writing. They need recipes for soup.

With this writing invitation, write about your list of perfect things. You’ll be glad you did.

The October 27-28, 2018, Weekend Edition of The Wall Street Journal, was their Lists Issue. I love lists!

Borrowing first and last lines from favorite poems is a great way to encourage poetry writing confidence.

It’s no surprise that many adults feel porcupine prickly about poetry.

You don’t need MAGIC buttons on your computer to love writing.

My daughter spoke like a writer this morning, and this writing mama’s heart grew two sizes bigger.

If you want to be a better writer, you gotta copy! It’s what all the cool cats are doing in school!

This is a fast list poem, inspired my Eileen Spinelli’s poem called “Memories.” It helps us recall what we don’t want to forget.