Write into the Week: September 7, 2025
“The beginning is always today.” –Mary Shelley Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt to inspire your creativity. Reading…
Read MoreWhat is an Elegy Poem?
Poetry can powerfully express human emotion, unpacking (or sometimes complicating) the complexities of our feelings and experiences. When a poem dwells on loss or lamentation, it is known as an…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: September 1, 2025
““You can make anything by writing.” –C.S. Lewis Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt to inspire your creativity.…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: August 25, 2025
“The reason the B-side was always better than the A-side is because the artist had more freedom. Less pressure to perform, more room to play.” –Rick Rubin Dear Writer, I…
Read MorePoetry Inspiration: How to Find Inspiration for Poetry
Poetry inspiration is everywhere. This is evident in the fact that poems have been written on literally every topic: Grecian urns and daffodils; bodily organs and ostracized planets; the mighty…
Read MoreHow to Write an Ekphrastic Poem
Ekphrasis is a literary device in which a work of art, usually visual, inspires a piece of poetry or prose. Ekphrastic poetry, then, describes a poem that finds inspiration in…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: August 17, 2025
“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” –Muriel Rukeyser Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A writing prompt to…
Read MoreHow to Write a Sonnet Poem
The sonnet is a poetry form that poets have wielded for centuries—from Petrarch and Shakespeare to Marilyn Nelson and Terrance Hayes. These 14-line poems use restrictions of length and rhythm…
Read MoreWrite into the Week: August 3, 2025
“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” ― Albert Einstein Dear Writer, I hope you’re having a good start to your week. In this newsletter: A…
Read MoreHow to Become a Writer
Becoming a writer is actually quite easy. Contrary to the stereotype that writers are divinely-gifted recluses or quirky Beatniks, the truth is, anyone who writes is a writer. Yes, including…
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