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To Kick Off National Poetry Month--> The Art of Trusting the Invisible: A Manifesto #NaPoWriMo

Mirror Beetle by Roger Nachman (with reflection of poet)
The Art of Trusting the Invisible: A Manifesto

If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.                       ~Marc Chagall
As a poet, I have learned the importance of following my instincts and trusting my inner sense to guide me where I need to go. Yes, this can sound a little new age woo-woo or make it seem my work needs more quartz crystals or incense than pencils and coffee. Maybe it does, or maybe trusting one’s instincts is a radical act.
As a poet, I realize much of my writing life comes from this place of not understanding why I’m making the choices I’m making. My best luck and best work has come from letting things happen. Many times I feel that if I just let go of the wheel, I’ll be safely taken to where I need to be. Many times, a little faithless, I try to steer with my knees. Sometimes, when I’m not sure how to proceed with my writing or my writing world, I shift my life into neutral and position it on the top of a hill to see what happens. Many times, nothing. But other times, there’s a push from something greater and I’m moving again. I let things roll. I watch the streetlamps passing by and rarely travel with a map.
I admit, sometimes my gut tells me to do outlandish things—once it told me to support another artist by buying a small glass beetle he had designed and named, Mirror Beetle. This feeling made no sense to me; at the time, I was short on cash, but as I wandered through his studio I kept having this underlying thought: You need to buy that. It will help you.
So I did buy it. For $175, which felt especially expensive because I was putting a lot of trust into this “feeling” that I should own this glass insect, this Mirror Beetle. Unsure of why I bought this piece of art, I placed it on my desk and began to admire its detail—its glass wings, gold antennae, its tag that read: Elypticum reflectiva. Within the next month, the Mirror Beetle had inspired a poem. And when the poem was finished, I again had a gut feeling this poem needed to be out in the world, maybe submitted to a poetry prize.
Since I was trusting the invisible here, I went big; I submitted the poem to a prize that offered awards from $500 to $10,000. In case you didn’t know where this was going—I won. And I didn’t just win, but I won big. I was awarded $7500, and now had $7500 worth of reasons to trust what I could not see.
It has always been this way. When I am lighter and listening, trusting even, my writing and my art flourish. When I overthink things, I kill them. Of course, there comes a time, when I need to revise, when I need to be less happy-go-lucky with my art, where I need focus by taking the tie-dye and patchouli oil in the writing studio. The revision process needs a thoughtful hand (though maybe even one wearing a mood ring), as this is the time in my work where I can ruin a poem or make it better.

When I begin revising, I never know how things will turn out. I’m a pro at sucking the life out of my poem and leaving it on my desk in a sad weak state. Vampire revisions: stealing the lifeblood from my poem’s body. Other times, I am a gentle and precise doctor finding ways to clear out clots, sew up gashes, clean up what went wrong. Again, it comes down to trusting, trusting what the poem wants to be and say, and not what my ego or head thinks is best.
The gift of every poem happens during the creation portion of it, those moments when I am lost in its words. Maybe the best writing we can do comes from this trust that writing poetry can save us. Maybe it’s allowing things to happen, walking through the garden to watch to lilac bushes grow wild without feeling the need to prune every branch that leans onto the path. We don’t have to control everything. Maybe as we walk we should bend a bit or take a new route. Maybe we should just pause to admire what’s around us.
I’ve grown both as a writer and a person in realizing that the satisfaction in my art is not in what it brings me when it’s completed—publication, awards, status—but the fulfillment I find is in the act of making something where there was once nothing before. I’ve become better at just allowing things to happen, realizing that sometimes a Mirror Beetlebecomes a Miracle Beetle, and understanding that mostly, the writing life is a hazy path worth traveling on—trusting the journey, trusting what I can’t see, and the inner sense that can guide us to wherever we need to be.

~ Kells 
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Poets Who Are Giving Away Free Poetry Books for National Poetry Month! - #NaPoMo

Here's the first group of poets who are giving away free books for National Poetry Month
(updated 3/31/15 at 4:44 am PST) :

Just click on their names and it will take you to their blog. Leave them a comment there to be entered in their drawing. Kind of easy. Kind of cool!




