Poet Jane Ormerod offers perspectives about what it means to succeed as a poet and describes how she finds it in her own work.

Analyzing and writing poetry draws you into a world that speaks another language. From iambs to hexameters, there are new poetry terms and definitions that you need to decipher. By understanding the basic terms related to meter, form, and poetic devices...

Join poetry author Joe Kerschbaum to learn how to conduct a successful poetry reading, including location selection and other considerations. Click here to play this audio clip

Join poetry author Joe Kerschbaum to learn how to conduct a successful poetry reading, including location selection and other considerations.

Spoken word is a performance art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play. It can encompass or contain elements of rap, hip-hop, storytelling, theater, and jazz, rock, blues, and folk music. For award-winning poet Marc Nair, spoken word sits in an...

Poet and author Doris Washington shares her thoughts on some great places to do poetry readings. It's more than the local coffee house. Listen in and expand your thoughts on where to do readings (for poetry or any other kind of writing). Click here to...

Deliverying your poems to an audience can be done in a variety of ways. Published poet Joe Kerschbaum discusses the options and offers tips on how to pick your style.

"Write a lot," offers Joe Kerschbaum as his first piece of advice for writers considering assembly a poetry collection. He goes on to explain that a good collection is built from the best poems, not just all the poems. Which if you think about it, is...

Poet Joe Kerschbaum reviews the impact of independent publishing on the poetry genre and how it provides new options for poets.

Author Catherine Cruzan gives us insight on what moves her to write poetry. Your poetry can be anything you want it to be, as long as you truly capture a feeling or idea.