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

Author, poet and producer, Kweisi Gharreau, describes how poetry allowed him to process the emotions over his brother's death. This will inspire you to write with purpose, plus remind you how personal experiences are often the best fuel for poetry. Click...

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

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

If you have a portfolio of short work such as short stories, personal essays, or poetry, Professor and author Donna Arthur Downs recommends trying to get this work published. It can sometimes be easier to find publishing opportunities for short work...

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...

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. Click here to play this audio clip

With so much content available to readers, it can be hard to set yourself apart. How can you create a deeper emotional response to your writing? Music may actually be the answer! Author Joan Gelfand discusses using music with her poetry to evoke different...

Marketing poetry is difficult, especially when social media and the internet have flooded the market with new, free content. According to Melody Dean Dimick, the age of technology has changed the way that poetry is written, published, and promoted...

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...