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).

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

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...

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...

What counts as writing? According to Chad Sanders, author of How to Sell Out , just about anything! For more on this critically acclaimed author visit: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Chad-Sanders/146298445 .