Repeat After Me: Patterns of Poetic Repetition
Explore four types of poetic repetition: anaphora, epistrophe, anadiplosis, and antanaclasis.
What’s Eating You?: 5 Poems that Feed Us
A food poem often explores deep emotions tied to memory and identity, using food as a metaphor for relationships, culture, or self-reflection.
BookTok vs. Book Twitter: An Ongoing Controversy
Learn about the ongoing feud between Book Twitter and BookTok and why it’s important.
Everything About How I Study Craft On My Own: Tips and Ideas
A study guide to creating your study guide! Here are actionable steps for poets looking to create their own learning journey.
The Beginner's Guide to Poetry: How to Find Inspiration and Why It Matters
Whether you're new to poetry or rekindling a lost love for the art, this guide demystifies the process with wit and humor.
The Balance of Community and Power: Accessibility in Virtual Space
Virtual spaces offer writers a safe, affordable, and flexible environment to build community, enhance their craft, and maintain their well-being, making them an essential resource for today’s writers.
Embodying the Major Arcana: Tarot & Persona Poetry
Creating compelling characters who are both original and believable can be a challenge, whether you’re writing poetry or fiction. Tarot can be a great resource for developing or refining a character.
How BookTok Can Open Everyone Up to Poetry
Whether you are an instructor wanting to make poetry more accessible or are a BookToker wanting to deepen and share your appreciation of poetry, here is a simple lesson plan you can use.
Your Guide to Jupiter in Gemini
Jupiter's transit in Gemini signifies a period of growth and exploration in communication, learning, and adaptability, encouraging us to embrace new perspectives and expand our intellectual horizons.
The Art of Poetic Structure: Anchoring Your Poems
Discover the concept of the "anchor" and how it can serve as a compass in your writing.
Poetry Loves Me Back: How Trust Helps Me Keep Writing
Building a secure, trusting relationship with poetry—independent of external validation—is essential for sustaining a fulfilling and resilient writing practice.
A Call to Re-wild Your Creativity
Art and poetry have a profound benefit on mental and physical health. This three-step approach will help you rewild your creativity, fostering a deeper connection with your inner self through creative expression.
A Joke Walks into a Poem: Using Humor in Poetry
How do poets like Kevin Young, Ruth L. Schwartz, and Ellie Black blend wit and insight to address serious subjects in a fresh and engaging way?
Using Poetry as Medicine: The Truth is You’re Already Doing It
How to use everyday writing activities as a form of poetic medicine, helping you to process emotions and heal.
Embrace Your Rituals: How Tarot and Poetry Helped Me Heal My Grief
Learn how to embrace your rituals, use tarot spreads for emotional clarity, and integrate spiritual practices into your writing.
The Art of Poetic Structure: Poetic Turns
A poetic turn is the moment within a poem when an idea or feeling shifts, creating a new perspective or insight.
Pluto in Aquarius: The (h)art of Liberation
New Astrology for Poets columnist hr souffrant explains Pluto's role in astrology and reminds us that authentic power requires a deep healing process.
Committing to Poetry: Why I Read a Poem Every Day
Reading a poem every day can enrich your life, providing a manageable yet profound way for busy moms to connect with poetry.
Introducing Dispatches from BookTok + 5 Tips to Get Started!
As someone who’s part of both the BookTok and the literary community, I’ll shed light on the issues that are most pressing to our digital literary space.
Poetry’s Fourth Wall & How to Break Through
“The Fourth Wall” is a term I lovingly borrow from the theatre world and apply to poetry. But what does this have to do with poetry?