PBN Family,
The Poetry Business Network (PBN) is officially launching as a creative media company—one built to reshape how poetry and creativity live in the world.
What you are witnessing right now is the foundation of:
- A global creative economy
- A marketplace for poetry and creativity
- A media network rooted in culture
- A bridge between artists and industries
- A system where poetry is not just expressed—but applied, funded, and valued
This is history in the making—and you are early.
🎯 WHY PBN EXISTS
For too long, poetry has been powerful but disconnected from infrastructure.
PBN exists to change that.
This network was built to:
- Create real opportunities for creatives
- Connect poetry to organizations, causes, and industries
- Produce and distribute cultural media
- Protect artists and partners through structure
- Turn creativity into a professional, respected force
This is about building systems where poetry moves through the economy.
🏗️ THE THREE PILLARS WE ARE BUILDING ON
To launch this vision with clarity and momentum, PBN is centered around three flagship pillars:
🎪 Poet Life Fest
Our cultural centerpiece.
A live and digital festival experience where poets, creatives, organizations, and causes come together through performances, showcases, activations, and partnerships.
🎥 Poet Life Unscripted
Our documentary-style media series.
Real stories. Real journeys. Real application.This series documents what it actually looks like to build a life, career, and ecosystem using poetry.
🎙️ The Monthly Showcase
Our consistency engine.
Every month, poets and creatives are featured, discovered, and celebrated through themed showcases that keep the network active, visible, and engaged.
These pillars allow everyone—across all levels—to participate meaningfully.
👥 WHO PBN IS FOR
PBN is intentionally built to welcome more than just poets.
This ecosystem is for:
- Poets & spoken word artists
- Creative professionals (designers, musicians, filmmakers, storytellers)
- Fans & supporters of culture
- Students & emerging creatives
- Organizations, brands, and institutions
- Sponsors, funders, and opportunity providers
If you believe creativity has real-world value, you belong here.
🧩 MEMBERSHIP TIERS (HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS)
PBN operates with three intentional tiers, each serving a role in the ecosystem:
🟢 FREE
For those exploring, learning, and engaging publicly.
Access to content, contests, showcases, and community interaction.
🔵 PREMIER
For serious creatives ready to be considered for opportunities, features, collaborations, and media participation.
🟣 VIP
For funders, brands, organizations, and institutions providing opportunities, sponsorships, and direction.
This tier is about responsibility and stewardship, not status.
Each tier exists to protect the ecosystem while allowing creativity to move forward professionally.
🎓 HOW THIS CONNECTS TO POETRY BUSINESS INSTITUTE (PBI)
It’s important to understand the relationship:
- Poetry Business Institute (PBI) is the education and training armThis is where creatives learn the systems, structure, and strategy.
- Poetry Business Network (PBN) is the media, marketplace, and application armThis is where those skills are applied in real time through opportunities, media, and partnerships.
Simply put:
PBI prepares you.
PBN positions you.
Together, they create a full creative pipeline—from learning to application to impact.
🌍 WHY THIS MOMENT MATTERS
You are not joining something that already peaked.
You are entering at the foundation.
Years from now, people will point to this moment and say:
“That’s when it started.”
A creative media company.
A global ecosystem.
A marketplace for poetry.
A bridge between art and industry.
And you’re here to help build it.
Welcome to the Poetry Business Network.