Poets, We’ve reviewed all the submissions… and the winner of this month’s Poetry Business Bingo —AND the $100 Shopping Spree in The Poet Life Shop —is @SunnyTaira Wyatt ! ☀️🔥 Sunny showed up, took action, completed a Bingo row AND column, and embodied exactly what this challenge is about: Momentum. Growth. Ownership. Help me congratulate her in the comments! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 💡 And for everyone else… keep filling in your Bingo cards. Whether you won the prize or not, the REAL reward is the work you’re putting into your poetry business: ✨ Every square you complete builds a new professional skill. ✨ Every row strengthens your brand and your clarity. ✨ Every bit of progress compounds and positions you for more opportunities in 2026. ✨ And the more you participate, the more confident and “business ready” you become. January’s Bingo is coming —and the momentum you build this month is what sets the tone for your next level. So don't stop!! Keep going. Keep building. Keep claiming your transformation into a Poetry Business Owner.

📌 Welcome to the Poetry Business Network & Institute! To all our new members — we’re thrilled to have you join this global community and trade school for poets, entrepreneurs, and creatives from around the world! 🌍 To our current members — we appreciate you. Your commitment to building a sustainable poetry business inspires us all, and now we’re taking things to the next level together. The Poetry Business Network (PBN) We’re more than just a community — we’re a family of like-minded individuals committed to turning passion into paychecks and poetry into careers. Whether you’re just starting or ready to scale, PBN is your home base for: - A global network of poets and creatives - Local chapters with in-person meetups - Monthly coaching, events, and challenges - Access to gigs and partnerships through our partner network The Poetry Business Institute (PBI) — Inside PBN PBI is our educational arm — a global trade school for poets and creative entrepreneurs. Every member begins with Track 1: Foundation & Documentation — also known as the Poetry Business Accelerator – Foundations Certificate. This program will: ✅ Give you a complete poetry business blueprint ✅ Build months of marketing content while you learn ✅ Prepare you for paid opportunities through PBN ✅ Lead to your official PBN Certification Once you complete Track 1, you’ll unlock Track 2: The 90-Day Learn, Launch, & Earn Program, where we work together to help you earn your first $1K as a poetry business owner. Exactly What to Do First Step 1: Record & post your Intro Video (details in the “Intro Videos” thread). Post on your social media (and tag/collab with @PoetryBusinessNetwork) and here in the community. Step 2: Start Module 1 of the Poetry Business Accelerator in the Classroom. Step 3: Engage with the community — comment, share insights, and celebrate others’ wins. Best Practices

Poets, we love the creativity and passion you bring to the Poetry Business Network, but we want to kindly remind everyone that this space is for building the business side of poetry—not for sharing poems. We want to make sure the information is easily searchable and not overshadowed. Instead of posting poetry here, we encourage you to first: ✅ Protect Your Work – Copyright your poetry to safeguard your intellectual property before posting online. ✅ Document Your Writing Process – Keep track of your creative journey to strengthen your portfolio. ✅ Promote Strategically – Share your poetry on your social media platforms to grow your audience. Our goal is to keep this space focused on business strategies, answering burning questions, and growth so that your poetry doesn’t just get seen—it gets valued. Let’s stay aligned with our mission and help each other monetize our craft! Thank you for being part of this movement and thank you for understanding! 🚀💼✨

Poets! We’ve officially got a winner for this month’s Poetry Business Bingo, and we’ll be announcing them TOMORROW (Monday) inside the Poetry Business Network! But listen… Even if your name isn’t the one called tomorrow, keep working to fill in your Bingo card. Why? Because the real prize isn’t the $100 Poet Life Shop spree. The real prize is the transformation that happens as you take consistent action in your poetry business. Here’s why you should keep going: ✨ Every square builds a new skill — pricing, outreach, branding, visibility, professionalism. ✨ Finishing the card gives you clarity on who you serve and what you offer. ✨ Consistency builds confidence, momentum, and trust in your own abilities. ✨ You position yourself for more bookings, more income, and more opportunities. ✨ Your content, your systems, and your identity strengthen as you complete each task. ✨ And next month? We’re running it back. Your completed card gives you a head start. Whether you completed one row, one column, or the whole card, you’re growing your business one action at a time — and that’s the part that compounds. Stay tuned for tomorrow’s big announcement, and keep pushing. Your poetry business is leveling up with every move you make. 🎯

Family… we just crossed 800 poets in the Poetry Business Network! That’s 800 creatives, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and world-shakers committed to becoming more and building real poetry businesses. Congratulations to each and every one of you. Your consistency, your ideas, your questions, your support for one another… this is what’s building the movement. But listen—this is just the beginning. Keep working. Keep sharing. Keep showing up. Keep posting your progress, your wins, your drafts, your services, your questions, your breakthroughs. Every time you participate, you push the entire Network forward. Every time you share, you inspire someone you don’t even know. Every time you apply what you learn here, you elevate the standard for the whole community. Let’s keep growing together. Let’s hit 1,000 poets next! And let’s continue turning poetry into purpose, platforms, and profit. 💛🖤 Welcome to the next level, PBN. Let’s work. ✍🏾🔥