Inklette “is a not-for-profit, online literary magazine helmed by emerging artists and writers from all over. Inklette believes in the ability of art and literature to strike our consciousness in inexplicable ways.” The magazine was started as an e-newsletter by Devanshi Khetarpal in March 2014. They are currently open for submissions […]
Thanks to my readers who nominated my site for inclusion in this helpful list curated by Writer’s Digest every year. I’m honored and thrilled to be listed in the poetry section next to Poets.org. You can subscribe online or in print or just purchase a single issue to […]
Every once in a while, I put on my ears and go to a poetry open mike. I've been doing this for years. I've sipped coffee in countless cafés, fidgeted on innumerable uncomfortable chairs, and pondered art--the visual and the spoken kind--while poets belted out their work at […]
Entropy is a “website featuring literary & non-literary content. A website that seeks to engage with the literary community, that becomes its own community, and creates a space for literary & non-literary ideas.” They recently posted an article on where to submit in April and May. Click here to read […]
I may be a bit biased (because I’ve sat in on his classes and enjoyed his performance poetry for years), but Rob Carney’s guest blog posts on Terrain.org are not to be missed! Each post is a story, a poem, and will give you a little insight to his writing process. […]
This is such an amazing prize package for a low $8 entry fee! $6.61 from each entry goes directly to a woman in need. All proceeds from the entry fees benefit the Live Your Dream Award, sponsored by SI of Rittenhouse Square, PA, typically given to a single mother […]
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I really can’t say enough great things about the staff at Lunch Ticket. They are kind, responsive, and organized. I wanted to know a little bit more about what they have going on and they are up to a lot of amazing things! Check out the details below […]
As writers we are so often told to "write what you know." And this is good advice. But this "rule" should not be taken literally, especially when creating persona poems. The poet must create a place where the reader must, as Samuel T. Coleridge famously said, "willingly suspends […]
It's not too late to make a plan for poetry month! Whether you want to sign up to write a poem a day or unofficially just plan to crank out some poetry in April, there are plenty of prompts and resources to keep you going strong all month. […]