BIG POETRY GIVEAWAY 2015a. Kelli Russell Agodon: Book of Kellsb. Jessie Cartyc. Laurie Kolpd. Jessica Goodfellow: Axis of Abraxase. Cathy Warner: This or Something Betterf. Shawnte Orion: Battered Hiveg. Sarah Gutoski: mimsy and outgrabeh. R Wilder Jr: I, Mosaici. Donna Vorreyer: Put Words Together. Make Meaning.


Do you have a blog or Tumblr page to post two books you'd like to give away?
If so, go to this post to see how to become involved!

Happy Poetry Month!
OH and next year, THE BIG POETRY GIVEAWAY will be handled by Allyson Whipple!  I'm passing it over to her! Thank you, Allyson! 


~ Kells 
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Big Poetry Giveaway! 2015: (Celebrating Year 6!) The Guidelines -- #NaPoMo

Big Poetry Giveaway! 2015: (Celebrating Year 6!)

So it's that time again-- National Poetry Month is around the corner and for those of us who love poetry, poets, and their books, it's time for us to share our favorite books (and our own books) with you.

This is our SIXTH annual National Poetry Month BIG POETRY GIVEAWAY. 
And it's simple-- anyone with a blog can giveaway 2 books of poems.  
Anyone can enter any or all of the giveaways.  Yes, poetry is that easy!

What is the BIG POETRY GIVEAWAY?

Bloggers give away 2 books of poems-- 

the first can be your own 

and the second book  must  be of another favorite poet of yours.

The goal is to share our favorite poets with others as well as to visit different blogs and see who others are reading. There is also a benefit for those who participate as it will bring people to your blog and share your work and/or the work of a favorite poet with them.

I'll keep a list of all the blogs participating on this post and to the right side of my blog.



If you're interested in participating here are the GIVEAWAY GUIDELINES--

The Poetry Book Giveaway is officially started and the giveaway will run through April 30th, 2015 (all of National Poetry Month).



If you want to have your blog be part of this giveaway, here's what you need to do by SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2015--


1)  Create a blog post that includes the above image (so we know you're participating) that announces the two poetry books you are giving away.  

(You are welcome to include a little note about yourself, your own book you're giving away (if you have one) and the poetry book(s) you choose and why you love them.   Also, feel free to share a few other blogs you read and if you'd like, something about your writing process, where you write, or what you're working on.)  

Somewhere in your blog post, you can include a link to this page, in case others have questions or want to participate.  I will keep a running list on the side of my blog as well as on this post (note: the side list will be the most up-to-date, I'll update this list below every few days).

2)  Once you have your blog post up, leave me a comment below with --

a)  the name of your blog 
b)  your full name
c)  a link to your giveaway blog post

I will be keeping a complete list of bloggers who will be giving away poetry books for National Poetry Month and will add you to it.  (I'll update this page every few days with the complete list.)


Then sometime in the week of  May 1st, 2015, choose 2 winners for your giveaway.

--You can do this buy putting everyone's name who commented on the giveaway in a bowl and choosing one. Or you can use the random number generator and then count down the comments until you get to the winner. (Make sure to email them so they know they won...)

**** NOTE: If you are participating in this giveaway, you must be willing to mail 2 separate books of poems to ANYWHERE in the world. You pay for the postage, the winner DOES NOT.


Questions you still may have about the giveaway--


1) Can I enter the drawing if I don't participate in the giveaway?
Yes, the drawings are open to anyone.

2) Can I enter the drawings if I am a blogger giving away two books?
Yes, again, the drawings are open to anyone.

3) Can the two books I give away both by written by me?
No. One book in your giveaway must be by another poet, specifically one of your favorite poets.
4) Can I give away two books that I wrote and one book from someone else?
Yes! You can give away as many of your own books as you like as long as you make sure to give away a book by someone else. You are also welcome to give away a subscription to a favorite literary journal as an extra prize if you like, but again, you cover the cost.
5) I'm not a blogger, but can I participate?No & Yes.  You cannot participate in giving away 2 books of poems, but you can enter to win books in the giveaways.
6) Do the books I give away have to be new?
No. But only give away gently-used books. They should look newish (and smell newish).

7) I'm not a poet (or don't have a book of poems), but I love poetry can I participate in the giveaway?
Yes! Just give away books by two of your favorite poets.

8) I'm a poet, but only have a chapbook, does that count as a book?
Yes! Chapbooks are books! Feel free to give away your chapbook and then another collection by a favorite poet.

