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A food poem often explores deep emotions tied to memory and identity, using food as a metaphor for relationships, culture, or self-reflection.
Learn about the ongoing feud between Book Twitter and BookTok and why it’s important.
A study guide to creating your study guide! Here are actionable steps for poets looking to create their own learning journey.
Whether you're new to poetry or rekindling a lost love for the art, this guide demystifies the process with wit and humor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Discover the concept of the "anchor" and how it can serve as a compass in your writing. Through detailed examples and practical prompts, here are insights on utilizing objects, repetition, and wordplay to add depth to your poems without losing focus.
Building a secure, trusting relationship with poetry—independent of external validation—is essential for sustaining a fulfilling and resilient writing practice.
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.
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?
How to use everyday writing activities as a form of poetic medicine, helping you to process emotions and heal.
Learn how to embrace your rituals, use tarot spreads for emotional clarity, and integrate spiritual practices into your writing.
A poetic turn is the moment within a poem when an idea or feeling shifts, creating a new perspective or insight.
New Astrology for Poets columnist hr souffrant explains Pluto's role in astrology and reminds us that authentic power requires a deep healing process.
Reading a poem every day can enrich your life, providing a manageable yet profound way for busy moms to connect with poetry, enhance literary skills, and inspire daily reflection.
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.
“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?
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.
An ecopoem can be about endangered and at-risk species, the displacement of fauna and flora in urban communities, pollution, and other issues.
Despite their capacity to inspire fear in student research paper writers everywhere, footnotes offer an interesting way to experiment in poetry.
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.
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.
Here are the six crucial questions to ask yourself to analyze your next big idea.
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?
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