List: Alex Bentley on Poetry | Curated by Alex Bentley

May 6, 2022
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Alex Bentley on PoetryA collection of poems, articles about poetry, and resources for poets. Written by Internationally Acclaimed Poet and Top Medium Writer, Alexander Bentley.
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The Em Dash Is the King of All Punctuation — and Emily Dickinson Is His QueenI don’t care what your English teacher says. They can meet me on the playground after school if they want to get down and dirty.
May 6, 2022
May 6, 2022
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The Inkslinger
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Alex Bentley
Alliteration Begins with AAlliteration is a stylistic literary device which is identified by the repeated sound of the first or second letter in a series of words.
Nov 20, 2017
Nov 20, 2017
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Money vs. Machine
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Alex Bentley
Poetry Will Be the Next Big Collectibles in the NFT UniverseWhy the NFT marketplace is ready for a surge of literature
Dec 24, 2021
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Dec 24, 2021
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I Started a Vlog to Document My Life, My Thoughts & My Writer’s JourneyThe 5 big reasons I want to get back into vlogging
Dec 7, 2021
Dec 7, 2021
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3 Questions For The World’s PoetsPoets of the world — I have three questions for you
Oct 17, 2021
Oct 17, 2021
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How Life Is Like PoetryOr more specifically — how living your life is like writing a poem
Oct 15, 2021
Oct 15, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
A Poem Is More Than A PoemThe reasons poetry is transformational and life-changing
Oct 9, 2021
Oct 9, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
Into the Intangible Realm of PoetryHow Poetry Shapes Our World and Our Lives
Aug 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2021
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Magnificent Story of Our BirthsA poem dedicated to all the mothers in the world
Sep 24, 2021
Sep 24, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
How Poetry Makes Us SmarterThree reasons you should read a poem-a-day
Sep 27, 2021
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Sep 27, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
She Called Me Night (full poem)Through Night and Luna, a new sonnet rhyming structure is born
Sep 23, 2021
Sep 23, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
5 Short Poems to Read When You’re Having a Bad DayIt’s a fact: we all have bad days. And sometimes poetry helps us find our center.
Sep 11, 2021
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Sep 11, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
The Most Inspirational Quote I’ve Read by a PoetThese words of wisdom from Walt Whitman may change how you view life
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021
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Hello, Love
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Alex Bentley
9 Poems to Read When You’re Sad and HeartbrokenA collection of poetry for anybody who needs to know they’re not alone in their pain and anguish.
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
7 Moments When Poetry Changed the WorldFrom the Works of William Shakespeare to the Beat Poets’ Counterculture Movement
Sep 3, 2021
Sep 3, 2021
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They Say Home Is Where The Heart IsA poem about what ‘home’ means to me
Sep 3, 2021
Sep 3, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
Is Poetry the Purest Form of Writing?Unlike other forms of writing, poetry invites us to partake in a personal experience with the poet and the poem
Sep 1, 2021
Sep 1, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
The Power of Language and PoetryHow Language and the Art of Poetry Affect Us All
Aug 30, 2021
Aug 30, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
12 Rupi Kaur-Style Poems Worth ReadingI tried writing poems like Rupi Kaur and these are the results.
Aug 28, 2021
Aug 28, 2021
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Makata Poetry
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Alex Bentley
How to Write a Compelling Poem5 essential elements to make your next poem shine.
Aug 26, 2021
Aug 26, 2021