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 Fahad Khalique 1 year ago
O dear poetry! Get me to the realm of WordsworthSo that I could elaborate on nature Candle some imaginative thoughts in my mind So that I could also celebrate you. O dear Poetry! Take me to the Dover Beach Where I could encounter what Milton and o...
Last commented on by Susan Katz 12 months ago
I am just seeing this now. So sorry to have missed it but, had some computer issues and it has taken me a while to catc...
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Started by Aviana 1 year 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 12 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 Fahad Khalique 1 year ago
Have nothing in cold snowy winter Let's wrap up to each other Nothing is going to warm meLet me subside into your pious soul.I offered nothing to God in wish, becauseMy wish walks side-by-side to me.Make me your deep secret diaryExpress your solitude...
Last replied to by Susan Katz 1 year ago
Good Morning and thank you for sharing another poem with me.  Please see my thoughts below:   Have nothing in cold s...
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Started by georgia_pearl 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago
Sorry for the delay in saying - You are so welcome!!!
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Started by georgia_pearl 1 year 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 1 year 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 Fahad Khalique 1 year ago
O dear humanity! O beloved humanity! You're very precious to me And I don't want you to forfeitLet's migrate to some other place;Into the hut of a destitute So that you can breathe freelyAnd cherish your presence. Do you know? This world is enemy; T...
Last commented on by Susan Katz 1 year ago
You are so welcome. This troubled world could very much benefit from the words spoken from your poet's heart. I apprec...
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Started by Being_oasis 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago
Delightful poem.  I very much like the way you "personalize" smiles - giving them a personality.  I particularly like ...