(Note: This column usually appears on Got Poetry.com, but there appears to be some technical difficulties lately. You can see previous columns (except last month's) here: http://gotpoetry.com/News/topic=24.html
Onward! - S.)

Poetry is Doomed #38:
Why You Should Stop Calling Yourself a Professional Poet

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HEY POETS!
Are you tired of posting your poems online only to receive an inappropriate level of praise? Or worse, garnering actual criticism?!
Well, you need never be hit with a surprise poem critique again! Just slip one of these handy-dandy qualifiers near the beginning of your posted poem so that people know exactly what level of interaction you ( Read more... )

So this morning you get a triple dose.

First, my new "Poetry Is Doomed" column is up.
Poetry is Doomed #33: So You Don't Like Poetry - A Primer
This month's column is dedicated to people who have no interest in poetry whatsoever.

Next, a couple of videos from my awesome time in New York with Kevin Young at Page Meets Stage.
First poem is "Whuppins", ( Read more... )

Poetry is Doomed #32: Spoken Word is Fried Chicken

Summary: I was recently asked if I had an opinion on the difference between spoken word and poetry. This open letter is all the answer you will ever need on that eternal debate.

The new column is up!
And, if I may say so, it's pretty darn good.

Poetry is Doomed #29
"If you're going to perform from paper..."

The new column is up!

I literally wrote this while driving to Boston this past weekend, then shared it in NYC on Tuesday.
Poetry Is Doomed #27 

I've been slacking so this month's column it's a bit of a two-fer: the Olympic poet gets some love and the passing of one of the great poets, Lucille Clifton, gets some holler.

http://gotpoetry.com/News/article/sid=49767.html

I forgot to mention that I wrote a new column a little while back!
I hadn't checked the coments until today, and there were a couple of doozies.

Check it out:
Poetry is Doomed #25: More poems, fewer horror films