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Hi poets,
This week I’ve asked Dave Bonta (via negativa), one of our participants at Read Write Poem, to talk about how blogging poets might create audio recordings and include them on their sites. I asked Dave because he’s a blogging poet with experience in these things, and has helped other poets learn how to make [...]

You found us! We’re very excited to introduce this new online poetry community, and we’re so happy that you are joining us for our inaugural post. Please feel free to poke around and look in the medicine cabinets and stuff (especially the about page, code of conduct and copyrights page). This will help you figure [...]




WEEKLY READ WRITE PROMPT

Aug. 4, 2008 — The current Get Your Poem On post is here. This is where you leave us a link to your blog, this week in response to Blythe's collaborative prompt about smell.

POLL DANCE

Aug. 3, 2008 —There's a new poll up on the sidebar.

But you still have time to join the conversation about the last poll. It asks what you write poems about.


RANDOM PROMPTS

A different word or phrase will appear here each time you visit the site or refresh the page. Your current prompt is — discard


RANDOM WRITING TIP

Visit an art gallery or museum (or even search on the Web) and find a painting of a person who intrigues you. Make up a history, a life story, or an event for that person and write a narrative poem about him or her.


RANDOM READING TIP

Familiarize yourself with local second-hand bookstores. Often they have cheap volumes of classics and well-known modern poets, and they will frequently carry obscure poets. This can be a great, cheap way to read someone new.


RANDOM COLLABORATING TIP

Cut one of your poems up into words and phrases, place everything in a paper bag, and give the poem puzzle to a collaborator to piece together in a new way. (This can also be done through e-mail if you are collaborating with someone in a different area.)

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