9) I don't want to pay postage if someone wins. Can I still participate?
No. You must be willing to mail the books to the winner anywhere in the world at your cost. That's what makes it a giveaway (not a pay-me-for-postage-to-send-you-your-winning-book-away.)

10) Do I need to have a blog to enter for the drawings?This is completely up to the blogger who hosts the drawing you sign up for. When I did it for last year, I allowed readers without blogs to sign up but only if they include their email so I could get ahold of them if they won.
11)  If I don't have a blog and I sign up for a drawing, how will the blogger contact me?Make sure to leave your name and email address!
12)  How long will you be accepting posts/links for the giveaway?
All emails or comments below with your blog name, your full name & a link to your blog giveaway MUST be emailed or posted below to me by 9 pm PST, April 5, 2015 if you want to participate. 
13) What are the exact dates of this giveaway?The giveaway begins immediately.  And you can enter someone's contest as SOON as a blogger posts their giveaway. 
The giveaway ends April 30th, 2015 at midnight (PST or Hawaii-time, not sooner).
The winners will be chosen the week of May 1st, depending on the blogger's schedule.  

14)  How will I know if I've won?  A blogger will contact you probably by email to let you know and will then ask for your mailing address to mail the book out to you.
15) Where's THE LIST of all the blogs giving away books of poems?
On the RIGHT side of this blog (and hopefully, I'll have it posted below soon, with a date it's been updated).
16)  This is becoming an annual thing, why do you do this each year?
Because I want to introduce people to poets they may not have heard of.Because I want more people to read poetry.Because I love the idea of poetry books being mailed off to new readers.  Because I like learning about new blogs and bloggers.Because it's National Poetry Month and I want to bring more attention to poets and poetry.


So if you're a blogger interested in participating, make a blog post on your blog with the 2 books you're giving away, link it back to this post, and leave me a comment below IN THE COMMENTS with your --

FULL NAME: BLOG NAME
and a LINK TO YOUR POST.   

Got it?
You can see my post here  (as an example of how to do this) -- and feel free to leave a comment to enter the drawing if you like.
Any questions, email me at  kelli (at) agodon.com
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POETRY BOOK Giveaway: Free Books for National Poetry Month! (Leave a comment to be included in the drawing!)

My Giveaway: Free Books for National Poetry Month! (Leave a comment to be included in the drawing!)


Welcome to the 6th Annual Big Poetry Book Giveaway 
on Book of Kells!


MY BIG POETRY GIVEAWAY (Again, to be entered in the drawing for these 3 books, leave a comment in the comment section at the end.)

Book 1: HOURGLASS MUSEUM, by Kelli Russell Agodo n

The first book I'm giving away is my book, HOURGLASS MUSEUM (White Pine Press, 2014). 
It's a book that was written from me to you, and should be read in bed or in the bath. 






It's a book about the struggle of living a creative life and seeing our lives reflected back to us in art.

Some notes about it:  

The book came out a year earlier than planned.  Because of that, there are poems in it that make me fee vulnerable.  If I had a year to think about it, they may not have appeared.
This year the poem a Runner-up for the Julie Suk Poetry Prize, so I feel honored knowing someone saw something in it they liked.


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BOOK TWO: 
Eleanor Stanford's Bartram's Garden (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2015)





The second book of poems  by Eleanor Stanford.

Physically, this book is gorgeous. And open it up and read the poems, it's gorgeous too.

Here's what Amazon says:
From Brazil’s Bay of All Saints to Philadelphia, from Florida’s brutal humidity to the drought-scorched Cape Verde Islands, Bartram’s Garden takes in the pulse and ache of the natural world: the bittern balanced in the swamp, cashew fruit’s astringent flesh. With a gardener’s eye for color and motif, and a mother’s open-hearted sensibility, these poems explore vivid landscapes both intimate and foreign.
Here's what I say: 
This books moves from motherhood to meningitis, river trail to radiology, this book pulls us into the beauty of nature and the connectedness of us all. A young mother deals with her own mother's illness. A child wants to keep a firefly as his pet. These poems are what we care for--family, earth, life, nature. These narrative poems pull us in through their many seasons and all have so much to say.

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Book 3?!  YES! (I know I only need 2 books, but I'm an over-achiever.)


THE DAILY POET: DAY-BY-DAY PROMPTS 
FOR YOUR WRITING PRACTICE 

by Kelli Russell Agodon and Martha Silano






Martha Silano and I wrote The Daily Poet after spending many afternoons in coffeeshops where we brought each other writing prompts to write to.  We realized other people may find these useful as well, so we took what we had and added many more to create 366 writing prompts--one for EACH day of the year.


