Substacks recommended by Tara Connor

Recommended by Tara Connor

The Public Domain Poetry Project

By Tara Connor

A community of poets generating new works inspired by poems in the public domain.

A Word About...

By Benjamin Dreyer

Words. Words about words. Words about copyediting. The occasional cultural observation.

LeeAnn’s Punctuated Poetry

By LeeAnn Pickrell

Poems and and stories about poems and life and probably a bit about punctuation too because I'm an editor and I love punctuation.

Poetry Pals

By Nelly Bryce

Weekly pen pal posts that share a love of poetry. Eternally optimistic. Home of Poetry Book Club and the friendliest poetry community!

ONLY POEMS DAILY

By Shannan Mann

A poem a day keeps the devil away!

Writer, interrupted

By Mary Roblyn

Life happens. We get interrupted. When my husband died, grief opened my heart. Writing, like grieving, is an act of love. Interruptions are not forever. I'm writing again. Join me! A Substack Featured Publication.

Humorous and honest, Writer Interrupted is a newsletter I always look forward to reading. Mary Roblyn invites readers into her return to a writing life after experiencing tragedy. Always thoughtful and inspiring.

- Tara Connor

Raising Myles

By Marc Typo

A first-time dad writes letters to his newborn son, Myles, every Monday, sharing the joy he didn't experience himself with the world. Inspired by Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me."

Petra Glyphs

By Petra Hernandez

My indie author space to keep you up to date on my works-in-progress, short stories, poems, small adventures, and thoughts on joyful writing.

The Scribble & Jot

By Adam Lombard

A new poem every weekend, with a few thoughts on the writing and editing of poetry.

The World We Are

By Margaret Ann Silver

Poems--first drafts, super-old ones, and everything in-between.

The Poetry Nook

By Ivy-Rose Opal

Create, read, listen etc as Ivy-Rose Opal delves into poetry, music and more.

Kent’s Substack

By Kent Peterson

I usually type about one page a day here on an old manual typewriter.

26th Avenue Poet

By 26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)

Poems that greet you with "Hey, look at that."

Consistently thoughtful, beautiful, surprising verse. Such a gift.

- Tara Connor

15th Century Feminist

By 15thCenturyFeminist

Here we'll explore how medieval misogyny informs modern philosophy while uncovering the feminisms of the Middle Ages. No longer will the women of the Middle Ages be erased, minimized, or villainized.

Anthropocene Times

By S E Morter-Laing

Poetry on the human-nature relationship and femininity. Home of the Poetic Library.

The Hallelujah Book & Hope Letter

By Tara Penry

Essays on the luminous lines & companionable books that relieve the muddle: a literature professor's notes on hope

Parent of Adults

By Asha Dornfest

An invitation to compare notes on life beyond the empty nest. By the author of PARENT HACKS.

Listening in the Dark with Amber Tamblyn

Creative-minded community and cultural catharsis. Full of feminism and always algorithm-free.

The Long Middle

By Lisa Renee

Letters about life in the middle.

Seeing Things

By Liza Donnelly

New and unpublished drawings and thoughts for people who want to see more of life, from a New Yorker cartoonist. Drawings, cartoons, words, live drawing, process, more...

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Poetical

Recommended by Tara Connor