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 georgia_pearl 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years ago
Sorry for the delay in saying - You are so welcome!!!
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Started by georgia_pearl 3 years 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 3 years 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 Tiny glowing star 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years 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 3 years ago
Delightful!  Thank you for sharing,  - Susan
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Started by Riya Jaiswal 3 years 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 3 years ago
I really like this poem.  I like the message.  I like the way you "spin" your story through a series of beautifully cr...
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Started by Riya Jaiswal 3 years ago
that day you called me your home only not to care to return abode   we talked of signs how soulmates are  not found but made how fate is not something  which is destined to be rather it lies in our choices   when we talked of sense we ...
Last replied to by Susan Katz 3 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing your poetry with me.  I will respond to each poem, individually.  There are some lovely ...
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Started by Sarah01 3 years ago
These are the vows I took in silence To love you the way you came to me Reborn, the softest ray of sunshine Presently unwavering   These are the songs i sung At the sight of Twilight The stars unappreciated but twinkling Days shift to night...
Last commented on by Sarah01 3 years ago
Thank you so much for always responding and teaching me how I can be better. I do not have many people around who i coul...
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Started by Comfort 3 years ago
I’m tired of being on the road Lonely as a drifting pedal Bound only by the scent I’ve stained on your clothes Bound only by the memory you can not relinquish   Please-don’t-say-you-need-me You slow my ascendance   And If beath by a ...
Last replied to by Susan Katz 3 years ago
Sorry for the delay in responding to your submission.  The holidays really mess up schedules! Your poem is truly well ...