Have you ever wondered what makes a poem "good," how to write a good poem, or even what makes something a poem in the first place?

Well, I'm an English professor and published poet here to help you out.

Sources:
Why Poetry Matthew Zapruder
The Poetry Home Repair Manual Ted Kooser
Poems (in order of appearance):
"The Alchemist" by Zoe Bee
"Unnamed Bad Poem" by Zoe Bee
"I do not need the kind of love..." by Rupi Kaur
"After Years" by Ted Kooser
"Newcastle Bar & Grill" by Thea S. Kuticka
"For Annie" by Edgar Allen Poe
"Yellow Tractate" by Brenda Hillman
"Iron" by Gabbie Hanna
"The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot
"Ode to the Bumblebee" by Zoe Bee
"A patch of violets, visited twice" by Zoe Bee

With help from:
A. McNamee (@audmcname), http://audmcname.com
Neil Farrell (pronounced like "barrel," so I'm told),    / @theleftistcooks  

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Music:
"Alchemy of Sorts" by Neil Farrell
"Gnossiennes no. 1" by Erik Satie
Creative commons sound effects from Philip Arthur

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