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December is a busy month, but these two anthologies—Courage: Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls and I Just Hope It’s Lethal—offer poetry book inspiration in condensed, powerful form.

This month, I’m revisiting three remarkable Rattle chapbooks as poetic companions for the 30-Day Micro Writing Challenge! Each offers fresh poetry book inspiration for writers seeking creativity in shorter forms.

Discover three poetry books I’m reading this October—No Other Kind of World, How to Baptize a Child in Flint Michigan, and Bone Map—for poetry inspiration and creative fuel.

This September, I’m diving into three poetry books that spark creativity in different ways. Each offers its own poetry lessons and inspiration. What poetry books are on your list this month?

Read an excerpt! If you're an animal lover, check out this poetic memoir Sleeping with Dogs by Barbara Barth.

Read an excerpt! Discover the art of love through short stories in Nancy Christie's "The Language of Love and Other Stories."

Today I'm exploring emotional honesty in poetry with insights from "Pearl" by Ted Kooser. Plus my takeaways in how writing grief can enhance

Phillis Wheatley lived over 200 years ago. Born a slave, she was purchased by the Wheatley family and brought to Boston. The family gave...

Every once in a while, a book comes along that grabs me by the throat and won’t let go. Pretend I’m Dead by Jen Beagin is one of these....

You know when you get to the last page in a book, finish reading, then turn immediately back to page one and start again? That’s the...

After the lunar eclipse earlier this month and my moon pictures last week, this heavenly object has been on my mind. Because of this, I...