Learn how to make tiny poems feel big.
How do you know if a poem is enough? In this workshop, we will look at and create short poems–poems of ten lines or less. Workshop participants will explore familiar short forms, like the haiku, and new approaches, such as compression, leaping, opposition, self-revision, and more, to build their knowledge of the strategies that make for a successful short poem. We’ll be generating lots of new work (they’re short poems!) and also discuss revision, how to develop a sequence, and publication of very short poems. Participants will be expected to complete readings, write one poem per week, and critique the work of their peers.
Learn at your own pace: This workshop will take place over Wet Ink, which is an asynchronous creative writing platform. The instructor will post a lesson and assignment at the beginning of each week, and participants can log in and read the lessons/post assignments/comment on other classmates’ work at their convenience. Shortly before the start date, participants will receive an invite from Wet Ink to create their login info and access the class. Please check your spam if you don’t see it.
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- Haiku and Senreyu
- Metaphor and Simile in Short Poems
- Deep Image
- Single Sentence Poems
- Revision
- Sequence Building with Short Poems
Time requirements
- Students are expected to complete the reading, write one poem per week, and critique the work of their peers. The reading takes about 30 minutes and critiquing peers should also take 20-30 minutes. How long it takes to write a poem is up to you!
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is designed for poets of all levels of experience who want to take on the challenge of writing very short poems.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@{{{{homeurl_non_www}}}}. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
