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The 3 Personality Types of Creative Autodidacts
EPISODE 17 | Listen to find out not only where you fall on the spectrum of adventurers, researchers, and pathfinders in our community, but what your next best step is on your self-taught journey.
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Tips for Assembling Your First Chapbook of Poems
EPISODE 16 | Demystify the chapbook journey from concept to creation, so you can decide how you want your poems to appear in the world.
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Anthologies: Find Your Favorite Mixed Tape of Poems
EPISODE 15 | Learn the five kinds of anthologies Lori loves and the potential drawbacks of each.
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Getting Started with Your Mailing List
EPISODE 14 | Find your and nurture your ideal readers with a mailing list!
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Astrology for Poets: Wislawa Szymborska
EPISODE 13 | Adventure to the stars with us, as we dive deeper into our understanding of planets in astrology by studying poet Wislawa Szymborska’s birth chart.
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6 Skills You Need to be a Writer and 3 Skills You Don’t
EPISODE 12 | Danielle offers a chance for creatives to reconsider what's necessary and what's often misunderstood about living a creative life.
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Bringing Ghosts to Life in Your Writing
EPISODE 11 | Marilyn explores the use of ghosts in literature, focusing on their versatility and significance in different genres.
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Always be Collecting: Word Lists and Word Banks
EPISODE 10 | In this episode, we explain the poet’s ABCs (Always Be Collecting) as we explore how to use word lists and word banks to activate your creative writing.
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How to Organize Your Creative Career
EPISODE 9 | Learn to treat poetry as a profession with practical tips and strategies that help poets establish a focused writing practice and achieve their goals.
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How to Build a Reading List (and Study Like a Grad Student)
EPISODE 8 | Danielle breaks down a simple, but well-rounded strategy for creating a reading list for yourself like you’d find in a graduate-level creative writing course.
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The Importance of Mercury for Poets
EPISODE 7 | In this episode, Jess covers Mercury and its lore, the signs it rules, and why leaning into Mercury's strengths can help our writing craft.
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Creating Community Through Social Media
EPISODE 6 | Lori draws from her own experience, to explain the joy and the challenges of connecting online to a community of writers.
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The Anatomy of a Writing Prompt
EPISODE 5 | Whether you’re a writer curious about the prompting process, or a facilitator looking to reinvigorate your repertoire this episode is for you.
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Building Your Poetic Confidence
EPISODE 4 | From embracing unique experiences to handling rejection, here are our best strategies for building poetic confidence.
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Dependable Little Bricks: Understanding Prose Poems
EPISODE 3 | The prose poem offers a wide canvas for experimentation, attracting innovative voices in contemporary poetry.
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Be the Poet You Want to See in the World
EPISODE 2 | Learn the origin of The Poetry Lab and our mission to create a space for writers to learn, collaborate, and grow.
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Five Practices to Ignite Your Creativity
EPISODE 1 | From journaling to walking, these five practices can give you the jumpstart you need for your journey.