Here is the list of poets who will be included in the Read Write Poem NaPoWriMo Anthology! For those who submitted work by the May 7 deadline, please review this list and make sure your name appears below and that your name appears the way you want your work attributed in the collection. If your name is not listed, or if your listing is incorrect, send an email to info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org, and I’ll make sure you get added.

I also have several books to give away as part of the Read Write Poem Challenge Pledge raffle. I will announce those winners here at Read Write Poem within the week.

The contributors:

Amy Marie Taratus, Andy Sewina, Angie Werren, Barbara Young, Cara Holman, Cathy McGuire, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Christina Hile, Damian Caruana, Dan Rako, Derrick Armitage, E. Jason Riedy, Emily Manger, Erin Davis, Evelyn N. Alfred, Ingrid Jendrzejewski, Irene Toh, J. D. Mackenzie, Jaelle n’ha Gilla, Janet Hawtin, Jeeves, Joanne Johns, Joseph Harker, Julie Mehta, K.C. Koppy, Katharine Whitcomb, Katherine Hager, Kelly Eastlund, Lani Jo Leigh, Larry Patterson, Lawrence Congdon, Lee Lawton, Linda Cosgriff, Linda Jacobs, Linda Watskin, Lindsay Penelope Illich, Lori Wiens MacDonald, Maria L. Castejon, Marian Veverka, Marianne McNamara, Marie-Elizabeth Mali, Matt Blair, Matt Quinn, Maya Ganesan, Meresha Crewer, Michelle Weaver, Neil Reid, Pamela Sayers, Pamela Villars, Rallentanda, Renee DeCarlo, Rhiannon Grant, Rob Kistner, Robin Morris, Robin Rosen Chang, Robin Turner, Ron. Lavalette, Sarah Sidney Coty, Shanna Germain, Shari Lynne Smothers, Simon Seamount, Sophie F Baker, Susan Sonnen, Tiel Aisha Ansari, Tim Keeton, Tina Celio, Todd Miller, Troy Kehm-Goins, Uma Gowrishankar, Veronica Hosking, Vivienne Blake, Wanda McCollar, Wayne Pitchko, Zeenat Arsiwalla

Thank you all for the kind words the past few days about the work the volunteer administrative and creative staffs did here at Read Write Poem. More importantly, thank you all, the membership — not for being here per se — but rather for making a life of, inside of and with poetry.

This site was always meant to bring people together in scholarship, creativity and conversation. It was meant to encourage people to read, write, discuss and share poetry — both their own and those written by other poets. According to these measures, the site has been a success, as evidenced by how many people have come here, and found something here, and stayed here. Namely, members have found one another and an internal sense of loving poetry, resonating with poetry, and being a poet.

This realization — of an identity one wants to embrace and a way one wants to live — is not something any site can ultimately bestow. The ability to realize this identity in your own lives is within all of you and always has been. Read Write Poem merely facilitated that to some degree. Perhaps it took you out of isolation or gave you access to poetry-related information you would not have had access to otherwise. Or perhaps it was just plain fun.

There will always be community where poetry and poets are concerned — whether it is the formal community of a master of fine arts program, the online community of a poetry site, the communities we make in our own neighborhoods and regions, or the real and virtual community that arises as those with like interests find one another through informal means.

Other online poetry communities are already reaching out to this membership, taking root. Many excellent creative ideas are exploring the breadth and depth of all they can be to their memberships. It is exciting to watch the varied paths of those communities as they unfold.

The loss of Read Write Poem is a significant loss, no doubt. It is a loss all of us, including me, are experiencing in an overwhelming way. But within you is what was always within you: the ability to be a poet, to reach out to other poets, to share, to write, to live in and move through the world as a poet.

Dana Guthrie Martin founded Read Write Poem in 2007 as an extension of her work as co-founder of the Poetry Thursday site. She writes poetry and prose, and lives in the Seattle area with her husband, her robot and her two hermit crabs.

