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Check with your local bookstores or libraries to see if they have any events planned for visiting poets. These usually include a reading by the poet and workshopping your own poetry. Take advantage of these events so you can continue learning. See if your city or a city near you hosts a writer’s conference. There, you can meet other writers and attend lecture sessions. Look at your local university or community college to find in-class options or see if online lectures are available. Creative writing covers many basics, like short stories and poetry. See if there’s a class offered with poetry as its primary focus. Search on YouTube or Vimeo for masterclasses or lectures from professional poets. Getting your master’s degree will help expose you to more poetry as well as help shape your own writing style. Your professors will help guide you and make you think critically on what does and doesn’t work in poems.  Many MFAs require you to have prerequisite courses or similar experience. Make sure you check the school where you apply for information on what you need. Getting an MFA in poetry doesn’t guarantee that you’ll get a job as a professional poet.
Attend workshops by local authors. Take creative writing courses online or in school. Consider getting an MFA in poetry.