[ad_1] There are two things I don’t like about “When We Were Slugs”, the new poetry collection from James Manlow, the erstwhile Poet Laureate for Bournemouth. The first dislike is the cover, which to me seems a mess, a splodge.…
[ad_1] Entering free poetry competitions presents aspiring poets with an excellent opportunity to see their poetry published, and the publicity generated if selected as the overall winner can lead to many opportunities. If you are such a poet, then there…
[ad_1] We have all had that feeling before, of wanting to be able to put our thoughts into words and truly explain to people how we felt. Unfortunately for most, being able to do just that is much easier said…
[ad_1] Literature is art. Poetry is the art of the word. There are many forms of art: verbal, sound, plastic, gestural, and so on. Poetry and literary prose, such as narrative, for example, are verbal arts. The varied styles and…
[ad_1] Science poetry or scientific poetry is a specialized poetic genre that makes use of science as its subject. Written by scientists and nonscientists, science poets are generally avid readers and appreciators of science and “science matters.” Science poetry may…
[ad_1] Seeing your poetry in print can be a wonderful feeling, but the poetry market is one of the hardest to break into. The rejection letters can really pile up, and that can lead to some discouragement. But rejection letters…
[ad_1] Are you able to get your message across to people, be it verbal or written or do you find that sometimes it is a struggle? Without effective communication, a message can turn into an error or misunderstanding and can…
[ad_1] Book Review: Metric Conversions: Poetry of Our Time (edited, compiled and translated into Crimean Tatar by Taner Murat, with illustrations by Sagida Siraziy). Iasi, Sos: Editura StudIS, 2013. Pages 299. ISBN 9786066244497. Taner Murat has a mission: To revive…
[ad_1] In America, poets are held in such low esteem that even the most Honored Representative from Nigeria won’t bother scamming us. Society says to us what Dermot Mulroney says to Julia Roberts in “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” that we…