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Promoting Poetry: Let’s Count The Ways
26 January 2008, the poet @ 11:12 pm

Tracy Repchuk wrote a great article titled “Top 10 Ways To Get Your Poetry Promoted.” I think you’d find it an interesting read.

Repchuk is president and founder of Canadian Federation of Poets and president and founder of Poetry Canada magazine. Her tips are absolutely right on. Here they are in a nutshell:

1. Post it at the office
2. Make your own cards or calendar
3. Create a chapbook
4. Send it to your local paper
5. Submit to magazines
6. Attend an open mic
7. Snail mail a poem
8. Crash a Karaoke Night
9. Enter a contest
10. Help poetry to help you

I like the idea of reading your poetry at karaoke night. I haven’t thought of that. You can also join an artists in the schools or poets in the schools program and share your poetry with students. You can send them to local or national radio shows. NPR has some great poetry shows. Other ways to promote your poetry in the 21st century include:

• Blogging
• Publish a website
• Podcast your poems
• Submit them to free distribution sites like Buzzle
• Ask other bloggers to critique them on their blogs (send me your poem and I’ll critique it right here on World Class Poetry Blog
• Add a photo or graphic to it and distribute it as a free .pdf broadside
• You can also make print broadsides

There are countless ways to promote your poetry. These are just a few ideas. You can likely come up with your own. To read Repchuk’s entire article, head over to World Class Poetry. We now have an articles section of our website. Feel free to submit your own articles on poetry.

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2 Comments a “Promoting Poetry: Let’s Count The Ways”

1. Tracy Repchuk — January 27, 2008 @ 1:49 pm
   

   Nice post, and thanks for helping to spread the word of poetry.

   The Federation of Poets currently has a 10 book anthology call on right now. Perfect bound book will be created from the results. Check out all 10 topics at http://www.thepoetryof.com

   Opt-in to our free newsletter and get contest news, updates, events and poetry tips at http://www.federationofpoets.com/poetryoptin.htm

   If you write poetry or writing related articles send them to http://www.poetrycanada.com/guidelines.htm for consideration.

   Tracy Repchuk

2. the poet — January 27, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
   

   Thanks Tracy. I just may submit some things to you. From the looks of things, your Canada Magazine looks very promising.

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