Finding Your Fire: The Role of the Writer in Challenging Times
EPISODE 39 | What is the role of the writer when the world feels like it’s on fire? Join bridgette as she shares how she rediscovered her creative spark during challenging times.
What Beyoncé Teaches Us About Crossing Genres
EPISODE 38 | In this episode, Danielle explores how writers working in multiple forms can transition between genres successfully, inspired by Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.
Fill Your Cup: Autumn Edition
EPISODE 36 | In this episode Lori shares some of her favorite activities for engaging with autumn.
Write Like the Wind: How to Plan Your First Writing Sprint
EPISODE 32 | Writing sprints are highly adaptable and allow writers to experiment with different ways of engaging with their craft and progressing on their big projects.
The Professor Is “In”: What to Do If You Want to Become a Professor
EPISODE 28 | If the educational path calls to you, listen for bridgette's essential questions to ask yourself if you’ve gone (or are thinking about going) the MFA route and what to do if you want to teach.
Fill Your Cup: Summer Edition
EPISODE 25 | In this episode, Lori shares some of her favorite activities for engaging with summer. These ideas highlight some of the best of what summer has to offer.
How We Write About Hard Things
EPISODE 24 | What happens when a traumatic event becomes the focus of your art and career? Listen in as Danielle shares three actionable steps that may help you navigate your most challenging subject matter.
Imposter Syndrome: Everybody’s Least Favorite Guest
EPISODE 21 | Fun fact: up to 70% of people say they grapple with Imposter Syndrome at some point in their lives.
This Sh*t Is Harder Than It Looks
EPISODE 18 | Take an unfiltered, behind-the-scenes look at our early recording hurdles, our scriptwriting evolution, and the grand battle against imposter syndrome.
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.
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.
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.
Building Your Poetic Confidence
EPISODE 4 | From embracing unique experiences to handling rejection, here are our best strategies for building poetic confidence.
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.