• Review the guidelines for inclusion in the anthology. Submit work if and only if you meet every requirement listed. Read the requirements carefully.
• Send your self-selected top three poems in the body of an email to info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org.
• Include “anthology submission” in the subject line for your email.
• Include your full name, as well as either your Read Write Poem member name if you are a member, or the name under which you have been posting links to your work on the Read Write Poem site each day in April.
• Indicate what name you want your work published under. Some people use their real names and others use pseudonyms. We need to know which you want to appear in the anthology.
• Include the blog or site where your poems appeared each day in the month of April. If you posted the work in its entirety on the Read Write Poem site, let us know that’s the case. Note: If you have removed your work from your site, we cannot verify that you posted it on the appropriate days. This could affect your inclusion in the anthology. We will contact you if such a situation arises.
• If any of your three submitted pieces are in response to the prompts shared on the Read Write Poem site during the month of April, indicate which prompt the poem or poems are written to.
• If you have any other information to relay — such as letting us know you are in a distant time zone and you want us to be aware of the system you used for timing your posts in relation to our U.S. time zones — please add that information in the body of your email.
• Do not use your Read Write Poem private messaging account to contact us. We need to have an email address that will be valid after May 1. We will be communicating with you about the poem we select from your submission, as well as to share galleys with you for approval before the publication goes live.
• Send work no later than May 7.
• If you have any questions, we will field them by email. Send questions to info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org with “anthology query” in the subject line.

It is with regret that I inform the membership that Read Write Poem will not be moving forward under new leadership. My only option at this time is to close the site down. The community’s editorial, maintenance and technical needs have grown exponentially, to the point that instating another all-volunteer team with the skills and time to lead the site is impossible.

The site will remain live through April for NaPoWriMo and will post a member-authored writing prompt every day during the month of April as part of the Read Write Poem NaPoWriMo Challenge. In late May, the Read Write Poem NaPoWriMo Challenge Anthology will be published and will include work by those who complete the challenge.

The final editorial piece will be published on the site May 1. It will wrap up the Read Write Poem NaPoWriMo Challenge and detail how to send in work for inclusion in the anthology. At that point, the site will be closed in terms of new editorial content and news items. When the Read Write Poem NaPoWriMo Challenge Anthology is completed, it will be posted on the site, as well as at issuu.com.

After May 1, Read Write Poem will remain open as an archival record of the work that has been shared here since 2007. The social networking elements of the site will be removed May 1. Between now and then, members should retrieve any private messages or group posts that they want to preserve.

Thank you to everyone who took part in Read Write Poem over the years. Again, I am sorry that the site must close. If anyone has any questions, feel free to email me at info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org. I look forward to seeing other online communities and collaborative workspaces come into existence that build on the mission of Read Write Poem and expand that mission far beyond the groundwork laid here. Though this is the end of Read Write Poem, it is neither the end of poetry, nor of community.

Dana Guthrie Martin founded Read Write Poem in 2007 as an extension of her work as co-founder of the Poetry Thursday site. She writes poetry and prose, and lives in the Seattle area with her husband, her robot and her two hermit crabs.

I have always loved the power and possibility of online communications. Back in 1995, I remember proposing that my university’s literary journal be created and distributed in an online format as opposed to a print format. The faculty adviser for the project scoffed at the notion. “Who would want to read poetry on a computer,” he asked.

Look how far we have come since then. Even though some still scoff at online literary journals and magazines, or at least eye them with suspicion, it’s clear that they are rising in popularity — and that audiences are gravitating to work delivered through this medium. Apparently, a lot of people want to read poetry, and learn about it, online.

I founded Read Write Poem in 2007 because of my love for and belief in the capacity for online communications as a means to lessen or remove barriers to information and resources, including art. I also saw the power of online communications in removing geographic barriers by making information available for free — anytime, anywhere on the planet. The goal of Read Write Poem at launch was simple: to leverage the power of the internet in the creation of an interactive and collaborative virtual space for poets of all levels to learn about and share poetry.

The community’s mission has grown out of the same premise on which is was founded. Read Write Poem facilitates a vibrant online community that gives readers the tools they need to make poetry central to their daily lives, both in virtual and real-world environments. The community encourages readers and writers of poetry at all levels to be more engaged with a wide range of traditional and contemporary poetry, with other poets, and with members of their local, regional, national and international communities. Read Write Poem works in tandem with and also outside of traditional frameworks such as academic institutions, providing an alternative method for learning, teaching, sharing and discussing poetry.

The site has also grown since its inception with the addition of profiles, wires, groups and other interactive elements, as well as a fully fleshed-out online magazine with new content every weekday. And, of course, we still have the weekly writing prompts that keep members challenged and engaged.

In short, Read Write Poem has evolved to the point that it is nothing other than a remarkable place. We would not be here without the participation of our more than 1,000 members, or without the talent and hard work of our contributors, senior contributors, managers and directors.

