Write What You Can’t Stop Thinking About
This is where the poetry you return to occasionally, finally gets the life it deserves. Write more often, love your work, and get the confidence to share it.
You’ve been meaning to write but life keeps getting in the way? I've been there too.
Your poetic voice calls to you in quiet moments, in thoughts you don’t want to lose, in experiences that ask for something more than just being lived. You may have started pieces, written in bursts, or returned to old work that still feels like part of you.
But without a clear rhythm to return to, writing can begin to drift in and out of your life.
You want to write more. You've taken classes (maybe lots of them!) and left feeling inspired, but it can be difficult to sustain the momentum on your own. It can also feel frustrating when the ideas inside your head aren't translating to the page, or when you're not sure what to write at all.
Pathways To Poetry is a quiet, guided space where the poems you've been holding onto begin to take shape and find their way into the world. It starts with a deeper trust in your own voice.
Express what matters to you, in your own voice
Write more, in a way that feels steady and supported
Have the courage and guidance to submit your work (if you want to)
"When Heidi invited me to join Pathways to Poetry Membership I was intrigued. Perhaps this would be a way to organize the overflowing junk drawer of my poetry! Since I joined Pathways to Poetry the junk drawer is definitely looking less cluttered and I have found some “treasures” that had been almost completely forgotten."
I have worked for years as a professional lyricist but have always hesitated to identify myself as a “poet.” However I have read and written poetry since early childhood, not consistently but often enough that I have quite a body of rough work.
Joining Pathways to Poetry has already started working it’s magic. I feel inspired by the monthly gatherings — the exercises and check-ins — and especially the opportunity to hear other writers’ works in progress and to share my own. It gives me something to prepare for and look forward to, and creates a structure to work within. And sure enough, I feel a clarity of purpose and a reawakening of enthusiasm and confidence in my abilities as a writer.”
– Marion Adler
Poetry is so much more than writing occasionally and hiding it in a drawer.
If you find yourself writing in bursts, then questioning whether it’s good enough, and slowly losing confidence, it’s time to begin trusting your voice.
That cycle can leave you sitting at your desk, unsure whether to share your work or hesitant to submit it at all.
If you're delaying your writing, or overthinking how to begin, or quietly wondering whether your voice even matters, please know that your words are important. When frustration builds, your voice can begin to feel less clear and more distant.
In Pathways To Poetry you're supported by a simple structure designed to guide you back to the page:
- We gather monthly so you can return to your writing in a consistent, supported rhythm.
- You’ll work on a poem connected to a curated submission opportunity, so you can move toward sharing your work with greater clarity and confidence.
- You'll hear from poets in monthly conversations that offer insight into their process, perspective, and relationship to their writing.
- You spend your time writing, rather than trying to navigate where or how to submit.
- You build momentum through encouragement and shared practice within the community.
- As you connect with others, you begin to realize you're not alone in how you feel or how you approach your writing.
Because poetry should be something you return to, something that fits into your life and deepens over time.
Yes, I'm Ready To Write Consistently
THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP:
THE MONTHLY GATHERING
The Monthly Gathering is the anchor of the membership. This is where you can return if you haven't picked up a pen each month. We start with a writing workshop that is specifically designed to help you craft a poem for a curated submission that month. We then spend the rest of the hour to share our poetry and discuss the depth we discover through writing. Replays of all of these gatherings are available in the online dashboard.
THE COMMUNITY
The writing we start in the monthly gathering continues in the private, supportive community space. Members share their work and get feedback from other writers and the moderators. This is an area to get further inspiration, share ideas, recommendations and celebrate submissions and momentum we are gaining through our writing. At the same time, we share the depths our writing takes us, and other aspects of our writing lives.
CURATED SUBMISSIONS
Each month you receive a carefully curated collection of journals, prizes, or anthology submission opportunities designed to support your ongoing creative practice so you can take one clear step toward submitting. Each listing is organized for clarity and includes key details so you can quickly see which opportunities fit your work, navigate the landscape confidently, and submit with intention, without feeling overwhelmed. In addition, you have access to the "Poetry Contests Without The Guesswork" workshop to help you develop a strategy to increase your likelihood of success.
INSPIRING TALKS WITH POETS
Each month you'll receive exclusive conversations with published poets sharing insights, tips and inspiration. These pre-recorded Spotlight interviews are relaxed chats about poetry, writing and the creative life. You'll grow through hearing their stories and learning about their various poetic approaches and reasons for writing. These conversations are available on demand to suit your schedule.
Step Back Into Your Writing
YOU WILL BE SUPPORTED TO:
- Write consistently at your pace, with intention and purpose supported by our private community.
- Use curated opportunities to guide your writing toward aligned submissions.
