Advice to a Young Poet from a Not-So-Young-Anymore Poet

There's been a rash of advice given the month. Jeannine Hall Gailey has an excellent post at her blog, with links to a few more. Here is mine. It's not intended for poets who are mainly thinking of poetry as a hobby, although you might get something out of it if so. Mostly, I'm thinking of the YP (Young Poet) who wants more—a "career."

1.       Overcome the amateur circuit.

For some, cutting your teeth at the local open mic event is a catalyst. You wrote a few poems you were unsure anyone...