diVERSES

Poet Business Institute

Arts EN ↓ 316 episodes

How do you turn into a professional poet, using poetry as a vehicle to financial and creative freedom? Poet Business Institute consists of talks and workshops centered around craft development, voice development, and business development focused on poetry. I'm Geoff Anderson (@geoffandersonstensentences), a Cave Canem fellow, a Callaloo fellow, and founder of a pronunciation business, Fluent American. All of the lessons I've learned from running my own business I am applying to poetry. Let me show you the paths I'm taking, the experiments I'm testing, and the lessons I'm learning.

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

What Is The Mental Image Your Art Gives Us 01.05.2025

All the Poet Business Institute Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8DqIf you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this Poet Business Institute workshop on techniques for improving and reconsidering poetry craft! Specifically, we're talking about problems with how writers prepare their work for their reader. By co...

Make People CARE About Your Art With Irony 01.05.2025

What is irony in art and writing? Irony is a device that complicates and layers our poetry; yet, the tensions it creates and the complexities it introduces are often overlooked. Let's define irony and demonstrate how art can be shaped around it. Free podcast/mp3 version: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PAll the Poet Business Institute Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/playl...

Why Video Is For ANY Independent Artist 30.04.2025

If you are interested in starting a creative business, our podcast, Arts & Offers, is for you! Today's topic: the importance of video! Specifically, how has video helped transform my life to the point where I independently run my own business, and how I apply it to art. Welcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasoned poetry enthusiast or just beginning your journey...

Why Artists Need To RISK Being Uncomfortable 27.04.2025

More Micro Mic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uszXBUytl5U&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bZ19jT7Dgzn1QowkmouWL6VColumbus professor, poet, and performer Su Flatt took a moment with diVERSES to dive into writing and poetry, focusing on the role of discomfort, pain, and the need to diverge from bland, general writing in order to have greater impact. Let's explore together!*Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poet...

Micro Mic: Poetry By Su Flatt 26.04.2025

Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poetry reading series by diVERSES in Columbus Ohio where we feature a poet for our intimate studio, following their performance with a discussion around their work and poetry. If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this feature from poet Su Flatt.*Welcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasoned poetry en...

VIDEO Difference Between Preparing Books & Performances 20.04.2025

Full Talk: https://youtu.be/1YRJ80iIv_cGet a free mp3/podcast/audio version of videos: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PMore Micro Mic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uszXBUytl5U&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bZ19jT7Dgzn1QowkmouWL6VPoetry writers, performers, and mentors Sayuri Ayers and Steve Abbott have had their fair share of experience as both students and instructors of poetry. Join...

EVERYTHING Your Writing Mentor Wants You To Know 20.04.2025

More Micro Mic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uszXBUytl5U&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bZ19jT7Dgzn1QowkmouWL6VPoetry writers, performers, and mentors Sayuri Ayers and Steve Abbott have had their fair share of experience as both students and instructors of poetry. Join diVERSES as we enter into discussion with both on their experiences as mentors for poets, as well as considerations to have with mentor-me...

VIDEO: Steve Abbott Reads At Micro Mic 19.04.2025

Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poetry reading series by diVERSES in Columbus Ohio where we feature a poet for our intimate studio, following their performance with a discussion around their work and poetry. If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this feature from poet Steve Abbott.*Welcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasoned poetr...

Micro Mic: Poet Sayuri Ayers Poems On Inspiration 19.04.2025

Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poetry reading series by diVERSES in Columbus Ohio where we feature a poet for our intimate studio, following their performance with a discussion around their work and poetry. If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this feature from poet Sayuri Ayers.*Welcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasoned poetr...

Micro Mic: Poet Steve Abbott On Observation And Discovery 19.04.2025

Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poetry reading series by diVERSES in Columbus Ohio where we feature a poet for our intimate studio, following their performance with a discussion around their work and poetry. If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this feature from poet Steve Abbott.*Welcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasoned poetr...

For 2 Weeks I Worked With 2 Poets: What We Learned 16.04.2025

Get a free mp3/podcast/audio version of videos: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PIf you are interested in starting a creative business, our podcast, Arts & Offers, is for you! Today's topic: what are the lessons I've learned from helping two poets work towards a poetry goal over the last two weeksWelcome to our poetry channel at diVERSES! Whether you're a seasone...

VIDEO How To Read From The Stage/On A Microphone: Pitch 10.04.2025

How To Read A Poem Aloud: Full workshop: https://youtu.be/Pb_LH5EL0jI Whether you are a page poet, a stage poet, an academic poet, or a spoken word artist, contrast is the ingredient to transform your reading from ordinary into an unforgettable experience for your audience. Contrast involves changing aspects of your speech and voice to break patterns, disrupt, and constantly retain the focus of yo...

How To Read Aloud So Any Audience LISTENS: Speed 10.04.2025

How To Read A Poem Aloud: Full workshop: https://youtu.be/Pb_LH5EL0jIWhether you are a page poet, a stage poet, an academic poet, or a spoken word artist, contrast is the ingredient to transform your reading from ordinary into an unforgettable experience for your audience. Contrast involves changing aspects of your speech and voice to break patterns, disrupt, and constantly retain the focus of you...

