Welcome to my Poet Lady Chat Room. I would like to invite you to click on the chat box and type in a question, a suggestion, submit a poem, in other words – “chat with me.” I may, if you submit a poem, decide to feature it in my Poem of the Week section or, we may simply exchange ideas and suggestions about your poem.

This is a place to “talk” poetry with someone who has loved it all her life. I have a true passion for the possibilities of poetry and would love to hear your thoughts and/or read your poem. I will be happy to offer my reaction to your work and, based on over 40 years of teaching poetry, organizing, and conducting poetry workshops, working as a book review editor for an international poetry magazine, authoring five books of poetry and two textbooks on teaching poetry, send along my thoughts on ways to make your poem stronger and more impactful.

If you’re on my site, you have a connection to poetry. Feel free to connect with me – right here -right now, by typing your message into the “chat box” and clicking send. I’m waiting…

 

Your friend in poetry, Susan

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Started by Aviana 10 months ago
Run, run, run With my vision blurred Teary eyedRun and hide in motionOh when did it all go sidewaysMy skin is intact and my insides are twistedI'm arranged in disarrayI'll hold my lungsAnd watch my legs crumbleAnd as I moveAnd hope to disappearI'll d...
Last commented on by Susan Katz 8 months ago
I responded to this poem. You did not send an email so the only way I can respond is through the chat room. I hope yo...
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Started by georgia_pearl 10 months ago
You’re a Beach  You rise with the tide You’re a gentle and smooth ride  You’ve so much deep and unexplored  You take me to a sparkling shore  The water’s blue like your eyes  Your hair’s an ocean wave’s glide  Your skin i...
Last commented on by Susan Katz 9 months ago
Hope you've been able to use the lessons in a positive way. Do hope to see more of your work in the future.
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Started by georgia_pearl 10 months ago
Love is the Aftermath of the Storm Love is When you hold me tight after my tears have abated When the sky stops crying and the wind stops the trees from shaking And the earth is moist and green Love is the silence that softly soothes the st...
Last commented on by Susan Katz 9 months ago
Sorry for the delay in saying - You are so welcome!!!
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Started by georgia_pearl 10 months ago
Dreams  Are a part of living  Fantasy fused with reality  Thoughts igniting reverie  Forming pictures in my mind  They make ordinary things shine  Everyday I look in wonder  And put pen to paper  Trying to bring to life  Colorful, v...
Last commented on by Susan Katz 9 months ago
Very nice. Please forgive the delay in my response - dealing with a fracture in my back making time at the computer di...
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Started by Being_oasis 9 months ago
Watch the sun, as it bows Fades into the evening gleam Sky screams a voice so loud Soul throbs to its every beat To some it is a mystic state To some a confusing prose I do not know what it is to me  Maybe one or maybe both   Dead words mi...
Last commented on by Susan Katz 9 months ago
Hello again. Since your poem is rather a long one, I will select one stanza and make some suggestions that, I believe. ...
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Started by georgia_pearl 9 months ago
I would like to study the art of poetry more. Where could I access more lessons or are there some resources you could recommend? Thanks 😊✨
Last replied to by Susan Katz 9 months ago
Good afternoon.  Have you checked out my lessons here at www.poetladykatz.com  - also, many of my newsletters deal wit...
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Started by Tiny glowing star 10 months ago
Smiles I adore.   I know a bibliophile Who slowly expands her cheeks, Like a gentle waterfall Calm and quiet, Elegant curves along lips Beautiful sight indeed!   I know a lover of history Who suddenly spreads thrills, Like an enchanting ...
Last replied to by Susan Katz 10 months ago
Delightful poem.  I very much like the way you "personalize" smiles - giving them a personality.  I particularly like ...
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Started by Being_oasis 10 months ago
  Bells have rung, Sun  now sets, Fades into the orange depths Cries I hear, silent roars Whispers brutal fill my core.   It’s the heart, you must know Groaning pain it went through No sounds, mouth shut Didn’t let them hear Being t...
Last commented on by Susan Katz 10 months ago
Sorry it took me a while to get back to this. I would like to offer a few suggestions that I think might elevate the fl...
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Started by Riya Jaiswal 10 months ago
earlier  I were a nyctophile  and you selenophile  it's still the same only now I'm your moon and you're my night sky  
Last replied to by Susan Katz 10 months ago
Delightful!  Thank you for sharing,  - Susan
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Started by Riya Jaiswal 10 months ago
My grandma always sang me to sleep       "there lived an angel in the cerulean sky      wove sapphire yarns embroidered with      lilac, pink and crimson fleece      people called it sunset        sometimes she blotted them gre...
Last replied to by Susan Katz 10 months ago
I really like this poem.  I like the message.  I like the way you "spin" your story through a series of beautifully cr...