Poet Business Institute

This episode of the Arts & Offers video podcast is the first of a 3-part series on pricing art, charging for art, and what to consider when creating an offer around what you have created. Specifically, we discuss our experiences with our poetry related business, whether in communication or film, and mistakes we have learned with pricing our services and offers for people we have worked with. T...

Impostor Syndrome for artists has a negative reputation--what credentials do I have, why will people turn to me/what I create, will find people out the truth about me? The reality is that impostor syndrome is a gift from our bodies and minds to tell us that we are on the path to meaningful work. In fact, the greater warning sign may be not feeling impostor syndrome at all. This episode of Arts &am...

Get all of the Micro Mic episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou3Jg82QIz8&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bZ19jT7Dgzn1QowkmouWL6VIn this episode of the discussion portion of the Micro Mic, poets SEANKXREY and Matthew Vaughn share what it is like writing poetry related to relationships, faith, and family. They also discuss their joint poetry platform, Books We Don't Read, and what it means to turn ide...

In this episode of the Micro Mic, poet SEANKXREY shares poetry related to relationships, faith, and family. 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. This Micro Mic feature was part of a double-header with Matthew Vaughn If you are intere...

In this episode of the Micro Mic, poet Matthew Vaughn shares poetry related to relationships, family, and exploring the parts of ourselves we are slow to reveal. 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. This Micro Mic feature was part of...

We connect over what we like, but we bond over what we mutually dislike or even hate. When it comes to creating a poetry business, one of the most valuable tools we can find is identifying our enemy. But an enemy is not a person--it is bigger, often so much so that we cannot truly defeat it. Fortunately for us, it is not necessary to slay the dragon, but to have one we can rally against. Let's...

Today's class from the Semester: as you're preparing to tell the specific people you serve about the solution you provide, there is a framing for the message that clarifies the impact you deliver and the need you fill. By applying these techniques to your messaging--social media posts, conversations you have, correspondences you send--you add consistency and clarity to what you say and wri...

Get an audio/mp3 of the discussion: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PPoet Geoff Anderson recently released a chapbook that contains persona poems, several erasures, and an overal analysis of Thomas Jefferson and his complicated presidency, role in founding the nation, and slavery. This clip is the Q & A/discussion of the work following the reading.*Live from his book launch...

Poetry has never been more accessible and available to, not only readers, but poets themselves. Yet, poets who approach the art through a traditional lens are missing out on their biggest advantages--ones that have never existed before. This is especially clear in publishing books--this clip from Arts & Offers dies into an approach to publishing that may be the unlock for your poetry approach...

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 discussion with poets Leslie "Umze'" Battle and Jameson Conley about the dangers, but also relie...

In this episode of the Micro Mic, poet Jameson Conley shares poetry related to relationships, Appalachia, and familyWelcome 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. This Micro Mic feature was part of a double-header with Leslie "Umze"...

In this episode of the Micro Mic, poet Leslie "Umze'" Battle shares poetry related to relationships, experience with the military, and healingWelcome 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. More poems by Leslie: https://youtu.be/z...

If you want to live on poetry or art, you'll want to start a poetry or art business. Yet to make a business takes not only understanding the needs of the people you will serve, but understanding more about each individual: what they are afraid of, why they are seeking help, what their mindset is. One tool to help consider this information is a avatar or persona; here are 10 tips for getting a...

See last episode on Chris Do's Unbland Yourself: https://youtu.be/-QyWaFiQA74Write with us at the Substation: www.diversespoetry.com/aboutsubstationChris Do's Unbland Yourself, a guide to create personal brands from the Futur, just came out, and this is the Creative Companionship Book Club's next dive into the workbook to help guide poets in creating personal brands! Unbland Yourself,...

In this episode of the Micro Mic, poet Matthew Pitts shares poetry related to following and eventually leaving the Jehovah's Witness faithWelcome 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. More religious poems by Matthew Pitts: https://youtu.b...

In this episode of the Micro Mic, poet Emily Win shares poetry related to following and eventually leaving the Jehovah's Witness faithWelcome 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. More Micro Mic poems on religion: https://youtu.be/5IXtz92...

Today's class from the Semester: why a poetry business or any art business should consider Youtube as a starting pointWelcome to the Spring Semester from the Poet Business Institute! Over a 12-week module, poet Geoff Anderson is walking poets through steps to begin thinking about making poetry into a side business, a full time operation, or even a poetry career. We'll discuss creating a po...

See last episode on Chris Do's Unbland Yourself: https://youtu.be/uLIsbYcZp8AGet a free audio/mp3/podcast version at https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PWrite with us at the Substation: www.diversespoetry.com/aboutsubstationChris Do's Unbland Yourself, a guide to create personal brands from the Futur, just came out, and this is the Creative Companionship Book Club's nex...

There are specific reasons people buy books. How many can you name? Get a free video version: https://youtu.be/4OLmPgaJsRgWrite with us at the Substation! www.diversespoetry.com/aboutsubstation*The book is done; now, how do you get it to your readers? It begins by better understanding what exact need your book addresses for a reader. If there weren't a need, then there wouldn't be enough i...

See last episode on Chris Do's Unbland Yourself: https://youtu.be/GYq7NfT6_qcGet a free audio/mp3/podcast version at https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PWrite with us at the Substation: www.diversespoetry.com/aboutsubstationChris Do's Unbland Yourself, a guide to create personal brands from the Futur, just came out, and this is the Creative Companionship Book Club's nex...

Episode 4 of the Semester from the Poet Business InstituteSee all the videos from the Semester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq8WM0VbKq4&list=PLdlbw-VbM6baqZYsq__SRZU9AABsNUQ5CWelcome to the Spring Semester from the Poet Business Institute! Over a 12-week module, poet Geoff Anderson is walking poets through steps to begin thinking about making poetry into a side business, a full time operat...

Episode 3 of the Semester from the Poet Business InstituteSee all the videos from the Semester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq8WM0VbKq4&list=PLdlbw-VbM6baqZYsq__SRZU9AABsNUQ5CWelcome to the Spring Semester from the Poet Business Institute! Over a 12-week module, poet Geoff Anderson is walking poets through steps to begin thinking about making poetry into a side business, a full time operat...

Episode 2 of the Semester from the Poet Business InstituteSee all the videos from the Semester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq8WM0VbKq4&list=PLdlbw-VbM6baqZYsq__SRZU9AABsNUQ5CWelcome to the Spring Semester from the Poet Business Institute! Over a 12-week module, poet Geoff Anderson is walking poets through steps to begin thinking about making poetry into a side business, a full time operat...

Episode 1 of the Semester from the Poet Business InstituteSee all the videos from the Semester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq8WM0VbKq4&list=PLdlbw-VbM6baqZYsq__SRZU9AABsNUQ5CWelcome to the Spring Semester from the Poet Business Institute! Over a 12-week module, poet Geoff Anderson is walking poets through steps to begin thinking about making poetry into a side business, a full time operat...

Write with us at the Substation! www.diversespoetry.com/aboutsubstationArt pushes a narrative that success is based on talent, ability, and skill. How true are these factors, though, in determining an artist's ability to win awards, gain recognition, and even begin to create a successful art business? What gets demonstrated time and time again is that art, in fact, is not based on meritocracy....