write your first ten poems 🌸
With a little ‘Intro to Poetry’ vibe, leave with a collection of ten poems in a variety of different genres and forms. You’ll learn how to dig up inspiration from your inner and outer worlds and use the gold for creative fodder. Once you start feeling and seeing life through a poetic lens — the world has a little bit more oompf, more magic. It’s a great practice for any discipline.
Through exercises, short craft lessons and self-exploration, you’ll come out with a better understanding of how to tap into your poetic outlook and ten new poems! Perfect for those completely new to poetry or for those who want a refresher and want some assistance generating new work.
Learn how to:
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Your unique perspective and life are what drives poems — from that frightful dream to witnessing the glimmer on your favourite willow tree.
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Learn a variety of different forms and genres of poetry through the act of writing them! See the difference between a lament and a eulogy, or understand what a couplet is, or the importance of line breaks through poetic experimentation.
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Poetry can be daunting! Each word is important in a poem. This course will get your comfortable with some poetic concepts and also with the inherent mystery and wonder that is poetry!