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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On Poetry Pop, you will periodically get posts titled Poetry Pop Shop, where I introduce some writer-ly or reader-ly items I think you might enjoy. Today, I am pleased to introduce you to Living…, a beautiful book of free-verse poetry by Davon Ansley.
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I came across this video of a walk-in poetry pharmacy (and bookstore) on Oxford Street in London where you can get an emotional RX to soothe your soul. Healing words with a dispensary of baked goods is my kind of store!
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Don’t tell the home improvement stores, but I have been writing poems with their paint chips for over 20 years.
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I am pleased to announce that we now have an official Poetry Pop Journal! Available in paperback and hardcover and two colors and finishes, it’s the perfect way to add a pop of poetry to your day! Record notes from the blog and keep your poetry tucked safely inside.
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There are just 35 days until Christmas but you still plenty of time to shop online for the poet, reader, and writer in your life. I’ve gathered a handful of my favorite gift ideas that are sure to bring joy to the creative soul at Christmas time or any time.
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UPDATE 8.19.23: DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, THIS HOW DO YOU HAIKU BLOG SERIES IS NOW A BOOK! AVAILABLE SEPT 1, 2023. 🙂
Welcome to the seventh and final post in our How Do You Haiku?© series! Last post we created a haiga (haiku with illustration)! Today, I’m sharing some of my favorite books on haiku for readers of every age!
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For the last decade I’ve attended an annual writer’s retreat by the ocean in Northern California where I gather with friends for inspiration, laughs, and writing. Each year, a friend, author, and artist I admire hosts a Paint Chip Poetry session. We dig into a pile of paint chips (you know those paper strips of paint colors from the hardware store) and write a poem in ten minutes based on a given prompt and the names of the chosen colors (unseen until timer starts).
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