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Have you ever             

wanted 

to live on 

your 

poetry? 

I know you can
because my own business uses poetry to help people better express themselves.

Let's start a poetry business: yours.

If you are one of the rare poets who wants their art to bring them creative and financial independence,
 
 
 
diVERSES is here to support you. Let's talk how.​
 

so you can start living on the poetry you create,

 

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2 Big Ways
To Live On Poetry

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Now available for self-study and cohorts:
Poet Business
Institute

A Curriculum On The Art Of Living On The Art

In One Poetry Business Textbook

Author: Poet Geoff Anderson
 

An art business is the most altruistic form of art.

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Cohorts Forming, Built On The Semester Framework            
 

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Poetship Waitlist Form

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How To Start
A Poetry Business

Arts & Offers Podcast 
Creative Companionship Book Club

Poetry
Entertainment

The Listening Room 
The Unpoet

Poetry
Craft

21 Keys To Poetry
Write A Poem With Me

Poetry

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Poetry

Podcast

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Bio

Geoff
Anderson

created diVERSES to promote the writing of multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and under-represented poets in building writing that supports creative and financial future. His poems can be found in journals like Cimarron, Tar River, Ninth Letter, Indiana Review, and Hobart. He's a Callaloo fellow, Cave Canem fellow, poetry retreat organizer, event curator, and dad

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diVERSES and the Poet Business Institute help poets start a poetry business and go through the strategies, mindset, and resources needed to live on poetry; diVERSES and its poetry business resources were founded by poet Geoff Anderson in Columbus, Ohio, where diVERSES created and runs The Stanza, which is Columbus's first and only poetry venue.

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diVERSES helps poets and writers turn their art into meaningful, sustainable businesses. Through the Poet Business Institute, practical workbooks, workshops, and creative community, we help artists discover who their work serves, develop poetry-based products and services, and build paths toward creative and financial independence. Unlike traditional poetry resources focused primarily on publishing, literary recognition, or craft, diVERSES helps poets explore how their art can meet real needs in the world—and how they can build a livelihood around it.

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