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In our monthly self-publishing poetry podcast, Dalma and I read a poem or two submitted by indie poets that month. It’s now time to submit your poems for the June episode.
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This Month’s Exclusive Poem for Patrons: Full Flight I was going to post a different poem for the exclusive this month but then this one arrived. Though I was thinking of a dear friend as I wrote, I think it’s born out of lockdown too. How are you coping with lockdown? I have to admit, my online life is keeping me going. I was part of a panel discussion for US National Poetry Month this week and will feature three wonderful indie poets I got to know there in the next podcast… along with some of the great submissions on…
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I wanted to tell you about a fantastic social media initiative that is also a great example of the kinds of things that are being born out of the creative conditions created by the lockdown. Tara Skurtu, wonderful poet and writer had the idea for The International Poetry Circle in March. She wanted to create a place to bring poets, poetry readers and poetry lovers together as we headed into sheltering, cocooning, quarantining and socially isolating ourselves. “People often turn to poetry in tough times,” she said, “so I’m starting Poetry Circle—a growing thread of people reading their poems and…
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This week’s AskALLi session with myself and Dalma Szentpály focuses on poetry content marketing. I share my strategy and Dalma and I analyze outstanding content marketing by some other indie poets.
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This Month’s Exclusive Poem for Patrons: On Reaching 60: Happenings I’m posting this after a long day of strange celebrations of my big birthday. Unable to physically get together with family or friends, I spent the day on my phone and yet again, found myself so very grateful that we live in this time of online connection. All my poetry is exclusive to my patrons for 90 days. On Reaching 60: Happenings “*it happens”, the philosopher said. And who can disagree? And as soon as *it happens we give *it the third degree. (Which, indeed, is how we came to have…
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In our monthly self-publishing poetry podcast, Dalma and I read a poem or two submitted by indie poets that month. It’s now time to submit your poems for the April episode.
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Tomorrow evening I’ll be live with Dalma at 7pm (UK time) on Facebook for the Self-Publishing Poetry Salon, talking about Content Marketing for Poetry. Content marketing is a popular and effective form of marketing but many authors think it works only for nonfiction. In this month’s Self-Publishing Poetry Podcast I share my content marketing strategy and Dalma and I analyse outstanding content marketing by some other indie poets. Plus: Dalma and I read work submitted by self-publishing poets to Indie Poetry Please! (submit work here: https://www.ornaross.com/indie-poetry-please-podcast/) And that discussion will go out on the ALLi podcast on Wednesday next. You…
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This month’s exclusive poem for patrons: Flare. The trees in London are grey and bare at the moment. Just outside my study window there is one that flares to an astonishing shade of yellow in autumn. Looking at how it is now, and wondering over the miracle of being able to see it so differently in my mind’s eye, gave me this poem. All my poetry is exclusive to my patrons for 90 days. Exclusive Poem for Patrons: Flare There are times in autumn when no matter how hurried or worried our days we can be arrested by the colour…
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In our monthly self-publishing poetry podcast, Dalma and I read a poem or two submitted by indie poets that month. It’s now time to submit your poems for the March episode.
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The Alliance of Independent Author’s Self-Publishing Poetry Podcast has generated an offshoot: Indie Poetry Please! Yes, we want to hear you read your poems. Or if you’re shy, and spoken word is not your thing, we’ll read them for you on our monthly podcast. For poets, this podcast is a safe online space to read and perform, to get advice about online poetry publishing and creative enterprise, and get more attention for your work. (Submission guidelines below). For poetry lovers, it’s a chance to hear new work within the most exciting growth area in indie publishing: poetry. Indie Poetry Please! Podcast: How To Submit Your Poems 1. RECORD: Record a…
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