So I lost my job about 3 weeks ago. (I may have made a post here but I don't remember lol) Since then, I've been busy figuring out financially what to do. Luckily, I was smart and saved up money for quite a while so I have a bit of a financial cushion. I've decided to spend a few months diving into the world of freelancing (i.e. blog/content/technical writing, paid beta reading/proofreading/editing, and so on). But here's an interesting question I hope will have some surprising answers... Are there any freelance poetry jobs that you guys can think of? (Of course, this would exclude the most obvious way of becoming a PoetTuber/PoetryTuber or whatever the proper term is/making money through YouTube - sorry, @Adam Gary 😂 - or publishing poetry books) I'm wondering if there are any secret ways of using poetry to bring in money. - Brooke

I was one of the lucky ones - the ones with the time to write poetry as much as my heart desired. Sadly, that has now come to an end because of a bad, complicated family issue that leaves me with no job...because I worked for my mom's business. I think I've started to panic a bit because things are so crazy. My mom's relationship with me is nearing rock bottom but, more than anything (yes, even getting a new job), I worry I won't be able to write poetry or anything at all. Of course, I do have anxiety, depression, and overthink everything on top of struggling with self-esteem and self-confidence. Because I feel so at home here at the Cove, I thought some words of wisdom, nice poetry, random facts about anything, etc might be just what I need to push through this! Sincerely, A nervous but hopeful poet