Many poets may not know that April is also Autism Awareness month. Most Autistic adults are anxious the whole month through due to the high volumes of triggering internet content, most of which violates the privacy of autistic children and advocates for child abuse thinly masked as […]
I’m posting here the Craft Tip I contributed to my craft book, The Crafty Poet II: A Portable Workshop. You might find it helpful as you work on new poems this month. You might also find it useful for working on poems you wrote months, or even years, ago. […]
Great guest blog post rewind up today from Dick Allen… the 13 ways to support poetry below include what to ask your local library, how to support poets you like, and quotes from others in the lit mag industry. “It is difficult to get the news from poems […]
Honored to be included in this great blog post by Nausheen Eusuf up on Submittable’s blog with a list of the top ten sites to follow for places to submit! “Poet Trish Hopkinson posts submission calls regularly on her blog, focusing specifically on markets that don’t require a submission […]
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. […]
Participating in National Poem in Your Pocket Day is easy and fun! Put a poem (your own or one of your favorites) in your pocket today and share it with: friends, family co-workers go to an open mic in your area Looking for a local poetry slam, open mic, […]
I reached the peak of my madness when I was pulling up the ground ivy last summer. It had knitted its mint-like tendrils tightly through the cracks of our cedar fence and engulfed the half-finished rock garden on the side of our property like an aggressive sickness. The […]
