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Writer’s Resources

 

SOME SOURCES TO HELP YOU SUBMIT YOUR WORKS FOR PUBLICATION:

Submittable.help (website)

Writer’s Market, by Writer’s Digest

Poet’s Market, by Writer’s Digest

Social media sites for other writers, as well as editors, and writers’ groups

Publication websites and back issues (to check if your work would be a “good fit” for their readers)

 

POETRY RESOURCES:

Organizations:

Poetry Society of Michigan:  poetrysocietyofmichigan.wordpress.com

Books:

The Poet’s Companion:  A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry, by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux

The Practice of Poetry:  Writing Exercises from Poets Who Teach, by Robin Behm and Chase Twitchell

The Complete Rhyming Dictionary:  Including the Poets Craft Book, by Clement Wood and Ronald J. Bogus

A Little Book on Form:  An Exploration Into the Formal Imagination of Poetry, by Robert Haas

The Making of a Poem: a Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms

How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry, by Edward Hirsch

A Poet’s Glossary, by Edward Hirsch

The Essential Poet’s Glossary, by Edward Hirsch

The Art of Voice:  Poetic Principles and Practice, by Tony Hoagland

The Poetry Home Repair Manual, by Ted Kooser

A Poetry Handbook:  A Guide to Reading Poetry for Pleasure and Practical Criticism, 2nd Edition, by John Lennard

A Poetry Handbook, by Mary Oliver

Rules for the Dance, by Mary Oliver

Singing School:  Learning to Write (and Read) Poetry by Studying with the Masters, by Robert Pinsky

The Sounds of Poetry:  a Brief Guide, by Robert Pinsky

NONFICTION RESOURCES:

Books:

On Writing Well, an Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction, by William Zinsser

The Art of Memoir, by Mary Karr

The Practical Stylist, by Sheridan Baker

How to Write, Speak and Think More Effectively, by Rudolf Flesch

The Elements of Story: Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing, by Francis Flaherty

Zen in the Art of Writing, by Ray Bradbury

Making a Literary Life, by Carolyn See

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