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Happy New Year! Find poetry books inspiration in the three collections inspiring my January reading list, with notes on how each can fuel your creative practice.

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.

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.

Discover poetry lessons in genre blending from Celeste Fenton’s mystery-romance novel Lost Heart in King Manor. Learn how creativity thrives at the intersections of genres.

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

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

"Sleeping with Ghosts takes us on a journey through past loves, family ties, and those little moments that somehow stay with us. "

Summer is almost over, and every year it's a bittersweet feeling. The end of a season, shadows growing longer, gold-tinted dusks--even...

Summer is often painted with a brush of adventure. There's something about this season, probably stemming from the time off school as...

The end of May through the end of June was a month of respite from all things blog related for me, but that also means I didn't post my...

Poetry forms can feel intimidating. We remember counting syllables, looking at meter, and trying to figure out if we're looking at a...

My friend and poet Deborah LeFalle told me about one of the ways she celebrates National Poetry Month, then she made some for me with my...

During National Poetry Month, I'm celebrating by sharing poems from community members and newsletter subscribers! If you'd like to...

During National Poetry Month, I'm celebrating by sharing poems from community members and newsletter subscribers! If you'd like to...

I try to write a poem every day. Some days, the poem pours out of me, and I could write line after line without too much struggle. Other...

The pre-order for my latest poetry chapbook, Sleeping with Demons, is now live! Here's what a few advanced readers had to say: "Kaecey...

As I’ve been sorting through my poems with an eye at submission and a possible collection/chapbook, I’ve noticed the frequency with which...

I enjoy experimental poetry--poetry that takes risks and challenges the reader with surprising language, unexpected imagery, leaps and...

I love being introduced to new-to-me poets. As such, it was a treat when last Sunday, as part of Hugo House’s excellent Write-o-Rama, I...