Unfortunately, as much as I wish poetry books would sell themselves, they don't. Poets still have to do their own marketing so that readers know about their books. With thousands of poetry books published each year, yours can easily get lost in the shuffle, especially as an Indie self-publishing poet.

Thankfully, there are some creative book marketing ideas for your new poetry book that you can do to make it just a little bit easier. Even if you're not a marketer by nature, you can quickly and...