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My Advice to Poets, Part II- Getting Out There

Originally posted on Wednesday, ‎May ‎11, ‎2011, ‏‎11:03:00 AM Once you’ve gotten down steps 1 through 9 on Monday’s post… 1. Start thinking of poetry as professional in addition to artistic. If publication is where you want to go (see … Continue reading

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My Advice to Poets, Part I- Getting Started

Originally posted on May 9, 2011 at 11:26 AM 1. Decide why you are writing (or want to write) poetry. There are many reasons: as an emotional outlet, to be heard, to become well-known, to get paid, to be respected … Continue reading

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Poetry 101: A Crash-Course on Poetic Devices

Originally posted on April 4, 2011 at 2:31 PM I thought I would take this opportunity to highlight some of the most important basics of poetry. For some of you, this might be old hat, and for others it might … Continue reading

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