Citing My Muses: Kim Addonizio and The Poet’s Companion (& Others)
A review of Kim Addonizio’s poems from Mortal Trash, as well a review of her poetry guides Ordinary Genius and The Poet’s Companion.
National Poetry Month: What Writing a Poem a Day for All of April is Really Like
In an attempt to both write more poetry, and grow my following on my poetry Instagram, I decided to participate in the Poem A Day challenge. It’s exactly what it sounds; you post one poem per day every day for the entire month of April in celebration of the month.
Beat the Block: 6 Strategies to Come Up With Poem Topics
If you’re in a writing slump, and you’ve taken some time off to focus on yourself and replenish your creative energy but you’re still having a hard time coming back, I’m here to share some strategies that I use to come up with topics for my poems when things just aren’t coming naturally.