Resources.
On Reading a Poem: Poets.org, Edward Hirsch
On Contemporary Poets to Begin With: Dorianne Laux, Kim Addonizio, Natalie Diaz, Ada Limón, Jericho Brown, Ross Gay, Natasha Tretheway, Cynthia Cruz, Javier Zamora, Louise Glück, Alex Dimitrov, Richie Hofmann, Ted Kooser, Linda Gregg, Joanna Klink, Danez Smith, Richard Siken, Mary Oliver, Lucille Clifton, W. S. Merwin, Paul Tran
On Contemporary Fiction Writers to Begin With: Octavia Butler, Cara Blue Adams, JJ Peña, Charles Yu, Simon Rich, Don DeLillo, Heather Monley, Gina Chung, K-Ming Chang, Sheldon Costa, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Ted Chiang, Junot Diaz, Nafissa Thompson-Spires
On the Writing Experience: Ocean Vuong, Jenny Zhang
On Advice: Lorrie Moore, Joyce Carol Oates, Carol Edgarian, Octavia Butler, Lydia Davis
On Craft (Poetry): Carmen Giminez Smith, Rachel Richardson, Frontier Poetry (here & here), Dana Gioia, Hunger Mountain, Nuar Alsadir
On Craft (Fiction): Kristin Valdez Quade, Rick Bass, Elizabeth Bowen, Molly Martin
On Craft (General): Gotham Writers (here, here, & here)
On Revisions: Pam Houston, Lydia Davis (here & here), Tom Jenks, Marlin M. Jenkins (here & here)
On Publishing: Frontier Poetry (here & here), Katie Manning, Annelyse Gelman, Kim Addonizio, Lammergier
On Places to Submit: a starter pack of 90 lit mags (I use Twitter and Facebook to research)
On the Toxic, Competitive, Teen Writing World: Amanda Silberling (here & here), The Atlantic
On Daily Poem Newsletters: Academy of American Poets, Poetry Foundation, Poetry Daily
On Writing Handbooks (Poetry): Madness, Rack, and Honey by Mary Ruefle, Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver, The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets by Ted Kooser, The Poet's Companion by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux, Ordinary Genius by Kim Addonizio
On Writing Handbooks (Fiction): On Writing by Stephen King, Story Trumps Structure by Steven James, On Becoming a Novelist by John Gardner, The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults by Cheryl Klein, Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne and Dave King
