The Messy Writers Club

A poetry community for poets that believe there's beauty in our messiest moments.

By Alex Dawson

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More ugly poems please!

Some thoughts and poems that I love

Jun 21•Alex Dawson

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The truth about parenting

with some poems

Jun 11•Alex Dawson

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The Inside Scoop from a Lit. Mag. Editor

Poetry green flags, red flags and fixes

Jun 4•Alex Dawson

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Craft lesson: kill your darlings

But, like, gently.

May 27•Alex Dawson

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The biggest poet-empath dilemma I continue to face

How do I write my most honest poetry without hurting the people I love?

May 19•Alex Dawson

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I will probably never write a-poem-a-day again

But it was good practice, I swear!

May 4•Alex Dawson

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How to write gut-punchy poem endings

Four actionable tips and a prompt!

Apr 22•Alex Dawson

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Best of NaPoWriMo- Week 2

Week 2 of NaPoWriMo brought even more amazing poetry from people using my prompts!

Apr 13•Alex Dawson

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Best of NaPoWriMo - Week One

And an exciting event!

Apr 6•Alex Dawson

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Prompt-a-Day for NaPoWriMo

Can you do all thirty?

Mar 31•Alex Dawson

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Craft lesson: writing a fact-based poem

Both science and poetry dwell in wonder. In the vastness and minutiae. In the seen and the unseen.

Mar 27•Alex Dawson

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