Category: Self-taught MFA

Monthly Poetry Prompts and a Do-it-Yourself Portable Poetry Workshop

Diane Lockward provides great support for poets through her free Poetry Newsletter and via her book The Crafty Poet–an inspiring and affordable portable poetry workshop book no poet should be without! You can sign up for her newsletter here on her poetry blog. The Crafty Poet is “a […]

“Create an Author Website” is currently FREE to download

Thanks to Aerogramme Writers’ Studio for posting this on their Facebook page today! Follow them on Facebook for other writerly tips and news. Create an Author Website by Caimin Jones is currently FREE to download via http://amzn.to/1yTLZbg (limited time only). If you like this post, please share with […]

"Create an Author Website" is currently FREE to download

Thanks to Aerogramme Writers’ Studio for posting this on their Facebook page today! Follow them on Facebook for other writerly tips and news. Create an Author Website by Caimin Jones is currently FREE to download via http://amzn.to/1yTLZbg (limited time only). If you like this post, please share with […]

What is asemic writing? "Talking about Asemic Writing (with Michael Jacobson)"

Big thanks to Josh Medsker of Twenty-Four Hours zine for publishing this intriguing interview with Michael Jacobson on asemic writing–I love coming across forms of writing and art I’ve never seen before, and this is both all rolled into one. To see more on asemic writing, check out these […]

What is asemic writing? “Talking about Asemic Writing (with Michael Jacobson)”

Big thanks to Josh Medsker of Twenty-Four Hours zine for publishing this intriguing interview with Michael Jacobson on asemic writing–I love coming across forms of writing and art I’ve never seen before, and this is both all rolled into one. To  see more on asemic writing, check out […]

Which famous writers kept a diary and how did it benefit them?

Another excellent article from Maria Popova of Brainpickings provides insights and quotes from several writers, including  Anaïs Nin,  Virginia Woolf,  Henry David Thoreau,  Ralph Waldo Emerson,  Anne Frank, Sylvia Plath, and more. These beloved writers all kept diaries . . . maybe something worth adding to your writing […]

Want to own exquisite poetry and support a good cause all at once?

Fugitive Pieces by Howie Good is a beautifully done  book of found poems published by  Right Hand Pointing Press. All proceeds from the book go to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. “It comes with a big reward–helping where help is needed–and with a bit of art […]

Online, affordable, poetry workshops that work!

I’ve taken two workshops with The Rooster Moans and am registered for another beginning of next year. Compared to some of the other online poetry workshop courses, these are quite affordable, most run about $100 or so and are discounted if you sign up early. The format is […]

Your Lit Mag Starter Kit, Part 1: Hearty, High-Quality, Aesthetically Traditional Lit Mags

Whether you are just starting to consider submitting your work or are submitting regularly, part 1 of this article by Becky Tuch gives a reviewers inside look at the most well-done journals and lit mags. It includes links to each with a brief description. It also includes information […]

What is language poetry?

My poems listed below are representative of Language poetry and are composed with a focus on the use of the language itself and how it contributes to the creation of meaning. You can read more about the Language poetry movement and see some other examples here If you […]