POETRY RESOURCES AND OTHER POETICS FOR POETRY READERS AND POETS THE POETRY INGLENOOK

Writing of poetry is an art. A poem should appeal to the eye, the ear and the imagination. A poem is essentially the crystallization of an image, a sound, a feeling or an experience.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERCOMING WRITERS' BLOCK POETRY WRITING TIPS POETICS AND RHYMING HELP POETRY COURSES

POETRY CRITIQUING POETRY GENRES POETRY LINKS ON THE WEB COPYRIGHT
EZINES OR POETRY MAGAZINES ON THE WEB POETRY BIBLIOGRAPHY POETRY SCAMS POETS IN THE CLOSET

TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERCOMING WRITERS' BLOCK	POETRY WRITING TIPS	POETICS AND RHYMING HELP	POETRY COURSES
POETRY CRITIQUING	POETRY GENRES	POETRY LINKS ON THE WEB	COPYRIGHT
EZINES OR POETRY MAGAZINES ON THE WEB	POETRY BIBLIOGRAPHY	POETRY SCAMS	POETS IN THE CLOSET

OVERCOMING WRITERS' BLOCK

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to start writing. Every writer finds himself / herself stymied for ideas on how to break free from that black pit of despair called writer's block. Here are some tips on how to get out of that rut and kindle your imagination.

More ways to overcome writers' block

POETRY WRITING TIPS AND POETRY EXERCISES

You've got the creative juices flowing, but can't find any inspiration. Click on this link and you will find some poetry exercises to spark your imagination:
Exercises

Now that you have got your poetry written, here are some tips that will help you improve your poetry craft:

Poetry Writing Tips by John Hewitt

CRITIQUING POETRY

These are some of my own suggestions for critiquing poetry.

Basic Guidelines for Critiquing
Advanced Suggestions for Critiquing
The Albany Poetry Workshop is a site that come highly recommended. Check it out.
How to critique a poem
Scott Reid's Page has an example a poem that has been critiqued in its entirety.
Scott Reid’s Sample Poetry Critique
Critiquing Model

POETICS AND RHYMING HELP

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POETRY COURSES

Maybe you're a little reluctant to try writing poetry without a formally structured course. Check out these sites:

Join the Writers' Village University and take one of their poetry seminars. This is one of the best online writer's sites on the Web.
Writers Village University

Other online sources to check out are:

POETRY GENRES

POETRY LINKS ON THE WEB

COPYRIGHT

For information on Canadian copyright, Cancopy, and American copyright laws, check out this site: Canadian Authors Association - Writers Helping Writers - Copyright, Contracts and Electronic Rights

For information about U, S. copyright, check out the site for the U. S. Copyright Office

EZINES

E-zines or magazines on the web are a wonderful source for finding ideas about all types of writing, including poetry. They can also be a good place for the beginning poet to submit poems for publication.

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Access world-wide sources from the comfort of your own computer site. However, it must be remembered that e-zine sites are constantly changing. A search engine is also a good place to start. If you have a home page, check out the neighbourhoods for poetry sites.