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Daring to Love:  A Poet's Purpose
INSPIRATION 101 The Poetry Lab 5/24/24 INSPIRATION 101 The Poetry Lab 5/24/24

Daring to Love: A Poet's Purpose

Sometimes in our lives we come across books that create a seismic shift in how we perceive the world around us and our role as poets in it.

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More than Human Worlds: 5 Important Ecopoems
LISTICLE The Poetry Lab 5/14/24 LISTICLE The Poetry Lab 5/14/24

More than Human Worlds: 5 Important Ecopoems

An ecopoem can be about endangered and at-risk species, the displacement of fauna and flora in urban communities, pollution, and other issues.

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Get to the Bottom of It: Fun with Footnotes
CRAFT LAB The Poetry Lab 5/9/24 CRAFT LAB The Poetry Lab 5/9/24

Get to the Bottom of It: Fun with Footnotes

Despite their capacity to inspire fear in student research paper writers everywhere, footnotes offer an interesting way to experiment in poetry.

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Morning After Poems: Exploring the Aubade
CRAFT LAB The Poetry Lab 5/1/24 CRAFT LAB The Poetry Lab 5/1/24

Morning After Poems: Exploring the Aubade

From the French meaning “dawn,” the aubade is a poem or song announcing the arrival of the morning and usually, but not always, lamenting leaving or being left behind by a lover.

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Making It Work: Five Jobs for Poem Titles
CRAFT LAB The Poetry Lab 4/2/24 CRAFT LAB The Poetry Lab 4/2/24

Making It Work: Five Jobs for Poem Titles

Titles can be put to work in any number of ways in a given poem, and finding the right one can be the key to unlocking a poem’s brilliance.

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Take Your Time: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself at the Start of a New Project
INSPIRATION 101 The Poetry Lab 3/25/24 INSPIRATION 101 The Poetry Lab 3/25/24

Take Your Time: 6 Questions to Ask Yourself at the Start of a New Project

Here are the six crucial questions to ask yourself to analyze your next big idea.

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The NaPoWriMo Prep Guide
HELPFUL HINTS The Poetry Lab 3/19/24 HELPFUL HINTS The Poetry Lab 3/19/24

The NaPoWriMo Prep Guide

Learn valuable tips from a seasoned poet on building community, staying motivated, and honing your craft during National Poetry Writing Month.

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Using Submittable to Get Your Submissions Organized and Sent
PUBLISHING The Poetry Lab 3/13/24 PUBLISHING The Poetry Lab 3/13/24

Using Submittable to Get Your Submissions Organized and Sent

Learn how to create an account on Submittable and start using some of its easy and free features.

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Ekphrasis Poetry: A Multigenre Journey You Can See
CRAFT LAB The Poetry Lab 3/6/24 CRAFT LAB The Poetry Lab 3/6/24

Ekphrasis Poetry: A Multigenre Journey You Can See

Ekphrastic poetry explores the intersection between visual art and written expression.

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5 Poetry Power Couples We Love
INSPIRATION 101 The Poetry Lab 2/28/24 INSPIRATION 101 The Poetry Lab 2/28/24

5 Poetry Power Couples We Love

What do we love even more than poets? Poets who love other poets!

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That’s So Meta: 8 Ars Poetica Poems
LISTICLE The Poetry Lab 1/29/24 LISTICLE The Poetry Lab 1/29/24

That’s So Meta: 8 Ars Poetica Poems

Did you know poets have been writing poems about poetry for more than two thousand years?

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Your Poetry Horoscope for 2024
ASTROLOGY FOR POETS The Poetry Lab 1/16/24 ASTROLOGY FOR POETS The Poetry Lab 1/16/24

Your Poetry Horoscope for 2024

Embrace the transformative energy and cosmic insights that promise a year of poetic inspiration and self-discovery.

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All the Feels: Understanding Somatic Poetry
INSPIRATION 101 The Poetry Lab 1/10/24 INSPIRATION 101 The Poetry Lab 1/10/24

All the Feels: Understanding Somatic Poetry

Somatic poetry intertwines body and mind in creative expression. Learn about practices that fuses rituals and writing.

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