The Poetry Editor has been helping poets and writers around the world to become their own best editors since 1983, beginning with the poetry home study course that Mary Sayler wrote and used for years with poetry students before revising the text into the book, Poetry: Taking Its Course.
Those experiences and many years of studying poetry techniques and forms eventually led to articles and ongoing discussions about all aspects of poetry on The Poetry Editor blog. If you Follow the blog, you will see new articles and information as soon as they have been posted, and you can ask general questions about poetry or suggest discussion topics.
If you plan to self-publish your poetry chapbook or books of poems, you need to add a Final Edit to your self-publishing costs, but that reasonable fee will be well-worth the pricelessness of knowing your work has been treated with respect, editorial professionalism, and care.
Many poets turn to self-publishing because they have misconceptions about traditional publishers and editorial expectations, or they simply do not know where and how to start the submission process. Free articles on The Poetry Editor blog often address these issues, but you will also find marketing information about traditionally published poetry journals, anthologies, e-zines, and books of poems on the Poetry Markets page of this website. Check out the helpful Resources for Poets on this site too.
In addition to those free resources, The Poetry Editor offers you personal but professional help for your poems at a minimal fee in a Poetry Critique, Writing Consult, and Edit. Again, that's not new! Those editorial services with careful readings and a thoughtful one-on-one response have been around for almost 30 years! Also, Mary is herself a well-published poet whose free verse, prose poetry, metered forms, and children's poems have appeared in a variety of traditional markets, journals, and e-zines. But, to find out if The Poetry Editor can help you and your poems, see what other poets, writers, and poetry editors have to say in their Accolades for The Editor.
For more information or questions unanswered on these pages, email the Poetry Editor at mary@thepoetryeditor.com or use the Contact page.
