Award-winning poet Mary Mackey describes where she finds inspiration for her poetry, including her time spent living in other cultures, her love of ecological issues and her personal interests. Click here to play this audio clip

Poet Jane Ormerod describes how she began writing poetry and how she has experimented with painting, poetry, and prose over the years, culminating in her current work as a poet. Her experience shows us that as creators we can express ourselves in many...

Poet Jane Ormerod describes how she began writing poetry and how she has experimented with painting, poetry, and prose over the years, culminating in her current work as a poet. Her experience shows us that as creators we can express ourselves in many...

Poet Jane Ormerod describes her personal habits around preparing for a poetry reading, including scoping out the location ahead of time and reading the audience's mood to determine what she reads.

Poet Jane Ormerod describes her personal habits around preparing for a poetry reading, including scoping out the location ahead of time and reading the audience's mood to determine what she reads. Click here to play this audio clip

Creating a collection of your short work, whether fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, can be a good publishing strategy when you have many works in your portfolio. Professor and author Donna Arthur Downs has a large portfolio of personal essays and poetry...

Poet Jane Ormerod shares ideas of where you can host poetry readings. She also explains why one of her favorite reading places is a bar and why she loves the challenge it presents. When choosing reading locations for poetry, larger venues and art centers...