On structure
- write as an “almost story”
- use numbered lists
- use statistics
- listen to other people perform (pay close attention to what goes into getting responses)
Set up for a poetry night
- “like a choir concert”
- have a sign up list
- have a donation box for a food pantry to give back to the community
- advertise
On performance
- practice
- write for yourself
- take the first and last lines of a poem and write your own middle