A Poem Is A Place | Isabelle Correa | Substack

how to's + prompts

Split Lips and learning to love all wrong

November offerings, a new poem, a prompt

Nov 5, 2025 • Isabelle Correa

How to write poems you have to hide from your family

a how-to that's also a poem (with other poems inside it)

May 16, 2025 • Isabelle Correa

Innie, outie, poet: How to write poetry like Severance

Apr 8, 2025 • Isabelle Correa

A Poem Is A Place

A Poem Is A Place

For poets and poetry lovers. Read me. Write with me.

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Isabelle Correa

My first breakup was with Jesus

personal essays

My first breakup was with Jesus

On losing god and finding my queer self

Jun 2 • Isabelle Correa

Confessions of a Recovering Codependent: A Room of One's Own

Mar 22 • Isabelle Correa

How to fall in love and stay that way

essay + new poem

Jan 25 • Isabelle Correa

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new poems

My first breakup was with Jesus

On losing god and finding my queer self

Jun 2 • Isabelle Correa

The Rise of the Detestable Woman: Why Readers Crave Recognition More Than Reassurance

May 19 • Isabelle Correa

Astronaut Affidavit

a new poem and an invite to the virtual open mic on Sunday

Apr 25 • Isabelle Correa

Periods Are Mean and Commas Are Cute and I Want to Sleep with You

Apr 18 • Isabelle Correa

behind the scenes on a new poem

killing your darlings in poetry

before and after of a new poem

Jun 22, 2025 • Isabelle Correa

I grew up under a rock

a new poem, a prompt

Mar 6, 2025 • Isabelle Correa

The worst poem I've ever written

(a before and after of a poem + a prompt)

Jan 8, 2025 • Isabelle Correa

Using impossible pacing in poetry

Dec 3, 2024 • Isabelle Correa

audio of poetry reading

Confessions of a Recovering Codependent: A Room of One's Own

Mar 22 • Isabelle Correa

Using impossible pacing in poetry

Dec 3, 2024 • Isabelle Correa

Edit your poem by listening to your poem

Apr 17, 2024 • Isabelle Correa

How to break / a line / Part 2

Mar 19, 2024 • Isabelle Correa

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workshops for paid subscribers

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The Unexpected Love Poem: workshop recording for paid subscribers

In this week’s Unexpected Love Poem workshop (just in time for Valentine’s), we dug into what makes a love poem feel alive instead of predictable: not…

Feb 12 • Isabelle Correa

1:11:05

Compiling Your Poetry Manuscript: workshop recording for paid subscribers

Jan 12 • Isabelle Correa

22:17

Poetry 101: workshop recording for paid subscribers

Nov 23, 2025

1:06:02

Dream Interpretation: workshop recording for paid subscribers

Aug 24, 2025 • Isabelle Correa

1:03:00

Writing Poems on Company Time: workshop recording for paid subscribers

May 7, 2025 • Isabelle Correa

1:03:03

Write Your Life: workshop recording for paid subscribers

Mar 6, 2025 • Isabelle Correa