Explore the basic elements of poetry writing!
Get started on your way toward writing wonderful poetry! This class aims to describe and explain a different poetry element each week. It also will allow students to workshop their poems throughout the class. Each class will include a reading of 1-2 poems, discussion of a poetry element in regards to them, and some workshopping of poems. At the end of the class each participant should have 2-3 poem drafts written that are on their way toward revision.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- Lines and stanzas
- Beginning and Endings
- Imagery
- Revisions
Time requirements
- To prepare reading, critiquing classmates’ poems, and writing poems, it takes about 2-3 hours a week.
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- Beginning to intermediate students who wish to improve their poetry writing through knowledge of the elements.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.