What do a film maker, playwright, retired teacher, college student, librarian, artist, and financial analyst all have in common? Well, they're all writers. Not only are they are writers, but they have all written poems about their writing craft. "The Poet's Word" is an anthology comprised of both established and emerging writers from all over the world, including the United States, England, Canada, Australia, and France. These selected poets have offered readers insight into the roller coaster process of writing. Through their works, these authors not only describe fulfillment, rejections, passions, and frustrations, they also illustrate the universality of human struggle and success. Additionally, they have exposed how writing appears through a poet's eyes; they have relayed the rawness, beauty, madness, and love that all coincide with the life of a poet. This book is for all the writers and readers who genuinely respect words and the effort and sacrifice it takes to transport those words into something more. So take a break from your computer, flat screen T.V., Iphone 5, etc. Come on in and take a look around inside "The Poet's Word." It's time to read the words behind the stories and continue to keep the poetry alive. Includes poems by: Barry Niditch, Malaika Favorite, pk Potts, Robert Weston, Emily Strauss, Michael Linehan, Gina Roitman, Stephanie Giguere, Thomas Griffin, John Grey, E. Shaun Russell, Amanda Gayle Oliver, Kerri MacLaury, Zach Bissett, Amber Koneval, Allie Marini Batts, Melissa Slayton, Caroline M. Rogers, Joe Massingham, Michael Lee Johnson, M.E. Knots, Reba Darling, Randy Floyd, Christina Pagès, David R. Morgan, Tina Hacker, Sally Gradle, Jordan Ki, and Mark Marony.