“We must not disturb the poet when the divine frenzy is upon him,”
John Dickens in The Man Who Invented Christmas
(a fantastic film which explores the writing process of Charles Dickens).
Poetry Projects
Some of Gian’s Favorite Poets
- Episode 192: “The Death of an Elephant” by Gianfranco Pagnucci
- The Slow Down (a poetry podcast series by former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy Smith)
- Poet Maurice Kilwein Guevara
Creative Writing and Poetry
- The Academy of American Poets (AAP)
- Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP)
- Phillis Wheatley Poetry Reading Room at IUP
- Poetry Foundation
Creative Writing Publishers
- Red Flag Poetry
- Get a poetry postcard mailed to you every month instead of only junk mail
- Subscriptions are free for IUP students!!
- Prairie Schooner
- University of Pittsburgh Press
Poems on Writing