5 Invigorating Titles for 2021 Mindfulness
Mindfulness is an important technique for poets to practice and harness within their work. The techniques of mindfulness can empower poets to tap into their inner voice, find comfort in…
6 Ways to Stay Connected Through Poetry This Season
Let’s face it: This year has been seriously challenging. Though the holidays can highlight these struggles—especially in isolation—poetry invites us to connect and find hope. In fact, studies regularly show…
5 Efficient Poetry-Related Apps to Power Your Writing Process
From workout routines to meditation reminders, there’s an app for almost everything. This technology can inspire us to make time in our schedules, commit to a regular practice, and continually…
6 Songs to Inspire Your Holiday Writing
The holidays are here, and with them comes no shortage of poetry prompts. If annual traditions, snowy landscapes, and festive decorations have you feeling inspired, you’re joining a long line…
5 Unique and Meaningful Gift Ideas for your Poetry Mentor
Poetry mentors are such a gift to us as writers, and a great way to show them that is to send them a unique gift that emphasizes our appreciation for…
The Read Poetry 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is just around the corner, which means your shopping list (and your wish list) just got a lot longer. This year, we’ve got a gift guide to…
5 Upcoming Online Poetry Workshops to Add to Your Calendar
Writers often describe their art form as a solitary act. Poetry demands time spent alone to contemplate line breaks, word choice, form, and dozens of other details. Add the coronavirus…
5 Fundamental Tools for Your Writing Station
Staying committed to your writing process can be difficult. Obstacles like busy schedules, imposter syndrome, and the dreaded writer’s block all threaten a creative routine. While poets might not be…
How to Celebrate World Letter Writing Day
September 1st is World Letter Writing Day, a day to celebrate hand-written correspondence and connection. As technology has advanced, letter writing has become an endangered art form. Sure, we may…
6 Poems that Celebrate Summer Rays and Longer Days
The summer season inspires romance and adventure as the days stretch out longer and our hearts bask in the warmth of new opportunities to make memories. But the season itself…
7 Online Courses to Improve Your Poetry Practice
Group meet-ups and face-to-face learning opportunities are on pause as stay-at-home orders across the nation are in effect. While some writers welcome the extended opportunity for solitude, others may feel…
Postpartum Depression and Poetry
Seven months after I gave birth to my son, I was diagnosed with Postpartum Depression. Two emotions were at the forefront of my mind: shock and shame. I was shocked…