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,...

Singaporean poet and photographer Marc Nair has published five solo volumes of poetry, the first three of which were published with Red Wheelbarrow Books. Red Wheelbarrow Books is a Singapore-based publisher that focuses on showcasing poetry and prose...

Author Adam Hamdy gives viewers an inside peek at his writing process and the uncommon use of poetry to build mystery in his new novel, The Other Side of Nigh t. Watch as Adam marks up some of his favorite poems and his intentions in putting them in...

Poet Joe Kerschbaum shares his experiences with poetry tours - an exciting way to share your poems. He also offers tips and considerations for planning and executing the tour.

Do your research. If you take nothing else away from this great interview with poet Joe Kerschbaum, listen to that advice. Before you submit your work to poetry publishers, read the publication. Learn what kind of work that publication publishes. If...

Author Carolyn Howard-Johnson offers tips on writing poetry that editors will want to publish, and it doesn't have to be the Hallmark variety. Click here to play this audio clip

Author Joan Gelfand talks about how writing poetry helps her prose and how her prose helps her poetry, reminding writers to feel the music even in their fiction work. Gelfand talks about the differences between the two genres, and how these genres...

Do your research. If you take nothing else away from this great interview with poet Joe Kerschbaum, listen to that advice. Before you submit your work to poetry publishers, read the publication. Learn what kind of work that publication publishes. If...

Poet and author Doris Washington offers tips on how to pull off a great reading of your poetry. If you are considering a reading you should check out her great suggestions. Click here to play this audio clip

Poet and author Doris Washington offers tips on how to pull off a great reading of your poetry. If you are considering a reading you should check out her great suggestions.