Archive - Savvy Verse & Wit Substack

Review: Cher, the Memoir, Part One by Cher

a celebrity memoir focused on the business of showbiz and turmoil

Jun 23 •

Serena Agusto-Cox

Review: Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry (audio)

when the scoop of the century isn't the prize

Jun 18 •

Serena Agusto-Cox

Review: You Like It Darker by Stephen King (audio)

where is the line where darkness begins?

Jun 17 •

Serena Agusto-Cox

-when reviews fall of the grid and poetry emerges

Jun 3 •

Serena Agusto-Cox

April 2025

Writing Is Work

Many writers like to think of work and its creative possibilities, but let’s be realistic — writing is work.

Apr 29 •

Serena Agusto-Cox

The Struggle Is Real: Poetry Revision

when a poem is as stubborn as you are

Apr 18 •

Serena Agusto-Cox

Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare

reading poetry aloud and its pleasures

Apr 8 •

Serena Agusto-Cox

FriYAY! Poetry with Pizzazz

It’s hard to believe that some of my favorite poetry books as a child are 50-60 years old.

Apr 4 •

Serena Agusto-Cox

National Poetry Month 2025!

how did April sneak up on me?

Apr 2 •

Serena Agusto-Cox

March 2025

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