Poetry for Life

“Why poetry? You might as well ask, Why chocolate?”
from The Joy of Poetry

All writers, regardless of genre, can find greater joy in their words by incorporating poetry into their daily lives.

It isn’t hard. Just 5 minutes a day makes a difference.

The more you read poetry, the more you’ll have what poet Jane Kenyon called “good sentences in your ears.” The more you write it, the clearer your own writing will be, even if you don’t consider yourself a poet.

(find out what’s up with the red teacups, even if you drink coffee)

Join us at Poetry for Life for a few minutes of poetry fun each week. I’ll share a poem and invite you to read along and journal through it. You’ll also be invited to write your own poem in response. Once a month we’ll have a poetry roundup.

There will be some serious poems and some nature poems and some poems for children and maybe even a recipe poem. Could you do this on your own, without my help? Sure you can! But will you?

I love to help writers to make poetry a part of their life so they can read with attention, write with skill, and live with a full heart.

When you sign up for Poetry for Life on my Substack, I’ll send you a free copy of Poetry | Tea | Joy: a creativity workbook (actually, an e-workbook). It’s about poetry being a side door when you can’t write or even when you Can’t Write.

P.S. If you already have a poetry practice that you enjoy, then drop me an email at megan.willome@yahoo.com and share what resources you have found inspirational.

And my download on How to Keep a Poetry Journal is always FREE for you. Click below, then click on the next link to download.