Tag: vanity press

  • Rhymes and Non-Rhymes

    I like poetry to rhyme. Sure, some non-rhyming poetry is neat, but as a kid it stuck in my head that poems = rhymes, and poems that don’t rhyme feel weird somehow. Still, I’ve written some stuff that doesn’t rhyme. I like the challenge of rhyming, but when I want to write an idea quickly,…

  • Vanity, Oh Vanity

    OR: What Do You Mean I’m Not a Great Poet – I Got My Poem Published In a Vanity Anthology!   On the subject of poetry, it’s very difficult to publish poetry, or get famous doing it. But that’s not exactly obvious if you just google “publish poetry” or “poetry contest” and thousands of hits…