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This month’s Poetry Writing Lessons post looks at Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s poem ‘Are All the Break-Ups in Your Poems Real?’ Discover how titles, structure, and sound can inspire fresh poems this December.

This month’s Poetry Writing Lessons post dives into Denise Duhamel’s playful “Poem in Which I Press Fast Forward.” Learn how to use parallel phrasing, couplets, and compressed time to generate new work. Perfect inspiration for November’s writing life—or as a prompt for the Gentle 30-Day Micro-Writing Challenge.

Discover poetry writing lessons from Sara Eliza Johnson’s "Fable." Learn how associative leaps, layered imagery, and sound create mystery in poetry—and try a guided exercise of your own.

Here in Silicon Valley, the incredible heat wave of last week has passed and the cooler breezes of autumn are here. I'm enchanted. As I...

When I lived on the East Coast, I looked forward to the abundance of fall leaves each year. My girls and I would gather them, creating...

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...

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 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...

February is here. A short month with a lot on its shoulders. We have Valentine's Day, which, no matter your feelings on the holiday, can...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! If you couldn't tell from my name, I'm a wee bit Irish! This St. Paddy's Day, why not try something (other than...

What a fantastic morning today at the Cupertino Senior Center with an amazing bunch of creative women! I am grateful to have spent this...