Dear Anne Sexton
An open letter to Anne Sexton on her birthday.
When Fiction Sells, Why Write Speculative Poetry?
There are a lot of ways that poetry can not only strengthen your writing career and author brand, but also your bank account.
Five Poetry Collections to Read This Summer
Contemporary poetry recommendations from the first half of 2022.
Do It For The Kids: I Wrote A Book On Sylvia Plath That I Wish I Had As A Teenager
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Critical Writing, Education, literary criticism, Poetry, Poetry, Research, Sylvia Plath, Teenagers, Young Adult
We still treat teenagers like their interests and passions are amusing instead of existence-altering. So I wrote a book on Sylvia Plath to challenge that.
Dear Emily Dickinson
A haunting open letter to the influential American poet.
LURID: Moral Panic in Poetry — A Quilt for David
Sometimes the best way to retell a tarnished story is through poetry. Steven Reigns' new book, "A Quilt For David", re-examines an old moral panic from the 1990s and finds it wanting.
Dear Charles Bukowski
An open letter to Charles Bukowski on his birthday.
Why Every Author Should Write Haiku
By Jay Wilburn
There are important things prose authors can learn by experimenting with haiku. It is an easy artform to take up, but difficult to master.
Conjuring Strength Through Poetry: Battling the Slasher Movie in Your Head
Horror poetry reaches out into the darkness in hopes that understanding the shadows will shed light on our fears.