Because of today's vibrant Internet-based culture, award-winner Mary Mackey says it's an ideal time to be a poet--especially for women and minorities who have been discouraged in the past. Mackey shares her tips to other poets, including the need to...

What draws you to poetry? Poet Jane Ormerod shares why she loves poetry and how she came to create this kind of art. She says that poetry can be anything. It's like other forms of art, such as painting. It's open and inviting. Click here to play...

What draws you to poetry? Poet Jane Ormerod shares why she loves poetry and how she came to create this kind of art. She says that poetry can be anything. It's like other forms of art, such as painting. It's open and inviting.

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...

Poet Joe Kerschbaum reviews the impact of independent publishing on the poetry genre and how it provides new options for poets. Click here to play this audio clip

Singaporean poet and photographer Marc Nair entered his first poetry slam contest before really understanding what these events entailed. He had been writing for a few years but had never performed spoken word poetry, so his first poetry slam became...

Authors are famous for having day jobs that don’t include writing. This can often become frustrating because of stress, exhaustion, and time constraints. Instead of being an obstacle, though, your day job can be a powerful asset. Your unique experience...

A poetic form is a set of rules that dictate the rhyme scheme, structure, rhythm, and meter of a poem. The form may also guide the purpose and tone of a poem. When the message and form fit together, you can produce a poem that is truly powerful. Poet...

To complement his travel poetry, award-winning poet Marc Nair recently started taking photographs and integrating them into his collections. Travel poetry is meant to capture the joy of exploration and inspire. Nair's book Spomenik , is a collection...

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. As a founding member of Singapore's spoken word troupe,...