For this week’s poetry spotlight, I’m staying close to home with the Poetry@Tech program in Atlanta, Georgia (just down the road from where I live in Suwanee).
As always, I appreciate the poetry spotlight ideas people send my way. Keep them coming at robert.brewer@fwmedia.com with the subject line: Poetry Spotlight Idea.
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The 2017 Poet’s Market, edited by Robert Lee Brewer, includes hundreds of poetry markets, including listings for poetry publications, publishers, contests, and more! With names, contact information, and submission tips, poets can find the right markets for their poetry and achieve more publication success than ever before.
In addition to the listings, there are articles on the craft, business, and promotion of poetry–so that poets can learn the ins and outs of writing poetry and seeking publication. Plus, it includes a one-year subscription to the poetry-related information on WritersMarket.com. All in all, it’s the best resource for poets looking to secure publication.
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Located in downtown Atlanta, Poetry@Tech is a poetry program offered through Georgia Tech as the result of the creation of the Margaret T. and Henry C. Bourne, Jr. Chair in Poetry and the H. Bruce McEver Visiting Chair in Writing. Travis Wayne Denton is the McEver Chair in Poetry, and the McEver Chairs in Community Outreach are Katie Chaple, Theresa Davis, and Kodac Harrison. Until very recently, the Bourne Chair was held by Thomas Lux.
In the Atlanta area, Poetry@Tech is known for its large public readings, often providing free copies of poets’ books to early attendees, as well as they’re free community poetry workshops. In the words of Lux: “It will always be our goal to bring poetry to as wide an audience as possible, to recognize poetry for its possibilities in all our lives, and to recognize those involved in the craft of writing poetry—poets as well as spoken word performers, whether accomplished, rising, or beginning—for the artists they are.”
And Poetry@Tech has a wealth of poetry videos on YouTube, here are a few highlights:
- Natasha Trethewey, Part 1 (and here’s Part 2).
- Patricia Smith, Part 1 (and again, Part 2).
- Kurtis Lamkin.
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Robert Lee Brewer is the editor of Poet’s Market and author of Solving the World’s Problems. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
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Check out these other poetic posts:
- Bryan Borland: Poet Interview.
- Collecting Poems Into a Book: 5 Poets Share Their Method.
- WD Poetic Form Challenge: Diminishing Verse.
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