I have had a couple of weeks to digest the experience that was National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), so in this week’s poetry podcast I decided to share with you five things that I took away from the experience.
Community is important
Studying and practicing forms help build a better toolbox
Reading poetry regularly helps build a better toolbox
The importance of observing your surroundings
When you don’t have a topic to write about, meditate
This week’s featured video is by the amazing poet Taylor Mali. Since the first time I heard it on Indiefeed, this spoken word piece has always been one of my favorites. Listen.
This week’s poetry podcast interview is with poet and freelance journalist