How do you turn into a professional poet, using poetry as a vehicle to financial and creative freedom?
Poet Business Institute consists of talks and workshops centered around craft development, voice development, and business development focused on poetry.
I'm Geoff Anderson (@geoffandersonstensentences), a Cave Canem fellow, a Callaloo fellow, and founder of a pronunciation business, Fluent American.
All of the lessons I've learned from running my own business I am applying to poetry.
Let me show you the paths I'm taking, the experiments I'm testing, and the lessons I'm learning.
How should writers, poets, and novelists navigate the ethics of Artificial Intelligence? In this interactive workshop recorded at the Dayton Metro Library for the Author & Writer's Symposium, poet and diVERSES founder Geoff Anderson leads a candid discussion with writers, poets, and editors exploring the boundaries, dilemmas, and creative potential of AI in the writing and publishing industry.Geoff guides writers through a variety of exercises aimed at narrowing down each individual's stance on Ai. From drafting AI submission policies for literary journals to discussing AI detectors, Google search reliability, and the line between a creative tool and a crutch, this session dives deep into how creators can define their own stance on AI.Timestamps / Key Discussion Points:00:00 – Introduction & The Wild West of AI in Art01:52 – Icebreaker: How Are Writers Actually Using AI?03:54 – Search, Accuracy, and Hallucinations: AI vs. Traditional Research06:54 – Workshop Exercise: Drafting an AI Policy for a Literary Journal08:21 – Community Debate: How Much & How To Determine12:12 – Can We Trust AI Detectors? (False Positives & Personal Voice)14:04 – Defining Your Artistic Stance & What Makes You Unique16:08 – Emerging Trends in Publishing & Closing ThoughtsShould literary journals accept AI-generated or AI-assisted submissions?How accurate are AI content detectors on original human writing?Where is the boundary between proofreading/research tools and AI co-authoring?How can writers maintain their unique human perspective in an AI era?Thanks to the Dayton Metro Library, Thurber House, and the conference attendees.Get the first 2 modules of our poetry business workbook, The Semester, for FREE: www.diversespoetry.com/instituteGet a free podcast/mp3/audio version: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5P?si=pGDmsZ_1T9qjWzTR7KQeYg#diverses #poetry #
14 Oct 2026
How To Write Like Nobel Prize Poet Anne Carson
How does poetic form mirror meaning? In this episode of Fine Print, we analyze Nobel Prize For Literature winner Poet Anne Carson’s fascinating poem "Between Us" to see how poets can use structural, typographic, and linguistic choices to reinforce their core themes.In "Between Us," Carson explores the concepts of naming, definitions, and namelessness between humans and the animal world. To match this theme, the poem mimics the technical authority of an encyclopedia or dictionary entry.In this breakdown, we cover 5 key formal techniques you can apply to your own poetry to enhance your use of form:etymology formatting vocabularygrammatical framingpunctuation What techniques did you notice in Anne Carson’s piece? How do you use form to reflect your subjects in your own writing? Let us know in the comments!Ever feel like your poem is "good," but it hasn't quite reached its full potential? In diVERSES Fine Print, we dive deep into the professional editing techniques that transform a decent draft into a powerful, resonant work of art. Whether you're a slam poet or writing for the page, these tips will help you sharpen your voice and refine your craft.New to Fine Print? Every Wednesday at 11AM New York, we take a close look at a single poem to learn more about the craft of poetryGet the first 2 modules of our poetry business workbook, The Semester, for FREE: www.diversespoetry.com/instituteGet a free podcast/mp3/audio version: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vAdMbaunOPziRoovm0K5P?si=pGDmsZ_1T9qjWzTR7KQeYgSee our last Fine Print episode where we looked at a piece by Paul Laurence Dunbar: https://youtu.be/3rtxC4tTNrMTimestamps: 0:00 - Introduction to Anne Carson & "Between Us"00:43 - Reading the Poem01:24 - Form as Function: The Dictionary/Encyclopedia Style02:27 - 1. Latin & Etymology03:13 - 2. Justified Formatting & Visual Structure04:15 - 3. Jargon & Technical Vocabulary05:18 - 4. Grammatical Elevation06:16 - 5. Parentheses & Supplementary Examples07:30 - Key Takeaways for Your Own Writing
14 Oct 2026
Write Better Poetry By Thinking Like A Designer
Poet and content designer Hannah Stevenson joins poet Geoff Anderson in this episode of Pour Over Poems for coffee, poetry, and a deep dive into the craft of writing and UX design.In this episode, Hannah shares her poem "Cowlick" and discusses the surprising overlap between poetry and content design—from stripping away unnecessary words to make meaning resonate, to solving communication problems, guiding the reader’s experience, and the subtle art of titles.Welcome to Pour Over Poems, where host poet Geoff Anderson invites a poet out for coffee to hear one of their poems and then see where the discussion goes. See more Pour Over Poems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrbwlCYKx-kIn this video:00:00 - Introduction & Coffee Duty00:44 - Poem Reading: "Cowlick" by Hannah Stevenson02:15 - Why "Cowick"? Fragments and Intention04:50 - The Parallels Between Content Design and Poetry05:50 - Stripping Away Words to Find Meaning09:15 - Problem-Solving in UX vs. Writing from the Inside Out13:36 - The Power of the Pause & Negative Space18:00 - Why Titles and Framing Matter in Poetry21:00 - Writing for an Audience vs. Writing for Everyone#poetry #PourOverPoems #diversesDiverses is dedicated to promoting poetry from multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and under-represented writers.
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