Ann Kroeker, Writing Coach

With inspiration from Mark McGuinness, you’ll integrate poetry into your writing life as a pleasurable practice that elevates your prose. In this interview, Mark describes the vision for his podcast and his own poetic beginnings, and he urges writers (and readers) to simply enjoy poetry. You’ll also discover the impact poetry can have on us as readers and writers. You’ll see ways it intersects with and impacts prose—you can even play a literary game he describes at the end. Learn from Mark: How a mouthful of air is a perfect image for poetry and podcasts How can we translate metaphor into our other forms of writing (without being weird) The metaphor that comes to his mind when describing himself and his writing How poems “mug” Mark and he drops everything to chase them like leprechauns The importance of getting input on your work and finding a writing mentor How to take pleasure in poetry Plus, play his writing game (bring your prose)! Listen to episode 245 and check out excerpts in the transcript below. Yo