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

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.

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...

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...

Published poet Joe Kerschbaum shares his thoughts on the variety of options for marketing and selling your poetry using tools such as social media, traditional media, open-mic events, and poetry slams. Click here to play this audio clip

Published poet Joe Kerschbaum shares his thoughts on the variety of options for marketing and selling your poetry using tools such as social media, traditional media, open-mic events, and poetry slams.

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).