This section is always fun and light, but instructional tips that also entertain are welcome. Submit items on separate sheets of paper, please. We seldom use more than two poems an issue, so competition is severe. And we have very definite needs. Poetry is used only in The Writing Life department, so short, light verse is preferred.
Serious verse is acceptable, but stands less chance of acceptance.
Length rarely exceeds 20 lines. These are first-person accounts of writing successes, failures, incidents, problems and insights. A narrative style and a message that all readers can share are musts. Length is 1,500 words maximum.