The Poetry Editor has helped poets and writers around
the world to become their own best editors since 1983,
starting with the poetry home study course Mary Sayler
wrote and used for years with students before revising
the course for her book Poetry: Taking Its Course.
Those experiences and many years of studying poetry
forms and techniques led to the articles and discussions
about poetry on The Poetry Editor blog. If you follow the blog, you'll see new articles as soon as they're posted. Followers are also encouraged to post helpful comments, suggest a discussion topic, or ask a general question about writing, revising, editing, and marketing poems.
If you plan to self-publish your poetry chapbook, book of
poems, or children's picture book, please add a Final Edit to your self-publishing costs. That comparatively low fee gives your work the pricelessness of professionalism.
Often, poets and writers self-publish because they have
misconceptions about traditional publishers or do not know where to start. Free articles on The Poetry Editor blog address those issues, but you'll also find hotlinks to traditionally published poetry journals, anthologies, e-zines, books of poems, and children's books on the Poetry Markets page. For more about poetry and writing, visit the helpful Resources for Poets and writers too.
In addition to those free resources, The Poetry Editor offers personal but professional help for your poems, chapbooks, devotionals, book proposals, and children's picture books for a reasonable fee in a Poetry Critique, Writing Consult, or Edit. For almost 30 years, these services have provided poets and writers with thorough readings, practical suggestions, and helpful one-on-one comments.
Poetry editor Mary Sayler relates to your needs, too, since she is a well-published writer and poet whose free verse, prose poems, metered poetry, syllabic verse, and poems for children have appeared in traditional publications, and in 2012, Hiraeth Press will publish her book, Living in the Nature Poem.
But will all of this help your poems or poetic manuscripts? To find out what other poets, writers, and editors have to say, see Accolades for The Editor. For more information, email the Poetry Editor at mary@thepoetryeditor.com or Contact page.