- Move within a monthly rhythm that supports regular, sustainable writing
- Draw inspiration from live conversation and recorded interviews with poets
- Connect with others on a similar path, without pressure or comparison
"Since joining Pathways the excitement and momentum of my writing has picked up significantly."
And the live monthly gatherings with members has been helpful in gaining confidence to write in the moment and as well to learn different styles of writing poetry. I find it very encouraging and supportive with options to read your work, continue writing a poem or to socialize with fellow Poets. I always come away with a new poem or the beginnings of a new piece every gathering.
I have also been able to submit poems to contests or for publication that have been curated and talked about on the Pathways site. This has given me opportunities for quality submissions that will hit the mark of what the publishers are looking for.
It has been a great experience thus far giving me community, momentum, constructive advice, direction and opportunities.”
– Scott Tillson
Write What You Can't Stop Thinking About
Join a community that gets you in the writing rhythm where you gain confidence and start submitting your work. Here's what's included:
- Monthly online gatherings with on-demand replay 24/7
- Supportive Community Accessible 24/7
- Curated Submission Opportunities
- Inspirational Recorded Conversations with poets available 24/7
- Publishing Opportunity in an annual anthology
- Access to "Poetry Contests Without the Guesswork" Workshop
Simply choose the payment plan that works best for you - we have Buy Now, Pay Later options in checkout.
Most Flexible
Pay as you go, cancel anytime.
$19/month
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SAVE $38, equivalent of 2 months for free.
$190/year
"Pathways to Poetry is a place for individual growth, where the participant chooses the light, the soil, and the temperature; there is no hothouse forcing of our talents to emerge together."
Pathways to Poetry participants collaborate with me on projects, engage in conversations, and create forums for encouragement.
– Jack Nahrgang
Why This Membership Pays for Itself
If you were to seek out the same elements individually - workshops, submission guidance, and conversations with poets - you would likely spend several hundred dollars over the course of a year.
Inside Pathways to Poetry, you receive all of that in one place, along with a steady structure, gentle accountability, and a thoughtfully moderated community, at less than the cost of a single in-person workshop each month.
But more importantly, you gain something harder to measure: continuity.
Instead of starting and stopping, your writing begins to build, layer by layer, into real momentum.
And over time, you connect deeper with yourself, and develop a more trusting relationship with your own voice, on the page and beyond.
At a certain point, the question becomes: how much longer are you willing to set aside the things you can’t stop thinking about? To hold back your voice, to delay your creativity, to let your work remain separate from the life you know you want to be living?
This is a place where that gap begins to close, between what you carry internally and what you’re able to shape and share in the world. Where you are supported, step by step, to turn your ideas into something real, visible, and fully your own.
Hi, I'm Heidi
I was once where you are, writing poetry and tucking it into a drawer. But when I believed in myself and my writing enough to share it with the world, magic happened. I'm now a multi-Award-winning poet, Pushcart Prize nominee, best-selling author and performer. My poems have appeared in literary journals, anthologies, and multiple artistic collaborations. My award-winning poem has inspired multiple music compositions, is a dance piece, visual art, theatrical concert and a short film that had its world premiere at the Stratford Film Festival. I say this not to impress you, but rather to impress upon you:
If I can do it, you can too.
I created “Pathways To Poetry” to help you develop your poetry and build your creative voice. Don't wait as long as I did - let poetry be a part of your life today.
www.heidisander.com
This Membership Is For...
- The Closet Poet: You write for yourself, often quietly. It’s time to believe that your words matter, because they already matter to you.
- The Poet Who Wants To Get Published: You’re ready to stop wondering if your work is ready, and begin a clear, supported path toward sharing and submitting your poetry.
- The Proscratinating Poet: You’ve been circling your writing, questioning if you’re “good enough.” A steady, supported practice helps you move forward with clarity and confidence.
- The Isolated Poet: You’ve been writing on your own. Here, you’ll find a thoughtful community that reminds you you’re not alone in how you feel or what you’re creating.
- The Returning Poet: You may have stepped away from writing, but something in you is asking to return. This is a space to begin again, gently and without pressure.
Yes, I'm Ready To Write Consistently
Membership FAQs
Who is this membership for?
How is this different from a course, and how much time does it require?
Do I need to attend live sessions, and what if I'm not technical?
Do I have to share my poetry?
Will the membership help me submit or publish my work?
How flexible is the membership, and can I join anytime?
Poetry is more than something you write.
It's both an expression of who you are, and a discovery of yourself.
Your words matter.
Your writing is your unique blueprint and your gift to this world. You owe it to yourself to believe in your poetic voice.
You don’t have to be perfect to begin, only willing to return to the page with attention and care.
© Copyright Heidi Sander 2026