#074: Joy Sullivan — Growing a Community Around Your Poetry & Writing, Dealing With Creative Blocks, Avoiding Cliches, Tips for Reading & Writing Poetry

London Writers' Salon

Poet and community builder Joy Sullivan @joysullivanpoet on the craft of poetry, tips for reading and writing poetry, how writers can avoid cliches and why she thinks writing from the heart is terrible advice. We talk about the business of writing, how she's grown an online following and how she balances her creative work with her business.

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ABOUT JOY SULLIVAN

Joy Sullivan is a poet, educator, and community leader. A former brand copywriter, Joy decided to leave her day job and devote herself to poetry. She is now the founder of Sustenance, a writing community that helps poets hone their craft. Her debut collection of poems, Instructions for Traveling West, will debut next year from Dial Press. You can find her on Instagram @joysullivanpoet.

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RESOURCES & LINKS

• Sustenance - Joy's online writing community
• Erica Miriam Fabri
• Ellen Bass
• Maggie Smith
• Feedback structure in the Sustenance community: Where is the power in this poem? What questions do I have about this poem?
• Joy's Instagram Account
• Joy's poem, "My mother says kissing a man without a mustache is like eating eggs without salt"
• Joy's poem, "Instructions for traveling west"
• Joy's Substack, Necessary Salt
• The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry
• In the Palm of Your Hand: A Poet's Portable Workshop

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