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...

Award-winning poet Mary Mackey offers thoughtful details about what makes a great poetry reading and how sharing stories and adding a personal touch to the event can expand interest and deepen your connection with the audience.

Award-winning poet Mary Mackey offers thoughtful details about what makes a great poetry reading and how sharing stories and adding a personal touch to the event can expand interest and deepen your connection with the audience. Click here to play this...

Madeline Sharples worked in the aerospace business (TRW and Northrop Grumman) as a technical writer and editor, web content writer, and proposal manager for almost thirty years – hiring in five times and retiring twice. She also worked for non-profits...

Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson self-published her poetry memoir. Then she self-marketed it. In this interview, the author shares how she learned to pitch her book to potential readers, where she hosted her first book signing, how she learned to have...

Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson self-published her poetry memoir. Then she self-marketed it. In this interview, the author shares how she learned to pitch her book to potential readers, where she hosted her first book signing, how she learned to have...

Mary Mackey, a author and award-winning poet, discusses her experience of releasing 9 novels and a book of poetry on the same day! She describes the role her agent and the Author's Guild played in allowing her to do this. It's a great lesson in knowing...

Mary Mackey, a author and award-winning poet, discusses her experience of releasing 9 novels and a book of poetry on the same day! She describes the role her agent and the Author's Guild played in allowing her to do this. It's a great lesson in knowing...

Winning the PEN Literary Award for her poetry book, "Sugar Zone," was an incredible honor for poet Mary Mackey, but more importantly, it was validation that her work moved people. She describes the history of the Pen Award, its rank alongside Nobel...