Christina M. Rau is the author of the sci-fi fem poetry collection, Liberating The Astronauts (Aqueduct Press, 2017), and the chapbooks WakeBreatheMove (Finishing Line Press, 2015) and For The Girls, I (Dancing Girl Press, 2014). In her non-writing life, she teaches yoga occasionally and line dances on other occasions.
Want to try your hand at poetry? Blackout poetry combines creativity and craftiness in fun ways. Here are examples and a guide to get started.
From traditional ekphrastic poetry vibes to modern ekphrastic poets, this is your guide to the genre (and writing exercises to join it!).
For National Poetry Month, explore the poetic moments that happen while going from one place to another with poems about transportation.
Taking a look at some great poems about clothing--what it can mean and what it is worth--for this year's National Poetry Month.
For National Poetry Month, and spring cleaning season, take a look at some excellent poems about domesticity and the seemingly mundane.
April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate it by reading these weather poems, from praise to condemnation for the wind and the rain.
Catch up on the 2020 Elgin Award winners and some of the nominees, and find new speculative poetry to consume in small doses.
These are the best books for teachers, including How We Learn by Stanislas Dahaene. Some show challenges; some argue for change; some offer good advice, and some are simply for laughs.
These books dig into the challenges, joys, and realities of mothers returning to work after giving birth, including The Working Mom's Handbook by Ali Velez Alderfer.
Explore the world of speculative poetry with the 2020 Elgin Awards Winners for Best Full-Length Poetry Collection.