Especially deserving of thanks is Deb Scott for her tenacious dedication to the project and all her efforts, including managing the site for a year and a half and serving as a community director for the past 9 months. Special thanks also to community director Nathan Moore, without whom the energy of the community would not be what it is, and to technology director Andre Tan, without whom the social media elements and overall design of the site would have been inferior, if not impossible.

Three years and 900 articles and news items, 1,000 members, 11,000 comments, and 770,000 page views since its founding, it is clear that Read Write Poem has made a difference in the lives of many poets and of those who love poetry. There is clearly a need — and a desire — for an open, free, accessible way for anyone and everyone who loves to read, write and share poetry to have the means to do so.

The community has reached a point where it no longer needs my daily direction. At the same time, needs and opportunities in my life require me to step out of the lead director role. I have the chance to study information science at the graduate level, and to learn even more ways that barriers to information access can be removed so that those around the world, whatever their area of interest of inquiry, will have the tools they need to learn, to discover and to grow.

Deb Scott will be taking over as the community’s lead director, and that change is effective immediately. I am thrilled that Deb is taking on the role of lead director on, and excited to see where the community moves in its next phase of development. I also thank those who have come forward to help Deb manage the site. She will be making more announcements soon about the team she is assembling, so stay tuned to learn more as the new management group unfolds.

I also regret to announce that Nathan Moore must step away from Read Write Poem at this time. He has worked tirelessly on the site and has provided some of our most valuable, interesting and innovative content. The entire community will miss his presence and his voice. He is an outstanding poet, and an outstanding human being.

Thank you all. Together, we have helped change the face of poetry. Let’s keep going.

Dana Guthrie Martin founded Read Write Poem in 2007 as an extension of her work as co-founder of the Poetry Thursday site. She writes poetry and prose, and lives in the Seattle area with her husband, her robot and her two hermit crabs.

It’s a new year and time for a new editorial calendar here at Read Write Poem. We have a fantastic lineup for the next 12 months, and we can’t wait to share with you what’s up our sleeves, including columns by several new columnists. In short, you will continue to see much of what we’ve been bringing you the past few months, along with many new features that we’re proud to have in our lineup. Let’s get right to it, shall we?

Celebrity Read Write Prompt
We’ll get the poetry party started the first Friday of each month with a new Celebrity Read Write Prompt featuring a different guest poet.

Read Write Prompt
In addition to the Celebrity Read Write Prompt, you will still get your weekly prompts every Friday, brought to you by Read Write Poem’s directors: Dana Guthrie Martin, Andre Tan, Deb Scott and Nathan Moore. These prompts include our Read Write Image and Read Write Word prompts.

Poetry Horoscope
What poet doesn’t need a poetry horoscope? Ditch those lousy horoscopes you’re currently following and start reading Nathan Moore’s horoscopes here at the top of each month. A horoscope by a poet, for poets. We promise it will be an absurdly good read.

The Doll Injection Mold Disaster
With a title like that, you know the column’s author must be none other than Juliet Cook. In this series, Cook will explore thoughts on (conflicted) feminisms and (warped) poetics. If you’re familiar with Cook’s writing style and her perspectives, you already know this column is bound to be a real ride — and you are likely to feel both bound and ridden after reading it.

Poetry Mini-Challenge
Carolee Sherwood and Jill Crammond Wickham will keep you rolling up your sleeves and getting to work all year long with their monthly reading, writing and writing-process challenges. The challenges could last a few days, a week or all month long. Don’t think of it as work; think of it as getting extra credit from this dynamic and engaging poetry duo.

Member Spotlight
Get to know your fellow Read Write Poem members! The Read Write Poem directors will ask members to step forward and answer a few questions about themselves and their relationship to poetry. That makes it sound a little like an interrogation, but really it’s all good — just don’t let that bare bulb burn you.

Poetry Advice Column
Speaking of burning — we have someone who can answer all your burning poetry-related questions! Should you get an MFA? Should you write at the same time every day? Should you feed your muse and, if so, how? Robert Peake joins our team as a monthly poetry advice columnist. Peake will pick one question each month for his response. Just send your questions to: advice (at) readwritepoem (dot) org.

The Life Poetic
In this column, Sage Cohen will share a series of pieces related to the writing life, in the vein of her book and website Writing the Life Poetic. From tuning in to your creativity to perfecting your poetry, Cohen will show you how to live a life built around poetry.

