STARTING TO WRITE POETRY
Third Thursday of the month from September 2008 for six weeks
Starting to Write Poetry
Sessions
Typically sessions will take the following form
MAIN SESSION
We read the poem which everyone will have looked at in preparation
Discussion the poem and how it works
Exercises based on the poem
Work set for next time
INDIVIDUALS
after main session for individual queries
together with anything that crops up in discussion
Program
What is a poem and why write one?
The place of emotion in writing?
Sound and music
What is a line?
Economy in the use of words
Models to learn from
Comparisons and contrasts
Suggested meaning
Endings