Below are links to a few resources, or just do a web search on your own, like I did.
Daily poems
Academy of American Poets
Poetry Daily
Poetry Foundation
Helpful poetry sites
- Academy of American Poets
- AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs)
- Duotrope (find places to publish, keep track of your submissions; subscription-based)
- Poets & Writers (magazine of craft, interviews, resources, contests)
- Poetry Foundation
Poetic terms
- Academy of American Poets
- Poetry Foundation (Poetry Magazine)
Writing Prompts
Websites
- 30 Writing Prompts for National Poetry Month
- Writing Forward: A Selection of Poetry Prompts from 1200 Creative Writing Prompts
- Sample: Use all of the following words in a poem: tapestry, sings, eye, din, collide, slippery, fantasy, casting, chameleon, lives
- Poets & Writers https://www.pw.org/writing-prompts-exercises
- The Time Is Now (Poets & Writers)
- The Poetry Society: Poetry Writing Prompts
- Writer’s Digest: PAD Challenge (poem-a-day)
Books
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- The Practice of Poetry, by Robin Behn and Chase Twichell.
- The Triggering Town, Richard Hugo.
Make your own prompts
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- Re-read a poem that you enjoy or are intrigued by. What is the writer is up to? Do you connect with the subject matter? Is the form of interest?
- “Things To Do Today”, by Joe Wenderoth
- Pretend you’re about to teach a writing class. What would you suggest to aspiring writers? Teaching is a great way to learn something.
- Make a list. I think it was David Ignatow who said, “Every poem is a list poem” (or something like that).
- Make a list of memories. Make that your poem, or choose one and write about it.
- Making any list will trigger more ideas. Once you start writing images down, it will generate more. Just get started.
- Re-read a poem that you enjoy or are intrigued by. What is the writer is up to? Do you connect with the subject matter? Is the form of interest?
Publication
Writing and Publishing FAQ, Academy of American Poets
Writing Careers: The Business Behind Becoming an Author
| Site | Comments | Cost | URL |
| Duotrope | Search by genre, topic, contest; track your submissions | $50/year | https://duotrope.com/ |
| New Pages | Calls for submissions (usually by topic), contests, etc. | Free | https://www.newpages.com/classifieds |
| Poets & Writers | Search by genre, topic, contest, etc. Also how to promote, meet others. List of readings, workshops. | Free | https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines |
| Submittable | Site that most online journals use to manage submissions. They also have announcements of contests, tips for writers, etc. | Free, though journals and presses may charge reading or contest fees. | https://discover.submittable.com/ |