VIDEO: How To Read Poems Aloud So Any Audience LISTENS: Firmness 10.04.2025

How To Read A Poem Aloud: Full workshop: https://youtu.be/Pb_LH5EL0jIWhether you are a page poet, a stage poet, an academic poet, or a spoken word artist, contrast is the ingredient to transform your reading from ordinary into an unforgettable experience for your audience. Contrast involves changing aspects of your speech and voice to break patterns, disrupt, and constantly retain the focus of you...

VIDEO: Jennifer Hambrick Reads 07.04.2025

Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poetry reading series by diVERSES in Columbus Ohio where we feature a poet for our intimate studio, following their performance with a discussion around their work and poetry. If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this feature from poet Jennifer HAmbrick as she shares a set of poems on Appalachia.*Welcome to our poetry channel...

Micro Mic: Jennifer Hambrick Poems On Appalachia 07.04.2025

Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poetry reading series by diVERSES in Columbus Ohio where we feature a poet for our intimate studio, following their performance with a discussion around their work and poetry. If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this feature from poet Jennifer HAmbrick as she shares a set of poems on Appalachia.*Welcome to our poetry channel...

How To Start A Podcast: ALL The Basics 04.04.2025

Wondering how to start a podcast for your poetry, writing, or art? The overwhelm is real as there are hardware choices, editing choices, platform choices, software choices. It's easier NOT to start, but that also takes away opportunities for you and your work! So, welcome to a series of the diVERSES Poet Business Institute dedicated to helping you podcast. We'll discuss things we have lear...

How To Start A Podcast For Art/Poetry: Edits & Hosts 03.04.2025

Part One: Hardware https://youtu.be/CMiPTdxScBEWondering how to start a podcast for your poetry, writing, or art? The overwhelm is real as there are hardware choices, editing choices, platform choices, software choices. It's easier NOT to start, but that also takes away opportunities for you and your work! So, welcome to a series of the diVERSES Poet Business Institute dedicated to helping you...

VIDEO: How Many Chances Do We Get To Make Our Art? 28.03.2025

See Charlene Fix's full poetry set: https://youtu.be/2hylomR3dn0*Poems are opportunities to explore our understanding of the world around us, including uncomfortable truths about the politics of our country, the relationships with our family, and discoveries about ourselves. Join diVERSES as we enter into discussion with poet Charlene Fix on the political nature of poems and their choice of su...

How Poetry Creates CHANGE (But We Must Act FAST!) 28.03.2025

See Charlene Fix's full poetry set: https://youtu.be/2hylomR3dn0*Poems are opportunities to explore our understanding of the world around us, including uncomfortable truths about the politics of our country, the relationships with our family, and discoveries about ourselves. Join diVERSES as we enter into discussion with poet Charlene Fix on the political nature of poems and their choice of su...

Micro Mic: Charlene Fix On Religion, Dementia, & Family 27.03.2025

Watch on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hylomR3dn0 Welcome to the Micro Mic, a poetry reading series by diVERSES in Columbus Ohio where we feature a poet for our intimate studio, following their performance with a discussion around their work and poetry. If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this feature from poet Charlene Fix as she shares a set of po...

How To Read ANYTHING Aloud For A Stage/Audience 26.03.2025

Whether you are a page poet, a stage poet, an academic poet, or a spoken word artist, contrast is the ingredient to transform your reading from ordinary into an unforgettable experience for your audience. Contrast involves changing aspects of your speech and voice to break patterns, disrupt, and constantly retain the focus of your audience in a way that sounds much more natural than most performan...

SPEED Is How To Read A Poem Aloud So EVERYONE Listens 26.03.2025

Full workshop: https://youtu.be/Pb_LH5EL0jIWhether you are a page poet, a stage poet, an academic poet, or a spoken word artist, contrast is the ingredient to transform your reading from ordinary into an unforgettable experience for your audience. Contrast involves changing aspects of your speech and voice to break patterns, disrupt, and constantly retain the focus of your audience in a way that s...

VIDEO: Best Tips For Performing For The FIRST Time 24.03.2025

Taken from: https://youtu.be/sQ2_ohuRlO4 What does it take to run a creative nonprofit arts organization? With budget cuts and art programming that often is the first to go on the chopping block, and with mental health and youth struggles, running a creative arts organization geared towards assisting younger populations, the group Transit Arts in Columbus, Ohio is constantly evaluating its program...

SOLUTIONS To The Biggest Arts Nonprofit Challenges 24.03.2025

Video version: https://youtu.be/sQ2_ohuRlO4 What does it take to run a creative nonprofit arts organization? With budget cuts and art programming that often is the first to go on the chopping block, and with mental health and youth struggles, running a creative arts organization geared towards assisting younger populations, the group Transit Arts in Columbus, Ohio is constantly evaluating its prog...

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