So this book will help you write your own poems!


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An introduction:



I'm Kelli Russell Agodon, (aka Kells), the one who started this event for poets/poetry six years ago after being inspired by artists-who-blog who put together a similar giveaway in February.


Some things about me--

I am a poet, editor, and writer (in that order on my best day).

I cofounded a small-but-growing indie press with my friend Annette Spaulding-Convy called Two Sylvias Press.  

Our first project was anthology by women poets called Fire on her Tongue: An Anthology of Contemporary Women's Poetry, which is now available both as a PRINT or eBook.


We also have the Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize going on where you could win this trophy! (Plus publication in print and eBook, $$$, and author copies... but a trophy too!)




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Here are a few things about me--


Last year I: went to a photoshoot with an amazing photographer named Kat St. John and I wore a lot of eyeliner. The day was to push me out of my comfort zone...and it did. (cropped photo from the day above.)

I believe in hard work and kindness, but not in that order. 

I like snacking, key lime pie, morning glory muffins, fedoras, betta fish (I have two on my desk, Frank O'Hara & Mr. Cellophane), anything vintage.

I am always looking for: my keys, my slippers, a few minutes to write, dill pickle sunflower seeds, new poets to love, time for myself.

People think I am: an extrovert, but I am an introvert with extrovert tendencies.

I recently: totalled my van. It was a frightening experience and my first "real" car accident. It was also my first ride to the ER and it reminded me to be more mindful in life, slow down, and that we are all temporary. I now drive a Prius with heated seats. I no longer eat cranberries in the car. I'm still healing from it and am working my way back to being as flexible as I once was.

If I could live anywhere: it would be Paris right near Notre Dame and Shakespeare and Co. or in the US, anywhere with a beach for the backyard so I could paddleboard daily. 

I do not: have too many rules for myself or for others. I like letting people do what they do as long as they aren't hurting anyone. I'm not into self-sacrifice or perfection. I believe most everything is okay in moderation except for affairs and meth.

I am thankful for the kindness of strangers and well, pretty much everything in my life.

I cheer for the underdog or the Seahawks, sometimes, both.

To me, success is measured by being able to control my own time and schedule.

My writing process was to write daily. Now it's sort of this like spinning the wheel and hoping I make it to the Showcase Showdown.

I am most like a: slow loris.
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So there we are--  3 things to win: my book, Eleanor's book, and The Daily Poet Book.

Not bad for just leaving your name and email in the comment section.


This drawing is open from now through ALL OF APRIL 2015, National Poetry Month!

If you'd like to be entered, please leave your name and email address by midnight (Hawaii time), APRIL 30th, 2015 below in the comment section of this post and I'll be randomly choosing all lucky winners the week of May 1st, 2015.


And again, if you want to giveaway 2 books of poems, learn more about that here.

Good luck and Good Reading!
~ Kells 
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A few spots open for 2015 Poets On the Coast: A Weekend Writing Retreat for Women

Kelli & Susan
We have a few more spaces left if you were interested being part of Poets on the Coast: A Weekend Writing Retreat for Women in La Conner, Washington. 
We begin on Friday, September 9th and go throughout the weekend until Sunday, September 11th.
The weekend is about writing, nurturing, inspiring and connecting with other poets.
Susan Rich and I have co-directed this amazing weekend for the last 4 years, so this 5th anniversary retreat should offer lots of special surprises to our participants. So if you haven't ever been a part of it and want to try it out, this is the year to do so!
There is no need to feel worried if you're shy or introverted. We create an open and accepting atmosphere, one where women poets can write and thrive and always be supported.
Amazing women sign up, some are newer to poetry and some have been writing for years. But it's always fun, inspiring, fulfilling, and a good time!
You can learn more here:  http://poetsonthecoast.weebly.com/

And here are some photos from last year's retreat in La Conner, Washington. So much joy!
 





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Hope to see you there!

Kelli & Susan

















~ Kells 
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The Big Poetry Giveaway 2015: Happening in April !

So for the last 6 years, I've been organizing this Big Poetry Giveaway.  

In 2013, I was in London, so Susan Rich was kind enough to handle it for me. Last year, we had over 50 poets involved and over 100 books were given away.

