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SUMMARY:How to End a Poem
DESCRIPTION:You’ve been working on a poem for weeks. What’s the best way to end it?\nThere is no “right” or “wrong” when it comes to deciding how a poem should end. But there are some options that might be more effective than others. This workshop will focus on closure—the strategies that poets have traditionally used to bring their poems to a clear\, resonant conclusion. We will also discuss anti-closure—the resistance that so many feel toward poems that “click shut.” By looking at the work of several contemporary poets\, we will discuss what worked best for their poems and might help yours. \n\nLive 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). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nTraditional approaches to ending a poem;\nVariations on traditional strategies that have worked well for poets;\n“Anti-closure” is and why it is so popular;\nSpecific ending strategies to avoid.\n\nTime requirements\n\nN/A\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nBoth beginning and experienced poets will benefit by examining a variety of approaches to closure.\n\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://writer.org/event/how-to-end-a-poem/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Syntax as Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Samuel Taylor Coleridge defined poetry as “the best words in the best order.” But how do you know what order is best?\nHow poets handle syntax—the arrangement of words in a sentence—is crucial to everything from establishing the voice of a poem to evoking a particular response from the reader. In this workshop\, we will take a close look at how sentences are put together and how changing their structure can send a poem off in a new direction. We will also examine the relationship between the sentence and the line and how to control the tension between them. \n\nLive 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). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nCommon strategies for handling syntax;\nThe role of repetition;\nSentence structure and how it can be varied;\nLine breaks in a poem with long\, complex sentences;\nUsing syntax to underscore meaning and intention.\n\nTime requirements\n\nN/A\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for poets whose background in grammar and sentence structure may be weak or simply too far in the past.\n\n\nIf 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.
URL:https://writer.org/event/syntax-as-strategy/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:1 Session,All Levels,Poetry,Workshop,Zoom
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