Games Poets Play
We all know poets like to play games, especially as a way of avoiding writing. Why not play games that also happen to be writing practice? Dana Guthrie Martin will share poetry games that can be played right in the comments section of the post. They’re fun, free and fabulous.

Just One Thing
Do you ever read a book and have one burning question you want to ask the author? Nathan Moore, Dave Jarecki and Sarah J. Sloat are doing just that in this monthly column. They will each read a book or chapbook, then ask the author to respond to that one penetrating question whose answer they simply can’t live without knowing. (Note: When possible, publishers provide review copies at no cost for this series. The collections are chosen first by Read Write Poem staff, then the publisher is contacted about the possibility of providing a review copy.)

Considering the Other
In 2010, Ren Powell continues her monthly exploration of self and other in all its manifestations, and in particular with relation to the “self” of the poet and the “others” the poet encounters.

Obscure Poets
Kristen McHenry is scouring literature past and present from around the world to bring you a piece each month that focuses on the life and work of a largely unknown poet. What she’s found so far has been remarkable. Stay tuned for what she has in store for 2010.

Workshop Redux
Sometimes workshopping a poem — or reading a poem critically — can seem overwhelming, and it’s hard to know where to start. That’s where David Moolten can help. For each column, he will break a poem or poems down and talk about one aspect of craft in detail. Each column will let us focus in on just that one element so we can learn to be better readers of poetry and to apply what we’ve learned to our own work.

The Jan Spot
We have January O’Neil in the house with her own column for 2010. She’ll write about whatever she wants to write about pertaining to writing, sharing and promoting poetry. She may share some Poetry Action Plans with us to get us on the right track with our own writing goals, or she may help us out with promoting poetry in our own areas. Whatever she covers, make sure you’re here to take note because this column is full of “Jan-ness” that’s not to be missed.

Read Write Poem Virtual Book Tour
Deb Scott and Dana Guthrie Martin are heading up this partnership with small publishers to coordinate virtual book tours for their titles. Works will continue to be discussed on members’ blogs, with central coordination through Read Write Poem. (Note: When possible, publishers provide review copies or PDF files of the collection for reviewers. The collections are chosen first by Read Write Poem staff, then the publisher is contacted about the possibility of providing review copies.)

O Video!
On occasion, Andre Tan will share video poems that he finds after searching high and low on the internet — because some poems are meant to be watched, and because sometimes we just want to sit back and watch a poem unfold.

100% Honest Day: Poetry Edition
An occasional column in which Read Write Poem staff members ask poet to get honest in the comments section of the post — anonymously, if need be. Never revise? Get honest. Love Billy Collins? Get honest. The first piece will include a brief history of confession and a discussion of why coming clean is so important.

Read Write Poem Interview
We have questions, and poets have answers. Dana Guthrie Martin and Dave Jarecki will continue this occasional in-depth interview series with poets, giving readers insight into the world of letters.

American Life in Poetry
Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry is an occasional column showcasing the work of contemporary American poets.

Off the Shelf
This occasional column features the last five poetry books a member has read along with very short reviews of each book.

Guerrilla Poetry
This occasional column will show you innovative ways to get poetry out into the world. Don’t worry — we won’t share any ideas here that force you to break the law. All our ideas are 100% legal. Still, good running shoes are always recommended when undertaking guerrilla poetry actions.

The Read Write Poem directors (Dana, Andre, Nathan and me — Deb) have been working behind the scenes to improve how stuff at Read Write Poem functions. (There is always room for improvement, right?) We have a big list of things we want to fiddle with, so we have set priorities for how important the task or issue is and then one, or a few of us, volunteer to work on it. We choose what we are involved in on a do-ocratic basis (so we do the things that interest us), but also in collaboration (so we have a variety of opinions and outlooks to inform how stuff ought best be done and have a broad rather than myopic vision).

I took on one of the priority changes: improving the workshop groups. This note is a rollout of those changes and some of the thoughts behind them.

Our goals were to create a vibrant workshop community, and to that end we wanted to:

1. remove the Poetry Sharing group from the lineup (because people can share their work on their own wires or every week in the Get Your Poem On post — it doesn’t have to be an “on prompt” poem).
2. clarify what level of critique and workshop experience is appropriate for the different groups (to make it easier for people to find the right place).
3. post concrete guidelines (so poets know what they should be doing in their groups, and how often).

