Poet Business Institute

If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion taken from the diVERSES Poet Assembly, Columbus's first poetry conference! Poetry facilitator Barbara Marie Minney's walks poets through a discussion of blackout poetry, found poetry, and erasure poetry to create new language, writing, and art from the words we find in the world around us.#dive...

Shakespeare, sonnets, Shakespearean sonnets can all be scary words for people new to poetry, forced to read poetry in school, or even poets who are used to free verse and not used to meter or form. However, Shakespearean sonnets do not have to be so terrifying if you remember some of the key principles they operate under (especially when it comes to Shakespeare). So, let's look at the foundati...

This is a workshop on writing that uses techniques from haiku that can apply to any other form of writing. See a full version this workshop is based on here: https://youtu.be/oFgiNbEwGMo Thanks to the Ohio Poetry Association for inviting us to lead this session. Writing is difficulty; maybe writing poetry is harder. There are some ways to make the process easier! Let's explore how to adjust wo...

If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion taken from the diVERSES Poet Assembly, Columbus's first poetry conference! Poetry facilitator Noah Fischbach walks poets through a discussion of poetry, identity, and the ability of poem's to take on forms of resistance and liberation. Noah's session is for people looking to better understa...

If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion taken from the diVERSES Poet Assembly, Columbus's first poetry conference! Poetry facilitator Deborah Strozier walks poets through a discussion of poetry editing--what do poets need to consider when editing poems, what gets strengthened, what gets lost, and what gets re-examined when poets engage i...

If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion taken from the diVERSES Poet Assembly, Columbus's first poetry conference! Poetry facilitator Nova Pax Thrasher walks poets through a discussion of common writing axioms, especially those suggested by George Orwell, and invites investigation into how well they apply to today's writers, what has...

If you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion by poet and zine-maker Ty Williams, who recently facilitated a workshop at Columbus's first poetry conference, the Poet Assembly, dedicated to the art of zine-making. Ty explains what zines are, why poets should consider zines, and the possibilities for growth and finding audiences that zines creat...

Welcome to Arts & Offers, the video podcast dedicated to the intersection between art, poetry, and business. Today's talk: poems often start with words on the page or on a screen, but that doesn't have to be where they end. In fact, by embracing other media, poems may be able to impact others in a way that moves past the traditional limits of writing. Let's explore how film, video,...

Emmy Winning Poet JG, John Gibson, is a dynamic writer, performer, and host whose talents have been recognized in a number of fields. Now, more than a decade after the launch of his debut poetry album, JG is set to release a new poetry album into the world. But how has poetry--the shows, the approaches, the performing, the writing--changed since his first release more than a decade ago? For poets...

See all of our Poet Business Institute workshops here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN8EmmfWCwk&list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8DqIf you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, you'll enjoy hearing this discussion on Charles Baxter's "The Art of Subtext" from the Poet Business Institute workshop series. Though Baxter focuses on prose and drama, the lessons he...

All the Poet Business Institute Workshops: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdlbw-VbM6bajbdt5u8jB7amlwt1_a8DqIf you are interested in poems, poetry, or spoken word, and want to build a life around your art, you'll enjoy hearing this Poet Business Institute workshop! Specifically in this episode, we're talking about creating a poet identity by considering a few key elements: what is t...

Welcome to Arts & Offers, the video podcast dedicated to the intersection between art, poetry, and business. Today's talk: Youtube has been fundamental for me in creating a business and life that runs independently, on my own terms, and without a boss. A large part of that has to do with the skills Youtube has taught me along the way, all while getting in front of more of the right people...

Welcome to the Ohio Griots, a new poetry podcast brought to you by diVERSES in collaboration with Poetry Caviar. In introductory episode, host Marmi the Griot explores concepts around story, identity, and the narratives we tell ourselves--themes that Ohio Griots will continue to explore with fellow poets. Valerie, a historian, theologian, singer, cook, and poet, shares how she brings all aspects o...

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Get a free podcast/mp3 version at https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PWelcome to Arts & Offers, the video podcast dedicated to the intersection between art, poetry, and business. Today's talk: why is that when we endeavor in an area that is important to us and after a period of intense energy and work, we encounter a period of difficulty. Let's discuss concepts like Set...

Welcome to Arts & Offers, the video podcast dedicated to the intersection between art, poetry, and business. Today's talk: what it means to invest into our art, and what have we learned from the process. Specifically, we've created the first poetry-dedicated space in Columbus--let's talk about why we made the investment and the lessons we've acquired along the way. Welcome also...

This Poet Business Institute workshop dedicated to editing poems takes a look at a common phenomenon: the character who appears at the start of a poem, only to disappear for the rest of piece--sometimes in only a matter of lines. What is happening to this character and what role do they have in a piece? Here is a quick discussion to get you thinking about how to handle the situation the next time...

Emmy winning poet JG discusses how audiences are tied most strongly not to how artists are, but how they were

A clip from our new video podcast, Ohio Griots, in collaboration with Poetry Caviar

Welcome to the Ohio Griots, a new poetry podcast brought to you by diVERSES in collaboration with Poetry Caviar. In this introductory episode, host Marmi the Griot explores concepts around story, identity, and the narratives we tell ourselves--themes that Ohio Griots will continue to explore with fellow poets.#poetry #poem #diversesDiverses is dedicated to promoting poetry from multi-ethnic, multi...

Emmy Winning Poet JG, John Gibson, is a dynamic writer, performer, and host whose talents have been recognized in a number of fields. Now, more than a decade after the launch of his debut poetry album, JG is set to release a new poetry album into the world. But what exactly is a poetry album? How is a poetry album different from an audiobook or even standard book of poetry. If a poet wants to crea...

Welcome to Arts & Offers, the video podcast dedicated to the intersection between art, poetry, and business. Today's talk: social media is not popular among many poets because it is viewed as a necessary evil. The idea of content creation is not, often enough, what writers are interested in. Yet, there can be a joy and value in turning to social media--a joy and value that have nothing to...

Get a free podcast/mp3 version at https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PWelcome to Arts & Offers, the video podcast dedicated to the intersection between art, poetry, and business. Today's talk: cohost Mathias takes time to share lessons he's learned as a videographer that apply also to his work in writing and poetry. Yes, the art media may differ, but as always, lessons...

More Publishing Workshops: https://youtu.be/mmRh5AFPT7g Get a free mp3/podcast/audio version of videos: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5PLet's get your FIRST poetry publication! If you want to publish poetry, have poems you want to submit to poetry journals and magazines, but are unsure about the process, don't have credentials for an author bio, or don't have a stra...

I'm a communications coach, and I've been incorporating poetry into my teaching. Here is how I use poetry as an integral part of my business; I'm going to outline the steps I'm taking to create a new poetry offer. Perhaps they can guide you to do the same.*Creating a business around art might pique your interest, but if someone has not ever started something similar before, where t...