Resources to Help You with the Class
Resources that Provide Models of Great Poems & Other Cool Info
- Best Poems - A collection of some of my favorites that are online.
- Academy of American Poets, Website - Organization devoted to supporting and encouraging American poets and poetry.
- Poetry Foundation
- About.com
- The Life of a Poet - Interviews from the Library for Congress
- Poetry Society of America
Resources to Help You with Inspiration and Discipline
- The Right to Write, by Julia Cameron, Chapter 1: Begin
- Soul Food Cafe, Website to Help Artists and Writers produce work daily
- NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, an organization devoted to helping you write complete your novel in one month (the official month is November, but the site is helpful at any time of the year).
Resources to Help You with Drafting, Revising, and Critiquing
- Cliche List (Language to Avoid)
- Writing Prompts for Poetry
- Using Myth and Fairy Tales in Poems
- "How to Write a Poetry Review," by Glynn Young
- "The 6 Most Overused Words in Poetry Reviews," by Glynn Young
Resources to Help You with Publishing
- The Fall Line Review (MGA Literary Magazine)
- The Big List (List of Literary Magazines)
- Duotrope (Magazine Info and Submission Management Site)
- NewPages (Magazine Information Site)
- Steps to Getting Published in Literary Magazines
- List of Poetry Review Outlets
- "8 Reasons Your Submission Strategy Sucks (And What to Do About It)" by Becky Tuch
Creative Writing Programs and Info
- Minor in Creative Writing at Middle Georgia State University
- Information on the MFA in Creative Writing (from Poets & Writers Magazine)
- "How to Make Your Writing Stand Out" (Advice from a Creative Writing Professor on Getting Into an MFA Program) by Eileen Pollack
- List of MFA and Ph.D. Programs in Creative Writing (from Poets & Writers Magazine)
- AWP's Guide to Writing Programs (from the Association of Writers & Writing Programs)
Conferences
- Directory of Conferences and Centers (from the Association of Writers & Writing Programs)