I’ve put together a list of my top ten tips, particularly for all the new and young poets who are just starting out on Hello Poetry. I hope it helps - much of it is common sense, but with a bit of luck you’ll find something in it that clicks with you and helps you to improve your own writing process.

You could even try committing to one these ideas as a new year’s resolution!

Have you flown the WordCloud?

Apart from giving a fascinating statistical insight into what we tend to think about most when we’re writing, you can use the WordCloud in a number of interesting and fun ways to inspire your own reading and writing.

Come with me on a little WordCloud adventure and I'll show you what I mean!

We have heard from many poets on Hello Poetry that they are eager to get more critical feedback on their work and that Reactions are not providing that. So, we have created a section in the community called Critique, which is dedicated to precisely that.

While we have so far only used this space to discuss features and happenings around Hello Poetry, we would like to begin sharing more about the project, it's motivations, collaborators, and influences. To begin, we'll be sharing what we find interesting, and inviting members of the community to do the same.

Our list:

1. Browse poems by words that mean something to you. Today at Hello Poetry we've been browsing spring, London, and, by now, exhausted.
2. Socialize with people you like in groups. Invite readers and poets to your groups.

The rest of the list after the jump.