Writing Poetry

How We Do It is an anthology curated by Black writers for the creation and proliferation of Black thought. While a creator’s ethnicity does not solely define them, it is inherently part of who they are and how they interpret the world. For centuries, Black creators have utilized oral and written storytelling traditions in crafting their art. But how does one begin the process of constructing a poem or story or character? How do Black writers, when faced with questions of “authenticity,” dive deep into the essence of their lives and work to find the inherent truth?

If you want to learn how to write a poem, then get this step-by-step How to Write a Poem guide. In this step-by-step guide, you will learn how to be a poet.

In her first collection of poetry, Jewel deals with such uniquely human themes as first love, the fading of passion, the giving of trust, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy. The Alaska native writes with frankness and honesty. She is serious and suddenly playful, but always compelling.

The Nun's Priest's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by the 14th century Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Read in Middle English by Robert Ross.

Within Trigger Warning lies a poetic memoir of writings and art from my journey living through a life afflicted by mental illness. Step into my mind to hear nearly 17 years of experiences and triggers. Enter at your own risk.

A book of poetry that has simple text but engaging messages. A simple and easy way to tell someone you care, love, or understand them.

Before he became an award-winning writer and poet, Brian Sonia-Wallace set up a typewriter on the street with a sign that said “Poetry Store” and discovered something surprising: All over America, people want poems. An amateur busker at first, Brian asked countless strangers, “What do you need a poem about?” To his surprise, passersby opened up to share their deepest yearnings, loves, and heartbreaks. Hundreds of them. Then thousands. Around the nation, Brian’s poetry crusade drew countless converts from all walks of life.

In Writings on the Wall, contemporary poet Robert M. Hensel takes us on a journey filled with expressions of hope, peace, love, and war. Every poem and quotation throughout the book is sure to leave you inspired and wanting more.

This selection of Hardy's poetry does full justice to its humanity, integrity, humour and evocative power, ranging from charming anthology pieces such as Weathers to the great love poems he wrote after the death of his first wife and his meditations on war and phillosophy.

Poet Bonnie Weiss presents a collection of stories and poems filled with vivid memories, halfway between verse and prose. Her words are honest, sensitive, and profound but also sometimes humorous, sometimes deep. The style is lyrical and deceptively simple as she presents the incredible power of love and the pain of loss. Empathize with the pain but find beauty and joy, too, as you walk the poet’s path to truth and enlightenment.

Writing Poems in the Sunlight is a collection of contemporary poems by Clifton King, an award winning Southern California poet. His poetry is direct, accessible, and suffused with imagery. His poems speak of love, death, the local beach, and everything in life that catches his eye. 

Random Constructive Writings is a collection of poems about random topics. They are odd and different, and you never know what you are going to get with my writing.

I'm Writing to Tell You is a collection of vulnerable, transparent, inspiring, and entertaining poetry written by Jaha Zainabu. In this book, she talks about her journey and soul work as a woman and mother. She lives with bipolar 1 and talks about her life with depression. She is also encouraging and witty in her poetry.

Manhattan. The French Coast. Spain. Tenerife. Amsterdam. Calais. Edinburgh. Scotland. Wales. The Cities, Towns and Rural Heritage of England. For this collection I traveled further and explored deeper than ever before. I always see my poetry like glimpses into moments of time, rather like seeds trapped in amber, windows offering a view into past events and the places I visited. I appreciate I am a fortunate person. I love to travel and I adore writing poems. Happily, I am able to combine the two in many of my poetry books.

Can you walk and talk at the same time? How about Jabber Walk? Can you write and draw and walk and journal all at the same time? If not, you're in luck: exuberant, blue-cheesy cilantro man Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of the United States, is here to teach you everything he knows about being a real-life, bonified, jabberwalking poet! Jabberwalkers write and speak for themselves and others no matter where their feet may take them - to jabberwalk is to be a poet on the move.

Did you ever want to swim with the fish? Of course you haven't, because you're free. Your life is so much different from mine. You see a sea of water, an ocean of freedom, a boundless expanse. You have no concept of life in a cage, where one can't see all this. But when you crave freedom, you dream, of submerging into the sea and swimming with the multicolored fish. The waves carry you, washing away the pain, and you are in no danger of drowning because of the great levity in your body.

Natalie Parrish’s poetry mirrors her emotions in the challenging life she’s lived. In reflections from her autobiography, Girl Behind the Smile, her words spark a flame, a desire to truly love others and experience the world around her.... In this partner book, Poetically Conscious: Writings from Girl Behind the Smile, raw emotions reveal the joy, pain, and hope behind her struggles, observations, and the unquenchable soul inside of us all.

Journey to happiness through writing. This book of poetry chronicles my journey through the grief of the death of my soulmate to gratitude and then, surprisingly, happiness. As I wrote and sketched I realized that the words and images welled up from my soul, helped me understand my experience, and moved me forward into healing. There are five sections in the book: "The Power of Love", "Loss and Grief", "Healing Begins", "Gestation", and "Thriving'. I have included musings and prompts after each section to encourage listeners to write their own journey to happiness and even joy.

Meeting her muse in the midst of the pandemic, award-winning author Denise Bossarte inspires others through her vulnerability and courage in revealing the darkness of childhood sexual abuse and the light of a healing out of the darkness.
 

Poetry is deepest feeling set to music. Longings of the heart, appreciation for others, love, sorrows, joys...all can be expressed through the amazing method of rhyme and rhythm. This poetry will grip your heart and make you think.