I spent some time looking at other online workshop communities and considered my own “in real life” and online workshop experiences. I distilled the best of them into new guidelines, integrating previous ideas that were still valuable. Dana created a handy new flowchart that helps people “see” their own experience easily and choose their group. All the directors read through multiple drafts and helped improve the ideas.

There is a new tab on the navigation bar just for the workshops now. Under that heading, you’ll find everything you need to know, and you don’t need to be a member of a workshop group (or of Read Write Poem for that matter) in order to read the guidelines. Here are the pages:

Changes to Workshop Groups is the overview of what the changes are and why we made them.

Workshop Group Requirements discusses each group in detail and will help you determine where you should be.

How to Workshop (a Primer) is just what it says — a handy guide that is required reading if you are a workshop group member here but is helpful for any workshop environment you find yourself in.

Workshop Group General Guidelines is also required reading for workshop members (and good general advice). It tells you how to label your posts and reminds you to have fun. And other good stuff.

We’ll be migrating members from the existing groups into new ones in the next week. Read Changes to Workshop Groups for details on how we are reassigning group members and how to change the group you are in if you so desire. (This part is the hardest — we don’t like just “moving people,” but it’s the only way to make this big change.) The directors will also be checking in with the newly formed groups to see how things are going on a weekly basis.

We hope these changes improve the workshop experience. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them as comments on this post. You can also send me (or any other director) an email using the address info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org. Please include the word “workshop” in the subject line.

Deb Scott is community and news director for Read Write Poem. She is also co-managing the Read Write Poem Virtual Book Tour. In her other life she plays with words, her pets, bugs and her husband, in a random but rotating order. She blogs at Stoney Moss.

We just hit the 500-member mark and want to celebrate by giving members the opportunity to write a collaborative poem in the comments section for this post. The results are always really good when we do list-style poems in which each line is contributed by a different member. We’re also going to try a little structure on for size so that this poem can sound like a collection of voices but also read like one long poem.

Here’s how we’re going to do it:

Each line will take the following form: “Today is the day I ___________________________________.”

You can put anything after the phrase “Today is the day I,” just make sure you use that opening. (What you put after the phrase doesn’t even have to be realistic. Or it can be completely realistic.)

You can also contribute more than one line, but make sure other people have a chance to contribute lines in between the lines you contribute.

And this is only the beginning of our celebration. We have some other things up our sleeves that we’ll be rolling out this week. Let us know if you have any ideas for ways we can all celebrate by emailing us at info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org.

Thank you all for being here and making this such an amazing community!
– Dana, Andre, Deb and Nathan

P.S. Please only leave poem lines in the comments so we don’t mess up the flow of the poem. Thanks!

The System strongly prefers that your poems remain deeply buried secrets until you submit them to a publisher or journal. In general, editors don’t want poems that have been previously published, and some of them consider poems on personal blogs as “published.” The spectrum of preferences and guidelines is broad. It’s tricky to be an editor.

And it’s tricky to be a poet.

Many of us here at Read Write Poem find sharing poetry on our blogs central to the way we generate and refine our work. So we’re encouraging, rather than resisting, poetry-sharing on blogs with our first foray (one of many we have planned) into publishing. We’re kicking things off by publishing a chapbook of poems that you have drafted out in the open in response to our weekly Read Write Prompts.

That’s right! Read Write Poem is going to host a chapbook contest and publish the winners! If you’re a Read Write Poem member and you post your responses on your blog, in the comments section for the Get Your Poem On posts, or in our forums, you will be eligible to submit to the contest.

We’ve established a chapbook task force to manage the overall process. We also need to fill the oh-so-key guest judging panel made up of Read Write Poem community members. (Did we mention that you all are judging this thing? And yes, one of the judges could be you!)

We’ll announce complete contest details, including the rules for contestants and judges, shortly. But we wanted you to have the heads-up so you can prepare. (And by prepare, we mean write as many responses to Read Write Prompts as you can so you’ll have enough material to choose from when deciding what to submit.) The deadline for submissions will be sometime in January.

We’re really excited about the community working to provide a publishing opportunity for those who have written to the prompts that we, and our lovely and talented celebrity guest poets, provide each week. (And if you are a member but don’t write to our prompts, never fear. We have a couple of publishing opportunities in development for you all as well.)

