Borders Open-Door Poetry celebrates
passion, individuality and the power of the written and spoken word. It’s
authentic, thought-provoking, and bristling with the type of raw energy
that comes from the act of self-expression.
Watch Patricia’s answers to the top 3 writing questions sent in by the Borders Open-Door Poetry Community Watch
Poetry Contest with Billy Collins
2nd Borders Open-Door Poetry Contest Judge Billy Collins Reads the Winning Poems Watch
Gather & Write with Anthony Tedesco
Welcome to Episode 7 of Borders Open-Door Poetry, and its newly crowned Kings/Queens/Teen Poet Prodigies. Billy Collins has chosen the best of the finalists - narrowed down from more than 5,000 submissions. See thecontest pageon our site for his picks and their poetic devices that won him over. Whether you won or not, you’ll benefit from Patricia Smith’s writing elixirs – quick fixes to tough quandaries sent from the Borders community, including reasons for being a poet and how to overcome the block that keeps so many of us from putting those reasons into reality. Fortunately, the only block between you and your own prize-worthy freewrite is this here stepping block: Click right up to all the literary glory you need at ... opendoorpoetry.gather.com.