So today, with so much going on, I looked at the calendar and thought-- should it really happen again? 
Since several of you have already asked me if it would do it one more time, I've decided that YES, it will happen again.


What is the BIG POETRY GIVEAWAY?

The BIG POETRY GIVEAWAY is an event that will begin Friday, March 27th and go through April 30th.

Basically, poets and people with blogs that want to give away 2 poetry books (one can be their own, but the other must by a poet they love) will create a post and anyone can leave a comment to be entered in the drawing for the two books.

Yes, they can give away more than two poetry books (but ONE book must be by a poet they love!) 

AND it means, that anyone who leaves a comment on any of the blogs posting poetry books can win a book of poems.

AND you get to learn about new FAVORITE books of poems.


And yes, bloggers can also give away a subscription to a favorite literary journal, or a broadside they have, or a first edition book, but TWO BOOKS must be books of poems.

If you want to participate as a blogger and give away two books of poems, check back here on March 27th to see how to participate.(I'll be adding blog posts to our list of poet bloggers giving away books from March 27 - April 5th, 2015.

The only thing required of bloggers is they giveaway 2 books of poems (one can be your own) and that you will mail them to ANYWHERE in the world at no cost to the winner.


If you want to participate as a reader and possible winner, check back here on March 27 and THROUGHOUT National Poetry Month to enter your name in the different drawings.

So that's the scoop!

See you on the 27th with more info on how to participate! (And here's a link to last year's guidelines if you're anything like me and need to know exactly what's happening. This year will be quite similar.)


And to keep track on Facebook, you can like this page:
https://www.facebook.com/BigPoetryGiveaway


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White Pine Press IndieGogo for Robert Bly's New book--

Click here to Support a new book by Robert Bly. $20 & the book is yours! Plus, you support White Pine Press, a nonprofit poetry publisher that has been around for OVER 40 years! 




White Pine Press has been publishing quality poetry and literature in translation for over forty years. We have published the work of Robert Bly for almost that long and are asking your help to raise funds to support the publication of Like The New Moon I Will Live My Life, a major collection of his work. Like The New Moon I Will Live My Life forms a companion to his recent Stealing Sugar from the Castile: New and Selected Poems. The Chinese-influenced strain of Bly's work is celebrated here and amply showcased in the over 170 poems. The collection is a kind of back road running parallel to the more traveled route of his Selected Poems.I have worked with Robert and the poet Thomas R. Smith who contributes an insightful introduction, to rediscover a significant body of his work hidden in long out of print chapbooks, books, magazine issues, and in manuscripts. Robert Bly has long been recognized as one of the giants of Twentieth century poetry and thought. The Huffington Post says of him "Robert Bly changed the course of American poetry by opening it up to the imagination and the deep-image aesthetic, he is dedicated to reintegrating poetry with life — daily life, the life of the body, spiritual and political life."Please join us in celebrating and supporting the publication of Robert's work in the new collection and spread the word to friends who enjoy his work. Dennis MaloneyFounding Editor/PublisherWhite Pine Press




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Have You Supported Copper Canyon Press? Receive postcards from a beautiful project by poet Richard Siken

Richard Siken is one of my very favorite poets.
Copper Canyon Press is one of my very favorite presses (and within driving distance).

How can this not be a good thing? And video, is beautiful too.

Please check out the Indiegogo campaign


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Work in Process: List of Contemporary Women Poets Writing & Publishing Today (2015) --

So, this list started out because I was redoing my own website-- www.agodon.com -- and I wanted to look at what other poets are doing on their own websites. What I found when I went to do this was that I couldn't find one comprehensive list of women poets who have webpages.

So I do what I always tend to do when the world doesn't have what I want-- make what I need.

The list below is NOT complete. There are huge gaps, I'm sure there are well-known poets and lesser-known women poets who are not listed, maybe you're a woman poet with a website who has a book of poems and I've missed you. Apologies (please add your name in the comment section with a link to your webpage and I'll add you.)

The list was created because I told an online group of women poets that I was making a list of poets writing today and if they wanted to be included, to send me their website. The majority of this list is from there.

While I originally wanted homepages, women poets author pages, I did take Facebook pages, blogger pages (some blog pages really are their author page), a couple of Poetry Foundation page and one literary agency page.

You will also notice that there are a lot of Northwest poets, mostly because, when I think of poets, these friends are the first to come to mind (I'm also from the NW and we have a highly active and supportive poetry community up here.)