Hello Read Write Poem participants! We have exciting news: The new Read Write Poem site we’ve been talking about is slated to go live July 31. (We say slated because it’s still very much in development, and we might not make that date, but we are making every attempt to launch then if at all possible.)

This week, we will be sharing some of what you can expect on the site. Today’s big news is a sneak peek at the new editorial lineup — which will start out with a bang when we share our first monthly Celebrity Read Write Prompt by Dorianne Laux.

Note: We are still developing our editorial content, and we have decided to try a number of different pieces on for size, so this list is bound to change over time. We are always interested in participants’ ideas for content, so let us know if there’s something you would like to see us include by emailing us at info (at) readwritepoem (dot) org.

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Celebrity Read Write Prompt
We’ll get the poetry party started the first Friday of each month with a new Celebrity Read Write Prompt featuring a different guest poet. The lineup includes Matthew Zapruder, Dorianne Laux, Matthew Hittinger, Denise Duhamel and others.

Read Write Prompt
Don’t worry. You will still get your weekly prompts, including the Read Write Image and Read Write Word prompts, every Friday, in addition to the Celebrity Read Write Prompt the first Friday of the month.

Read Write Poem On Air!
Starting in October, look for several programs on Blog Talk Radio from Read Write Poem. Read Write Poem staff will produce an interview program featuring individual poets and panel discussions. Heather Strang will share creative meditations designed to open up your creativity and make you relaxed enough that you can actually write. We even have a poetry game show in the works: Think “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” meets “Name That Tune” meets “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”

100% Honest Day: Poets Edition
A regular column in which Nathan Moore and Dana Guthrie Martin ask poets to get honest in the comments section of the post — anonymously, if need be. Never revise? Get honest. Love Billy Collins? Get honest. The first piece will include a brief history of confession and a discussion of why coming clean is so important.

Mini-Poetry Challenges
Carolee Sherwood and Jill Crammond Wickham will have you rolling up your sleeves and getting to work with these monthly reading, writing and writing-process challenges. The challenges could last a few days, a week or all month long. Don’t think of it as work; think of it as getting extra credit from this dynamic and engaging poetry duo.

O Tech!
Who better to talk about the interplay between poetry and technology than poet and technology whiz Dave Bonta? In this column, Dave will tackle issues such as accessibility in blog design, common poetry-blogging mistakes, microblogging and poetry, audio poetry, and more.

Virtual Book Tour
Read Write Poem is building a partnership with small publishers, especially chapbook publishers, to coordinate virtual book tours for their titles. Works will be reviewed on participants’ blogs. Partners include Blood Pudding Press and Limp Wrist Press.

Just One (Book) Thing and Just One (Chapbook) Thing
Do you ever read a book and have one burning question you want to ask the author? Jessica Fox-Wilson and Nathan Moore are doing just that in this bi-monthly column. They will each read a book or chapbook, then ask the author to respond to that one penetrating question whose answer they simply can’t live without knowing.

Games Poets Play
We all know poets like to play games, especially as a way of avoiding writing. Why not play games that also happen to be writing practice? Carolee Sherwood and other Read Write Poem contributors will share collaborative poetry games that can be played right in the comments section of the post. They’re fun, free and fabulous.

Participant Spotlights
Get to know your fellow Read Write Poem participants! Nathan Moore will ask participants to step into the spotlight and answer a few questions about themselves and their relationship to poetry.

Group Spotlights
Dana Guthrie Martin will invite community organizers to talk about their groups, what they are trying to accomplish with the group and ways to get involved with that group. (Note: The community organizer role will become clearer in the coming days.)

Obscure Poets
Suzette Hayden Elgin doesn’t ring a bell? How about Adela Florence Nicolson? If you want to know more about largely unknown poets such as these, read Kristen McHenry’s column. She’ll fill you in on all the details of these poets’ work and lives.

The PoBiz
Ever wonder about the business side of being a poet? January O’Neil will continue her column about the poetry business and getting involved in local poetry communities.

Read Write Poem Interviews
We have questions, and poets have answers. Dana Guthrie Martin, joined by various Read Write Poem writers, will continue this occasional in-depth interview series with poets, giving readers insight into the world of letters.

Off the Shelf
This occasional column from Dana Guthrie Martin features the last five poetry books a participant has read along with very short reviews of each book.

American Life in Poetry
Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry is a weekly column showcasing the work of contemporary American poems.

O Video!
On occasion, we will share video poetry from Dave Bonta’s Moving Poems site.