The Poetteer

Hello Poetteers, How do you figure out what to share and what to save for later: Save it if it fits with the theme for your poetry collection. Post what feels right at the moment, maybe if it has to do with current events. It can depend on the length and what it's about. I share the simple stuff and keep the fancy stuff for the collections. (Honestly, long stuff might not get much attention because people are just scrolling through quickly.) Maybe cut some parts of the poem and post those and leave the rest for later. You can get the PDF version of this for future reference. Stay inspired, Fida

Hello Poetteers, Recently, there has been a big conversation about submission fees. I don't like paying for submission fees. I don't get why you have to pay people to read your work. You are paying for a submission you aren't even sure will be published. The price deters me away. It can be hard to afford but the experience might be nice. I’ll pay submission fees if I fully stand behind the press itself. Whether there is a fee or not you have to research if the journal or publisher is legit. But I do understand that they have fees because that along with book sales it is what keeps the journal or publisher running. I have my own way to go about that and I want to share it with you. Read their submission guidelines. Check out which authors they have published. Read a previously published poetry book or journal issue to get a feel for their style. I appreciate that there are journals and publishers that will take your submissions for free. But the fees could...

Hello Poetteers, As you may have noticed that I didn't continue with the 12 poetry collaborations of dec. I couldn't find enough people that wanted to participate. Next, last month was my 9th blog anniversary. But that's not what I'm here to talk about. My lifelong poetry affirmation is "my writing gives me clarity" but last year I had a specific poetry affirmation of "I will confidently take baby steps to share my vulnerability." I had confessed that I was scared to share vulnerable pieces and scared of my emotions to write. When I first started writing poetry and finding my voice I let myself feel different emotions and question myself. I had explored my culture and faith. Some poetry evolved after a few pieces. But then I found a comfortable space in poetry and stayed there. I didn't push myself to look even deeper. I loved writing and sharing "hope in reality" through my poems. I still do and will keep doing so. Yet I did...