Tag: NaPoWriMo

Free workshop – “POEMUNIZE: Your Daily Shot” with Marj Hahne, Mar. 16 – April 5 @ 11:30 am EST

Below is the information from Marj Hahne for her upcoming 30-minute daily workshop, starting tomorrow! Are you socially distanced? Self-quarantined? Cabin-feverish? A little po-lonely? "Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life," wrote poet Fernando Pessoa (The Book of Disquiet), so let's ignore life and stay healthy […]

How Is This Poem Like'a Beer? a Dog? a Spirit? – guest blog post by Marj Hahne

Here's a small heartbreak of mine: too many people, at least in America, are turned off by poetry. We practicing poets are sadly aware that, when we step up to a mic, when we publish our poems in magazines, anthologies, or self-authored books, our audience comprises mostly other […]

10 Revision Ideas – guest blog post rewind by Diane Lockward

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. […]

April is National Poetry Month! #NaPoMo–Prompts galore & other ways you can participate . . .

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. […]

13 Ways to Support Poetry - guest blog post by Dick Allen

Great guest blog post rewind up today from Dick Allen, who I recently learned passed away end of 2017. I’m so grateful for his contributions to poetry and that I had the opportunity to work with him on this post. The 13 ways to support poetry below include […]

10 Revision Ideas for Poetry Month – guest blog post by Diane Lockward #NaPoWriMo

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. […]

13 Ways to Support Poetry - guest blog post by Dick Allen #NaPoMo

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 […]

FREE Poetry Contest + Where to Submit Your Work by Nausheen Eusuf via Submittable's blog

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 […]

FREE Poetry Contest + Where to Submit Your Work by Nausheen Eusuf via Submittable’s blog

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 […]

National Poetry Month begins today! #NaPoMo–Prompts galore & other ways you can participate . . .

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. […]

Trish Hopkinson