The most important thing I learned is self-promotion doesn’t feel icky if you do it authentically and in a way that gives back to the poetry community.
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These books are not only impeccably written but have had a direct impact on how I write, relate to myself and the world.
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If you want to be a writer, ask: What would a writer do? For me the answer is pretty simple, they would write. This question is my mantra.
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The speaker of your book should start in one place, and through the course of the book, through contemplation and/or action, they end up in another place. Any great piece of art includes transformation.
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This is one of the most exciting, balanced and beneficial workshop models I have ever seen.
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A truly great poem is a well balanced ecosystem. It’s important that there is not too much or too little of one element. Using Orr’s Four Poetic Temperaments can help you to identity the exact element that is missing in a poem: story, structure, music, imagination.
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There is no magical poetry pill to get an automatic yes, but if you are looking for that “W” applying theses strategies will make a world of difference.
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Here are 10 poems that made me a better poet, I offer them to you in celebration of National Poetry Month.
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Clear steps on how to order your poetry collection or chapbook for maximum impact using Pixar's advice.
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A look at how you can make now the perfect time to write, instead of waiting for conditions that will never exist.
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A look at how writing about family, and discussing that work, can transform relationships.
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How I took a challenging year and “challenged” it back to become the writer I wanted to be.
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How writing (and talking) helped me heal the complicated relationship between me and my body.
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Advice for new and seasoned writers on how to use strategy to get their work accepted and read.
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Realizing the joy, stress, anger is all a choice. How I rearranged my life to like myself better.
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A reflection on how mother’s pass on their body image to their daughters and learning to speak to your body.
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Why We Write: a short essay on the benefits and purpose of writing
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