Substacks recommended by The Raft

Recommended by The Raft

Where we can read each other's stories, discover what we have in common, and begin to build bridges across our divides.

These brief stories and reflections are little "joins" in the bridges of community that good, stout hearts are all laboring to build.

- The Raft

The Pause

By On Being

Replenishment and invigoration. Wisdom to take into your week. Our seasonal Saturday morning ritual — ongoing, advance invitations, extras, and news on all things On Being.

Poetry & Ponderings with Julia Fehrenbacher

This is my safe space to share my poetry & ponderings. And to (hopefully) inspire you to write yourself free with me. I am the author of 2 books of poetry, a life coach & the creator of "Write Yourself Free" (an online writing community for women).

The Quiet Life with Susan Cain

The Quiet Life is for people who love quiet, depth, and beauty, and is read in all 193 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Join us for art, ideas, consolations, and candlelight chats. You'll never be forced to do anything groupy.

Beyond the Bookshelf

By Matthew Long

Exploring Life and Literature.

The Poetry Salon with Tresha Faye Haefner and Friends

By Tresha Faye Haefner

What does it mean to be a poet or even a person in the world today? Poet and creativity expert Tresha Faye Haefner interviews fellow poets about their writing, shares her take on their poems, and gives you honest stories about her journey towards poetry.

Inside Reader

By Martha Nichols

A deep dive into books, media, and writing — and the impact of AI — by the author of FIRST-PERSON JOURNALISM

My Favorite Classical Music

By Vitaliy Katsenelson

Thursday highlights about a classical piece or composer along with Saturday classical picks for a beautiful start to your weekend.

If you love classical music, or want to learn to love it, make this Substack part of your musical diet.

- The Raft

A Quiet Garden

By Andō

Meditative ambient and drone, for rest, relaxation, meditation, contemplation, and focus. Made in a tiny ambient studio in Cornwall, England by Andō.

Sub Club

Submission opportunities for creative and professional writers delivered to your inbox weekly.

How to Grow a Poem

By Kenneth Salzmann

A poet talks to his fellow poets--and occasionally to himself--about where poems come from. This project is dedicated to my 12th-grade English teacher and lifelong friend, Phyllis Levitt, may she rest in poetry.

Poetry Is Life

By James Crews

Each week I share poems, essays, and writing prompts meant to open the heart and nourish the soul.

Poems by James Crews are soul food. One bite at a time.

- The Raft

The Growing Edge

The Growing Edge is hosted by author Parker J. Palmer & singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer. Life forever invites us to grow into new challenges, new adventures, new opportunities to learn and to serve. What’s your growing edge?

Two fabulous creative-spiritual leaders! So glad their podcast has perched on the Substack platform!

- The Raft

✨ Every Day Poems

By tspoetry

Your poetry practice starts here...

This publication has moved

By Heron Dance Art Studio

A Pause For Beauty has evolved into Journal Meditations of a Working Artist. You can sign up here: https://herondanceartjournal.substack.com/

Fleeting Temples

By Danusha Laméris

Are we living inside a poem? A place to consider the altars of the ordinary.

Words That Fly

By Stephanie Carney

Stephanie's Substack for Daily Poems, Words That Fly

A daily dose of poetry soul food, thoughtfully curated.

- The Raft

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Where you grow your Substack and earn the income you deserve. The only expert guide. One of the top-3 Substacks, globally.

Going Gently

By Satya

...helping you be kinder to yourself & everything

Organized Chaos

By Emilie Apel

Welcome! I share my thoughts on nature, spirituality, Ayurveda, and art; examining the holistic connection to those three and our well-being.

BLUE ATLAS

By Susan Rich Poet

Welcome to Blue Atlas! I'm a poet working to live a creative life with two cats and some African travel. Newest book: Gallery of Postcards and Maps: New and Selected Poems. I'm a fan of dark coffee and deep friendships. This is a space to honor poets.

Wonderful dive into poetry and poets, by a fine poet.

- The Raft

Wayfinding: Coming Home

By Mike Brcic

Inspiration, tips and prompts for living a more authentic and soulfully connected human experience. Writing by Mike Brcic, Chief Explorer, Wayfinders

Poetry Today

By Maya C. Popa

Weekly poetry curations & literary lessons designed to transform your writing life

A Thin Space

By Emily Conway

For those who feel and live deeply, personal essays of awareness and intention with an emphasis on healing and wholeness.

