Commercial Poetry

Earl the Squirrel's Rule #36      As defined in our original article , wordshopping involves a short poetry writing tip followed by...

In chronological order, poetry students are advised to: Learn and practice the fundamentals.      Start with the terminology , th...

     One of my Internet buddies and I mail--not email, mind you, but actually mail--each other song lyrics that we think might work as poetr...

From Albert Einstein: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." From John Stewart...

     If poetry is alive we should be undertaking to reach the public through it.      If poetry is dead we should be undertaking.     ...

     Who will be recognized as the greatest contemporary English language poet in, say, the year 2030?  Let's see if we can put togethe...

The Poetry Paradox:       The simpler the concept the smaller the number of poets who understand it. Earl the Squirrel's Rule #75 ...