• Medium,  Poetry,  Writing

    An Unpopular Poetry Opinion

    Poetry is not fiction, so don’t treat the two forms the same. I read a decent amount of poetry. My love for this creative form of writing started in high school and has only blossomed since my teenage years. In…

  • Medium,  Poetry

    So You Want to Be a Poet

    You can do it! But maybe do these things first… So you want to be a poet. You have decided that you’re going to become the next great Instagram poet and land a lucrative book deal. You want to bring…

  • Medium,  Poetry,  Writing

    What Makes a Good Poem?

    When you think of poetry, your mind might go to the classics. Perhaps to Homer’s The Odyssey or to Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales — both epic stories told in meter and reflected in the tropes of modern storytelling still used today. Or maybe when you…