Get a free mp3/podcast/audio version of videos: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PAjanae Dawkins is a poet taking the poetry scene by force, as a recent MFA graduate, one of the hosts of the Poetry Foundation's VS poetry podcast, and recipient of many awards and opportunities. Perhaps her biggest accomplishment is being the wife of our very own cohost, Mathias (ok, it's not, but still)! Spend some time with us as we chat poetry with Ajanae and what poets need to be considering for their work in 2024.For anyone interested in writing poetry, reading poetry, publishing poetry, publishing poems, self-publishing poems, or self-publishing poetry books and collections, this diVERSES Live poetry episode is for you!Ajanae Dawkins is an interdisciplinary poet, theologian, performer, and educator. She has been published in The Rumpus, Frontier Poetry, The Offing, and Tinderbox Poetry Journal. Ajanae, with an MFA from Randolpha, is currently a co-host of the VS Podcast and the Theology Editor for the EcoTheo Review. #poetry #poems #diversesWelcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasoned poetry enthusiast or just beginning your journey into writing, this discussion will help inform your development in poetry🔍 What You'll Discover:The importance of questioning while reading poetry.Practical tips for asking insightful questions.How questioning enhances comprehension and appreciation.Examples of question-driven analysis applied to popular poems.Strategies for incorporating questioning into your own reading practice.The broader benefits of critical thinking fostered through poetic inquiry.🎓 Join us as we embark on a journey of discovery through the rich landscapes of poetry, where every question unlocks a new layer of meaning and understanding. Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your connection with literature and broaden your perspective on life.Let's embark on this poetic journey together and uncover the profound truths that lie within the lines. Share your thoughts and insights in the comments below—we'd love to hear from you!diVERSES was founded by poet Geoff Anderson in Columbus, Ohio to help writers achieve creative and financial independence#poetry #BloodFlex #diverses

Wondering how to make a poetry book, even if it is small like a chapbook? Listen to this discussion with poets who are in the middle of creating their own short collections of poetry to get ideas on what to focus on (and what not to)See Part One: https://youtu.be/T1l9Jz5c8RQGet a free audio/mp3 version of videos: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PIf you are interested in taking poetry or art and turning it into a business that sustains you creatively and financially, this series by the Poet Business Institute is here to help!Daily for two weeks, I worked with two poets on creating a business offer that would help them not only create but earn income through poetry. We recorded these sessions to not only help these two poets achieve their goals, but so others could follow along in the process. Let's show how poetry is not just for poets, but can actually become a vehicle to help us live the creative lives we seek.More Poet Business Institute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYQpmIdnI3E&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq#poetry #poem #diversesDiverses is dedicated to guiding poets to creative and financial independence

See Part One: https://youtu.be/T1l9Jz5c8RQGet a free audio/mp3 version of videos: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PIf you are interested in taking poetry or art and turning it into a business that sustains you creatively and financially, this series by the Poet Business Institute is here to help!Daily for two weeks, I worked with two poets on creating a business offer that would help them not only create but earn income through poetry. We recorded these sessions to not only help these two poets achieve their goals, but so others could follow along in the process. Let's show how poetry is not just for poets, but can actually become a vehicle to help us live the creative lives we seek.More Poet Business Institute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYQpmIdnI3E&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq

f you are interested in taking poetry or art and turning it into a business that sustains you creatively and financially, this series by the Poet Business Institute is here to help!Daily for two weeks, I worked with two poets on creating a business offer that would help them not only create but earn income through poetry. We recorded these sessions to not only help these two poets achieve their goals, but so others could follow along in the process. Let's show how poetry is not just for poets, but can actually become a vehicle to help us live the creative lives we seek.More Poet Business Institute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYQpmIdnI3E&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq

Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poetry reading series by diVERSES in Columbus Ohio where we feature a poet for our intimate studio, following their performance with a discussion around their work and poetry. If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this feature from poet Ruth Awad, on what poets need to know to avoid writing the trash poem and instead create work that is transcendent. More Micro Mic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uszXBUytl5U&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bZ19jT7Dgzn1QowkmouWLRuth Awad is a Lebanese-American disabled poet, a 2021 NEA Poetry fellow, and the author of Outside the Joy (Third Man Books, 2024) and Set to Music a Wildfire (Southern Indiana Review Press, 2017), winner of the 2016 Michael Waters Poetry Prize and the 2018 Ohioana Book Award for Poetry. Alongside Rachel Mennies, she is the co-editor of The Familiar Wild: On Dogs and Poetry (Sundress Publications, 2020). She is also the recipient of a 2020 and 2016 Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award. Her work is widely anthologized, most recently appearing in You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World edited by Ada Limón, and can be found in The Atlantic, AGNI, Poetry, Poem-a-Day, The Believer, The New Republic, Pleiades, Waxwing, and elsewhere. She has an MFA in poetry from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and she lives and writes in Columbus, Ohio.*Welcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasoned poetry enthusiast or just beginning your journey into writing, this discussion will help inform your development in poetry🔍 What You'll Discover: The importance of questioning while reading poetry. Practical tips for asking insightful questions. How questioning enhances comprehension and appreciation. Examples of question-driven analysis applied to popular poems. Strategies for incorporating questioning into your own reading practice. The broader benefits of critical thinking fostered through poetic inquiry.🎓 Join us as we embark on a journey of discovery through the rich landscapes of poetry, where every question unlocks a new layer of meaning and understanding. Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your connection with literature and broaden your perspective on life. Let's embark on this poetic journey together and uncover the profound truths that lie within the lines. Share your thoughts and insights in the comments below—we'd love to hear from you! diVERSES was founded by poet Geoff Anderson in Columbus, Ohio to help writers achieve creative and financial independence #poems #diverses #poetry

Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poetry reading series by diVERSES in Columbus Ohio where we feature a poet for our intimate studio, following their performance with a discussion around their work and poetry. If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this feature from poet Ruth Awad

*Welcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasoned poetry enthusiast or just beginning your journey into writing, this discussion will help inform your development in poetry🔍 What You'll Discover: The importance of questioning while reading poetry. Practical tips for asking insightful questions. How questioning enhances comprehension and appreciation. Examples of question-driven analysis applied to popular poems. Strategies for incorporating questioning into your own reading practice. The broader benefits of critical thinking fostered through poetic inquiry.🎓 Join us as we embark on a journey of discovery through the rich landscapes of poetry, where every question unlocks a new layer of meaning and understanding. Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your connection with literature and broaden your perspective on life. Let's embark on this poetic journey together and uncover the profound truths that lie within the lines. Share your thoughts and insights in the comments below—we'd love to hear from you! diVERSES was founded by poet Geoff Anderson in Columbus, Ohio to help writers achieve creative and financial independence #poems #diverses #poetry

Bryan Byrdlong has a fresh collection of poetry in the world, Strange Flowers, that tackles death and horror, life and afterlife. Let's break down his collection, the process he took for getting his poetry into the world, and what poets need to consider this year for their art!More on Bryan: https://bryanbyrdlong.com/More on Strange Flowers: https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-page/strange-flowersWelcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasoned poetry enthusiast or just beginning your journey into writing, this discussion will help inform your development in poetry🔍 What You'll Discover:The importance of questioning while reading poetry.Practical tips for asking insightful questions.How questioning enhances comprehension and appreciation.Examples of question-driven analysis applied to popular poems.Strategies for incorporating questioning into your own reading practice.The broader benefits of critical thinking fostered through poetic inquiry.🎓 Join us as we embark on a journey of discovery through the rich landscapes of poetry, where every question unlocks a new layer of meaning and understanding. Don't miss out on this opportunity to deepen your connection with literature and broaden your perspective on life.Let's embark on this poetic journey together and uncover the profound truths that lie within the lines. Share your thoughts and insights in the comments below—we'd love to hear from you!diVERSES was founded by poet Geoff Anderson in Columbus, Ohio to help writers achieve creative and financial independence#poetry #StrangeFlowers #diverses

Want to know how editors read poems from submissions? If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this Poet Business Institute workshop on techniques for reading poems the same way editors approach work for literary journals and publications! If you are a writer interested in getting published, or learning more about the publishing world and submitting, or just curious about techniques that poets use in poems, this is the video for you!All the Poet Business Institute Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq#poetry #PoetBusinessInstitute #diversesdiVERSES was founded by poet Geoff Anderson in Columbus, Ohio to help writers achieve creative and financial independence