Poet Business Institute

Watch the Write Up For 2025 talk at https://youtu.be/-9wZyDFjBI4 I've asked several artists what advice they would give themselves as younger poets. In this talk from our summit, Write Up For 2025, videographer, archivist, speaker, and documentarian Donte Woods-Spikes breaks down what he wishes he had known years ago into key pieces of advice for creatives to take with them on their own artistic e...

I've asked several artists what advice they would give themselves as younger poets. In this talk from our summit, Write Up For 2025, videographer, poet, filmmaker, comedian, and photographer Mathias Jackson breaks down what he wishes he had known years ago into key pieces of advice for creatives to take with them on their own artistic endeavors and journeys. Listen to this talk on creativity, comm...

I've asked several artists what advice they would give themselves as younger poets. In this talk from our summit, Write Up For 2025, Ajanae Dawkins breaks down what she wishes she had known years ago into 3 key pieces of advice for creatives to take with them on their own artistic endeavors and journeys. Listen to this talk on creativity, community, and creation.   Welcome to Write Up For 2025: Ta...

See Part 1: https://youtu.be/5l4u3rm-q4Q See all of our Poet Business Institute workshops here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN8EmmfWCwk&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion on Tony Hoagland's "On Disproportion" from the Poet Business Institute workshop series. To better understand disproportion...

Free podcast/mp3 version: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5P See all of our Poet Business Institute workshops here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN8EmmfWCwk&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion on Tony Hoagland's "On Disproportion" from the Poet Business Institute workshop serie...

If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion on how to edit a poem in a workshop setting. We approach the poem the way a poetry editor may approach it on a first read, analyzing the title, the first line, the closing, the structure, the figurative language, the motivations, the speaker and characters, the stakes--all the devices you need to make a po...

If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion on how to edit a poem in a workshop setting. We approach the poem the way a poetry editor may approach it on a first read, analyzing the title, the first line, the closing, the structure, the figurative language, the motivations, the speaker and characters, the stakes--all the devices you need to make a po...

If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion on how to edit a poem in a workshop setting. See the poem/watch the discussion here: https://youtu.be/luadGJirNdA We approach the poem the way a poetry editor may approach it on a first read, analyzing the title, the first line, the closing, the structure, the figurative language, the motivations, the spea...

See all of our Poet Business Institute Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzjECTtXzQY&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq&index=1&t=1370s Prefer audio/mp3? Check out our podcast version of videos: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5P If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion on how to reading poems on a micr...

See all of our Poet Business Institute Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzjECTtXzQY&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq&index=1&t=1370s If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion on how to reading poems on a microphone, whether for a feature, performance, or open mic Specifically, in this first part of our workshop we'll b...

See all of our Poet Business Institute Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzjECTtXzQY&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq&index=1&t=1370s When writing a poem that rhymes, one structure that can immediately enhance the rhythm is meter. Whether using iambs, trochees, anapests, or dactylls, meter can give structure to the poem and establish the pattern that determines and give...

See all of our Poet Business Institute Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzjECTtXzQY&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8Dq&index=1&t=1370s When writing a poem that rhymes, one structure that can immediately enhance the rhythm is meter. Whether using iambs, trochees, anapests, or dactylls, meter can give structure to the poem and establish the pattern that determines and give...

diVERSES is proud to have former Ohio Poetry Association president Chuck Salmons as one of our featured speakers for our December 14th event at the Columbus Museum Of Art, Write Up for 2025. We're giving the stage to 5 writers and artists who vary from professional archivists, MFA program faculty, and esteemed award recipients, all speaking about the theme "Advice To Myself As A Younger Poet." Reg...

diVERSES is proud to have former Ohio Poetry Association president Chuck Salmons as one of our featured speakers for our December 14th event at the Columbus Museum Of Art, Write Up for 2025. We're giving the stage to 5 writers and artists who vary from professional archivists, MFA program faculty, and esteemed award recipients, all speaking about the theme "Advice To Myself As A Younger Poet." Reg...

This is the full workshop we had on Mary Oliver's "A Poetry Hahndbook" If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion from Mary Oliver's A Poetry Handbook. Mary goes over 6 techniques that poets need to avoid in order to write better poetry. In this Poet Business Institute workshop from diVERSES, we review each one with examples and discuss strategies...

If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing pieces from local Columbus poets Cynthia Amoah – TO THE PROCESS 00:00:00 Ty Williams – ROCKET 00:01:09 B Arlene – I WISH I KNEW MY FATHER 00:02:11 Carlos Mojica – 33 TO NORTH HILL 00:04:22 Krash Mat The Poet – AUTUMN FALL 00:05:21 Diane Callahan – THE PATTERNS THE CONTRADICTIONS00:06:47 Laron Henderson – TODAY 00:07:26 Ri...