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On the process of writing and publishing poetry books.
If you're shaping a manuscript rather than single poems, Radha Marcum is the guide. Clear, practical thinking on how a collection holds together — the part of the craft almost nobody teaches well. Invaluable when you're assembling something larger.
Poems, prompts, reflections, community
Lisa Jensen writes poems and shares the thinking around them — drafts in progress, prompts, and craft notes — with unusual openness. Her instinct is restraint: the quiet line doing a lot beneath the surface. A generous, unhurried place to learn by watching a poet work in the open.
Suzanna Fitzpatrick (she/her) is a bisexual poet who has had poems on BBC Radio and widely published in magazines and anthologies in the UK, US, Ireland and Canada. Pamphlets: 'Fledglings' (2016), 'Crippled' (2025) (Red Squirrel Press, UK).
Each time she posts, Suzanna does a deep dive into a single poem. She is a wonderful reader of a poem, and her careful and incisive commentary is fantastic. If you love poetry, you should subcribe to The Deeper Read
