Reading Like a Writer: 5 Effective Ways to Find or Start a Poetry Reading Group
Ask today’s most successful poets for their top writing tips, and one resurfaces again and again: reading. For poets, spending time reading diverse, celebrated poetry enhances their craft. Incorporating both…
7 November Poetry Prompts to Inspire Your Creativity
It’s autumn, and the leaves are turning shades of crimson, yellow, bronze, orange, and brown. They fall to the ground, and as we walk and step on them, we are…
A Spotlight on Multilingual Poetry
If we want to look at poetry from an international perspective, multilingual work is a great place to start. By integrating different languages to create new meaning, bilingual and multilingual…
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…
Celebrate Black Poetry Day with 200 Years of World-Changing Black Poets
On October 17, 1761, poet, writer, and preacher Jupiter Hammon became the first Black published author. To celebrate his work and the contributions of Black poets thereafter, October 17th is…
Decolonize Your Reading List With These Important Indigenous Poets
Native American stories and culture continue to have a strong impact on today’s poetry scene. In 2019, Joy Harjo, a member of the Creek tribe and the author of 14…
Career Opportunities with an MFA in Creative Writing
Most poets who receive a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing in the United States usually pursue one of two interconnected fields: publishing or academia. While these careers are…
4 Fierce Young Poets Defining the Genre’s Future
Recently, both controversy and curiosity swept across social media when four-year-old Nadim Shamma-Sourgen landed a book deal with British children’s book publisher Walter Books. Shamma-Sourgen, who hasn’t yet learned how…
7 Poetry Contests to Enter This Fall
Fall is the perfect time to submit your work to poetry contests. Editors are fresh from the summer break, as most literary magazines resume reading in the fall, and contests…
How to Record Your Poetry: A Beginner’s Guide for Audio and Video
Recording your poetry is a fun and exciting way to share your work, and doing so has many amazing benefits. By reading your poems out loud, you can listen to…
Jihyun Yun Weaves Together Softness & Severity in Some Are Always Hungry
The Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry has represented one of the top honors in the genre since its inception in 2003. Like past winners Orlando Ricardo Menes and Kathleen…
Poetry Pairings: Iconic Album Edition
Much like poetry collections, the best studio albums are created and organized with intent. They have a grounding theme and unique perspective that challenges readers and listeners to analyze their…