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  • Poets & Writers Magazine May/June 2025 Issue featuring Douglas Kearney

    Out Now: The New Issue of Poets & Writers Magazine

    The May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine is here! Check out Destiny O. Birdsong’s profile of poet Douglas Kearney, our guide to summer writing contests, and more. Create a post to share your thoughts.

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    Updates on the BULLETIN BOARD

    Check out the bulletin board with groups to join and ways to connect with other members. Post your interests and find a group!

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    Write Together: RSVP for Saturday Write-in

    You’re invited to a generative writing session on Saturday, April 26, at 12 PM ET for The Time Is Now: Writing Together group. Write from a prompt, discuss your writing, and meet other writers on the platform.

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    Creatively Stuck? Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

    In an essay in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine, writer Michelle Wildgen reminds us of how much we can gain creatively by trying something new, working with others, and being vulnerable to the process. How have you been leaping into something new?

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A Tour of Poets & Writers Groups

Kevin Larimer, the editor in chief of Poets & Writers; Jessica Kashiwabara, the digital director; and Nicole Puglise, the online community coordinator, give a personal tour of the new networking and collaboration platform Poets & Writers Groups.

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    M Ruelle

    She/They

    Minneapolis, MN
    United States

    Languages: English
    Genres: Creative Nonfiction, Formal Poetry, Young Adult, Translation, Cross-Genre, Lyric Essay, Religious/Spiritual, Poetry
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    Ray Kemble

    Denver, CO
    United States

    Languages: English
    Genres: Creative Nonfiction, Autobiography/Memoir
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    Valorie Kelly

    She/Her

    Park Forest, IL
    United States

    Languages: English
    Genres: Poetry, Children’s Books, Fiction, Healing/Health, Nonfiction
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    Cathy Perkins 5593

    She/Her

    Lexington, KY
    United States

    Languages: English
    Genres: Humor, Love, Poetry, Visual Poetry

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  • Midwest Autumn

    Nonfiction Group

    I'm an experienced nonfiction writer in the Twin Cities, looking to start a small group with other experienced nonfiction writers. About me: been writing about forty years, MFA at Cornell, taught writing courses, won several awards, been published (mostly in Orion). My themes center around nature...

    Location:

    Roseville, MN
    United States

    Languages: English
    Creative Nonfiction Autobiography/Memoir
  • Sylvia

    Irvine Valley Poets!

    This group has been created for those wishing to engage more with other Poets through shared work, critique and general commentary on poetry writ large. 

    Location:

    Irvine, CA
    United States

    Poetry

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