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Submitting a Poetry Manuscript?
A sane—dare I say strategic—approach to poetry book contests and other manuscript submission opportunities.
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From Japanese Sumi-e Ink to Tree Cells Under a Microscope—and Back
How we arrived—finally—at the cover for my new collection.
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Should We All Write Project Books?
Luke Hankins, poet and editor of Orison Books, reflects on his latest book, Testament, plus shares advice on poetry manuscripts.
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Is The Pilot Light Out on Your Poetry?
How to keep writing when the world wants so much of your attention elsewhere.
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Unlatch the Tongue, Speak More Truth
Poet Tina Carlson discusses the iterative, intuitive, collaborative process of building her second solo poetry collection
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Borrowed Inspiration
Wisdom from other disciplines about how to create a body of work.
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Behind the Book: Insight #2
Don’t build a poetry collection alone—pick readers and mentors wisely.
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AWP FOMO
Will you please help me overcome this AWP FOMO?
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Breaking Norms: Departures from Rilke
An interview with Steven Cramer about the unique process behind his seventh poetry collection.
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How to Get Poetry Published
It really isn't about luck. And, yes, it is possible to have a strategy.
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Poet to Poet
On the process of writing and publishing poetry books.
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