Writing in Company

By Julie Hester

Writing prompts and more to help you pay attention to what matters, and use your words for healing and resilience.

Julie Hester provides writing prompts that help you dig into the rich soil of your life.

- The Raft

The Creative Shift by Dan Blank

Helping writers and creators share their work and connect with readers in meaningful ways. Digging deep into marketing, book launches, and platform development. Get my weekly newsletter every Friday.

Quiet Reading with Tara Penry

A weekly refuge for our shared humanity inspired by authors, books, and this world of marvels.

Poetry Unbound

By Pádraig Ó Tuama

Open your world with poetry

Lovely. Just lovely. If you're into poetry, subscribe.

- The Raft

Undaunted Joy

By Shemaiah Gonzalez

The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight

Creatively Conscious by Claire Venus

By Claire Venus (she/her) ✨

Celebrate the beautiful reality of your dream life and business right here, right now. Updates from a slow-lived life on the Northumberland Coast, thoughtful tools to help enhance your creativity and wellbeing. 💫

Poetic Outlaws

A place for the outlaws of poetry and the written word.

This Being Human Thing

By Jan Hutton

Being human in a delicious mix of heart and humor.

Jan provides "warm, witty, and wise" in regular doses. (I'm especially fond of the "witty.") A lovely, light-filled voice!

- The Raft

Beyond with Jane Ratcliffe

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

A Gathering of Spirits

By Carrie Newcomer

Carrie Newcomer's music, poetry and commentary on art, spirit and life.

Carrie's music, writing, and presence are comforting and inspiring. Good medicine for the mind, heart, and spirit!

- The Raft

Two Sylvias Press' Weekly Muse

The Weekly Muse is the ultimate resource to help poets write & publish more poems. Weekly prompts, writing exercises, publishing opportunities, insider tips from editors, & more! Includes FREE Zoom classes with award-winning poets with paid subscription!

Seeing Things

By Liza Donnelly

New and unpublished drawings and thoughts for people who want to see more of life, from a New Yorker cartoonist. Drawings, cartoons, words, live drawing, process, more...

One Mindful Moment

By Denise Pyles

Start daily Micro-Mindfulness when all you've got to center yourself is one minute per day. Every week, I send actionable micro-mindfulness tips that help you start a daily micro-mindfulness practice without adding one more thing to your calendar.

If you like to integrate mindfulness into your daily life, Denise Pyles has more concrete suggestions than you'll ever be able to use. Let her publication coach you up, as it does me!

- The Raft

The Author Stack

By Russell Nohelty

Helping create a sustainable path forward for authors to build businesses that allow them to thrive and lives that light them up inside.

A Gentle Landing

By Rose J. Percy

Poetic playground for restless dreamers.

SWWIM Every Day

SWWIM Every Day publishes a poem a day by women writers (she/they).

The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad

A newsletter for people seeking to transform life's interruptions into creative grist

Austin Kleon

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

If you're into "making stuff," or just love learning about stuff that's been (or is being) made by creative folks, Austin Kleon's fabulous insights into the creative process and his endless sharing of resources will delight you!

- The Raft

Words on the Nature of Life

By Tom Titus

Reports from the messy interface of nature and the human experience.

The Sharpener

By Sean Singer

Thinking through poetry

Poetry lovers! A daily set of curated poems with a thread of thematic connection. Lovely treat!

- The Raft

The Map is Mostly Water

By Simon Sarris

anecdotes, fables, tales, advice, photography, questions, sentiment, and ways to get lost in the forest

Cathleen Falsani: This Numinous World

By Cathleen Falsani's This Numinous World

Observations from a life of looking by the author and journalist Cathleen Falsani

Great Books + Great Minds

By Diamond-Michael Scott

Great Books, Great Minds is a member-supported digital community with a mission of “Igniting a New World of Community, Connection, and Conversation, One Book at a Time

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

The Art of Noticing

By Rob Walker Art of Noticing

Ideas, inspiration, and provocations for creativity, work, and staying human. From author Rob Walker.

Rob Walker helps me pay better attention. And have fun. A fabulous resource!

- The Raft

Emerging Form

By Christie Aschwanden

A newsletter about creativity from Christie Aschwanden and Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, makers of Emerging Form, a podcast about the creative process.

I had the joy of being interviewed for this amazing podcast about the creative process, co-hosted by poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and journalist Christie Aschwanden. Great inspiration for makers!

- The Raft