Why Writing a Poem with Your Name Could Help You Manifest Your Goals

If you enjoy poetry or simply love words, you can creatively channel that same energy for manifestation with an acrostic poem ...

Typewriter poet writes your poem while you watch

Chicano poet Michael Jasso doesn’t plan his typewriter poems. He doesn’t outline, revise, or workshop them in advance.
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How To Write A Love Poem & Make Someone Catch Feelings For You

When you fall in love, you sort of losing all rationality. So, you have to really think when it comes to writing poetry. Whether you're in a relationship or you're hoping to be in one with someone in ...
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How to write a poem about Ferguson

At the heart of Mahogany Browne’s poem “Working Title” is a question: how does a poet begin to address the killing of Michael Brown? Browne, who began working as a full-time writer in 2006, began the ...
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Writer Yanyi Reads A Poem From His Collection, 'The Year Of Blue Water'

For the writer Yanyi, poetry is everywhere. YANYI: I've written poetry accidentally while texting my friends, while getting really excited about something. And, you know, you end up going on a rant, ...

Bob Gossom Marks National Poetry Month with Expanded Third Edition of The Human Equation

New poems explore the humor, contradictions, and mathematics of life, as award-winning film Versified! The Human ...