7 Seasonal Writing Prompts to Inspire You This November
As the holiday season begins, it may feel more challenging than usual to carve out time for writing poetry. However, starting each writing session with a prompt can help you…
5 Activities to Get you Out of Your Writing Comfort Zone and Encourage Creativity
Every writer experiences their share of creative setbacks, whether it’s an isolated case of writer’s block or a full-on, long-term writer’s rut. While there are plenty of ways to spark…
20 Writing Prompts to Explore in the Quiet Hours
Writing prompts are an effective tool for writers, whether you are experiencing writer’s block or just looking for new inspiration. Prompts can help you experiment with form and explore themes…
Using Found Poetry as a Fun New Way to Express Your Writing
Everyone experiences writing dry spells from time to time. It sometimes feels like we are searching the confines of our minds for creativity and inspiration, but maybe our next muse…
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…
4 Feline Poems for National Cat Day
Oct. 29 marks National Cat Day—a day to celebrate everything we love about these sweet, sometimes sassy creatures. From Alice Walker and Allen Ginsberg to Sylvia Plath and Edgar Allen…
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…
4 Insightful Ways Poetry Can Help Readers Cope With Death
Trigger warning: This article extensively discusses death, grief, and loss. In Dickinson, a reimagining of Emily Dickinson’s life currently streaming on Apple TV, viewers see the young poet having…
How to Boost the Positive Vibes in Your Writing Space
Have you ever thought about how your writing space may be affecting your work? Distractions, writer’s block, negativity, and more can wreak havoc on our writing environment and make it…
Am I Out of Ideas? How to Handle a Creative Dry Spell
You shake your pen and nothing comes out, but it’s not the ink that’s dry—it’s your idea well. If you’re feeling stuck beyond writer’s block, feeling uninspired, or even anxious…
3 Ways Meditation Can Improve Your Poetry
Meditation and poetry are best buddies. The more you meditate, the more your poetry can flourish because you have practiced being present, and this practice will attune you to inspiration…
Our Top 25 Poetry Collections of 2019
What a year for poetry! 2019 brought so many gifted and inspired writers to the forefront penning raw, honest and important poetry that we needed and will cherish for years…