Writing & Publishing News – 19 February 2022

Here is a round-up of some of the latest writing news in the world of journalism and publishing.   Red Poets’ Society: the Secret History of the Stasi’s Book Club for SpiesFor seven years, the East German security service’s poetry group met i …

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How Do You Write Poetry?

This is a guest post by A K Whitehead. The very short answer is: don’t write at all unless you have to. The short answer is: in numerous different ways. A somewhat longer answer is: find the way that best suits you – that comes only from experience. Bu …

Writing Haiku

This is a guest post by Alistair Scott Haiku are modest little poems. You are not going to make your reputation or fortune with them. But, don’t dismiss them as something school kids write. They have other benefits. Composing haiku is excellent practic …