Hi all,

My name is Brittani Ann and I play in a few different genres, mainly poetry and creative non-fiction. I have a minor in poetry and have been writing on my own since I was young but I am now looking to get a bit more serious with my work as well as engage and share with other writers. I am craving the community of those who are looking to critique, workshop, encourage, discuss and learn from one another.

I am just starting out.  I have done academic writing throughout my schooling but have been interested in essay and creative nonfiction recently.   I'm looking for a group that could critique my writing. 

My name is Kayla-Jane (KJ) and I'm a poet and essayist looking to connect with other writers who are either beginning or experienced in the realm of getting published for their work.

In my essays, I write about the environment, nature, climate change, and social justice. I like to say "I bring awareness to societal issues while sharing my life experience."

I'm also a poetry therapist in training - if anyone is interested in that area of poetry, I would love to connect.

A retired engineer just coming to grips with the concept of enjoying writing after half a century of hating it with a passion. Primary school teachers have a hell of a lot to answer for. My writing experience outside academic and professional environments is limited to a few years and involvement in a local writing group.

People tell me I can write, but I am struggling to comprehend an ability that has never before been applied to me. Though sometimes I find myself in a timeless place where rearranging and juggling words, sentences and paragraphs to provide the reader a very specific understanding. I think I enjoy the process, but can a wombat truly enjoy flying?

I think I know an aweful lot and will gladly tell people so, but few have the desire or will to be enlightened. I can visualise a book that tells the world what I think they should know about humanity and how humanity thinks or tries and fails. A book never before needed as much as it is today. Perhaps a pipe dream but I keeps me off the streets.

Hiya! I was a copywriter on/off with textbroker and have had my poetry published in an inaugural issue of a Christian literary journal, a local arts festival journal, and a now defunct experimental/general online literary magazine. I'm looking for a group of people who are able to critique each other with no qualms, read poetry to expand our understandings of the world, and discuss what poetry actually is.

Note, I view poetry as an act of religious ritual - a sacramental approach to the world, our lived experiences, and people all around. Not strictly Christian (highly platonic), but also not New Age-y. So, most of my poems have a hint of religiousity, if not outright proclamation. I honestly don't care if one is religious or not. Good poetry is good poetry.