Poetry How-To Articles

I believe that we can all benefit from sharing our knowledge with each other. Following are a small collection of articles. I hope that you find them helpful and welcome any feedback you may have. Enjoy!

• Writing & Emotion: How to Show What You Feel (Word, 53kb)
• Formatting Your Poetry Submission For Publication (PDF, 16kb)
• Creating A Poetry Chapbook (PDF, 16kb)
• Marketing Your Poetry Chapbook (Word, 41kb)

Submission Tracking

Folks have asked me how I track my submissions. Being a technogeek, I developed an Access database that I use to also generate reports to help me stay motivated to meet my monthly quota. At your request, below are links to an empty version. Hope it is helpful!

• Submission Tracker Database (2002-2003 Access, 675kb)
• Submission Tracker Database (2000 Access, 647kb)

Online Resources

Here are some other resources that I have found helpful…

• Delivery and How to Read Your Poetry - Terrific tips from Common Ground Review
• Chapbook Marketing How-To - By Jennifer Bosveld of Pudding House Publications
• Tips for Writers - By Dee Rimbaud / AA Independent Press Guide

Literary Journals

• Atlanta Review: The best! The new 10th anniversary edition is not to be missed.
• Gertrude
• Earth’s Daughters
• CALYX
• So To Speak
• Oregon Literary Review
• Crab Creek Review
• Main Channel Voices

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