PoetryPalooza is happening now! For the next three days, April 12-14, 2025 , indie poets (including me) will be offering their eBooks for $0.99-$1.99 and optional discounts on print books across platforms like Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and direct sales sites like Gumroad, Payhip, KoFi, and direct from their publisher.
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If you love poetry and are looking for your next great read, PoetryPalooza is the place to be! I’m excited to be participating in PoetryPalooza 2025! For three days only (April 12-14, 2025), indie poets will be offering their eBooks for $0.99-$1.99 and optional discounts on print books across platforms like Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and direct sales sites like Gumroad, Payhip, KoFi, and direct from their publisher.
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Remember the “old days” when you wanted to enjoy poetry? You’d find it in a book. These days, we often turn to the screen for our pop of poetry. This got me thinking that poetry in modern times is like a parade. Poems of every subject and tone march across the screen for all to see. And we, as readers, writers, and lovers of poetry, can join in the parade whenever we want (no shoes required). Of course, for me, random thoughts like this often turn into a poem. Cotton candy, anyone?
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Many of us read, write, and teach poetry every day but did you know there is an official day to celebrate and support poets and poetry? As an initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO), world poetry day is held every year on March 21st. I’ve made a list (with links) of some fun ways you can celebrate poetry with your family and friends. And don’t miss my contribution to the official day in the form of a poem that turned out to be quite yummy.
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