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Get Your Write On
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Writing requires uninterrupted solo time when you can invite your imagination and creativity to come out and play. Reading writing that fires up your imagination is part of the process, too. Many writers also get a boost from connecting and sharing ideas, frustrations, and laughter with other creative types. Here are a handful of online resources to link you up with others working to get their write on:
- Mentalfloss.com. A book list of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and memoir—the best from past and present.
- By Troy L. Wiggins. Bookriot.com, Oct. 10, 2016. A list that elevates Black comic book writers.
- Learn about the oldest organization of African American writers.
- The super-charged write, write, write movement that inspires people to write entire novels—in 30 days.
- Power Poetry. A list of resources including contemporary poets to know, famous poems about certain themes (like grief/healing and nature/the environment), and recommendations for online writing communities.
- Poetry Slam Incorporated (or PSI) promotes the creation and performance of poetry that engages all ages and communities.
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Sean McCollum
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Lisa Resnick
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Tiffany A. Bryant
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October 8, 2021
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