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Learn valuable tips from a seasoned poet on building community, staying motivated, and honing your craft during National Poetry Writing Month.
Learn how to create an account on Submittable and start using some of its easy and free features.
Ekphrastic poetry explores the intersection between visual art and written expression.
What do we love even more than poets? Poets who love other poets!
Did you know poets have been writing poems about poetry for more than two thousand years?
Embrace the transformative energy and cosmic insights that promise a year of poetic inspiration and self-discovery.
Somatic poetry intertwines body and mind in creative expression. This practice fuses rituals with writing, delving into bodily sensations and emotions.
10 Habits to Invite the Muses
4 Ways to Restart a Learning Journey
8 Buying Tips for Book Lovers
5 Steps To My First Published Book
10 Books on Craft by Writers of Color
3 Wild Reading Habit Change-Ups
How Poetry Helps Us Write Better Fiction
6 Reasons to Go to YouTube for Poetry
Unstoppable Poetry Magic
6 Women and Nonbinary Writers that Decolonize the Narrative
How to Suggest Poetry Books to Your Local Library
Self Publishing is Actually Pretty Cool
10 Stunning Self-Portrait Poems
Why I Became a Workshop Junkie
The Cento: Poetry's Way to Remix
What is Parataxis?
Be Cautious Before You Pay to Post
Writing Poetry as a Path to Liberation
Finish, Publish, Promote, Survive
Say My Name: A Look at Name Poems
Reading Like a Writer: A National Poetry Month Challenge
The Hard Month
The Spirit of Traditional Publishing
The Art of Access
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