It's not perfect at all, but it's a start.

It's a place to check out to discover new poets (I will say, just from MAKING this list, I ended up purchasing over ten books of poems and I have many more on my Wish List.) And yes, there are many incredible women poets on here, but again, it's nowhere near completely.

Also, some links will open up in a new tab, but others will not. I do want all the links to open on their own tab, but that little extra touch was taking much time, so I gave up on it. Sorry. I may come back and try to fix that.

So otherwise, here's the list of *some* women poets who are writing and publishing today. If you are a women poet with a book (or upcoming books), and would like to be listed, please leave your name in the comment section.

Thanks! And again, apologies for *anyone* I missed!

As of March 9th, 2015:


THE LIST:


Colleen Abel
Nadia Ann Abou-Karr
Kim Addonizio
Deborah Ager
Kelli Russell Agodon
Susan Aizenberg
Liz Ahl
Dilruba Ahmed
Ivy Alvarez
E. Kristin Anderson
Stephanie Bryant Anderson
Nin Andrews
Cristen O’Keefe Aptowitz
Polly Atkin
Cynthia Atkins
Elizabeth Austen
Lana Hechtman Ayers
Carol Willette Bachofner
Judith Barrington
Lisa Marie Basile
Ellen Bass
Jenni B. Baker
L.L. Barkat
Lisa Marie Basile
Shaindel Beers
Erin Belieu
Carolee D.Bennett
Margo Berdeshevsky
Susie Berg
Tara Betts
Nancy Bevilaqua
K.T. Billey
Julie E. Bloemeke

Kristy Bowen
Sarah B. Boyle
Susan Brennan
Ronda Broatch
Fleda Brown
Sharon Bryan
Jenna Butler
Tara Shea Burke
Paula Cary
Wendy Taylor Carlisle
Lauren Carter
Patricia Caspers
Brittany Cavallaro

Victoria Chang
Yu-Han Chao
Lisa Cheby
Lisa M. Cole
Rebecca Cook
Barbara Crooker
Joanna Penn Cooper
Marianne Corbett
Elizabeth Costello
Tasha Cotter
Karen Craigo
Heidi Czerwiec
Theresa Davis
Kelly Davio
Rachel Dacus
Sandra de Helen
Michelle Detorie
Natalie Diaz
Caitlin Doyle
Amy Dryansky
Jehanne Dubrow
Susan Elbe
Kathy Fagan
Patricia Fargnoli
Ann Fisher-Wirth
Marta Ferguson
Annie Finch
Molly Fisk
Kathleen Flenniken
Rachel Contreni Flynn
Rebecca Foust
Suzanne Frischkorn
Jeannine Hall Gailey
Shamala Gallagher
Marcene Gandolfo
Bernadette Geyer
Nikki Giovanni

Jennifer Givhan
Jessica Goodfellow
Bunny Goodjohn
Dana Goodyear

Laura Gordon
Michalle Gould
Juliana Gray
Kate Greenstreet
Jaimie Gusman
Sarah Kain Gutowski
Minal Hajratwala
Jane Eaton Hamilton
Christa Harader
Pamela Hart
Lola Haskins
Rachel Heimowitz
Deborah Hauser
Jennifer Michael Hecht
Eugenia Hepworth
Jane Hirshfield
Erin Coughlin Hollowell
Karen Paul Holmes
Anna Maria Hong
Qumyka Rasheeda Howell
Vicki Hudson
Holly Hughes

Luisa Igloria

Jules Jacob
Jennifer Jean
Sarah Eliza Johnson
Latoya Jordan
Megan Kaminski
Julie Kane
Genevieve Kaplan
Taylor Mardis Katz
Tina Kelley
Molly Sutton Kiefer
Amy King

Patty Kinney
Keetje Kuipers
Vandana Khanna
Athena Kildegaard
Sally Rosen Kindred
Heather Knox
Laura Kochman
Laurie Kolp
Chrissy Kolaya
Ann Eichler Kolakowski

Kathryn Kysar
Mari L’Esperance
Deborah Landau

Dorianne Laux
Jenifer Browne Lawrence

Anna Leahy
Kate Lebo
Sherilyn Lee
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Martha Silano & I Discuss Poetry Prompts & Writing THE DAILY POET with Sheila Bender (podcast)

Here's the podcast of Marty & I talking about The Day Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice.




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