Badan Singh himself was a poet and encouraged poets.

I would suggest that a better way to encourage future poets would be through Slam Poetry.

"Our overall mission will remain the same, which is to encourage poets every which way we can and to increase the audience for poetry."

The aim of the prize is to encourage Australian poets and recognise "the important contribution they make to Australian culture".

He encouraged poets to view nature as a storehouse of symbols that they could use simply relying on their imagination.

She went out of her way to encourage other writers and poets.

He was a great patron of dance and theatre and we know of several occasions where he encouraged various artists and poets.

They can do whatever they wish: give readings and lectures anywhere, encourage other poets, advise the library on its collections, focus on their own verse.

In part to encourage poets, Mr. Moss invariably bought more poems than the magazine could publish.

Perhaps recalling that helpful fourth-grade teacher, he constantly encourages younger poets and says that there is a great proliferation of talented newcomers.