Nov 14, 2023
How to use personification to create impactful metaphors and memorable characters in your fiction. Today we explore personification as a tool for our writing that is valuable yet can be used too heavily. We’ll learn how to strike the right balance to make this tool work for our writing, rather than against it.
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Nov 7, 2023
How to create hidden half-meanings, dynamic rhythms, and layers of context with your poetic line breaks. Today we’re exploring how to artfully master line breaks in order to create rich meaning and poetic music.
Our example poem is “Edge” by Sylvia Plath.
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Oct 31, 2023
How to create characters that feel like they could walk off the page and out into the world. Today we explore the process of asking your characters a specific set of questions in order to render them with more depth and detail. My challenging, strike-to-the-heart set of questions for you to ask your characters will make...
Oct 24, 2023
How to eliminate stale and uncompelling language from your writing. Today we learn how to utilize an editing process that removes all dead language from your poem and replaces it with the freshest language you can muster in order to take your writing to the next level.
Our example poem is “At Fifty I Am Startled...
Oct 17, 2023
How does releasing expectations you’ve placed on yourself and your poem help you to create better work? Today we dive into the process of crafting a new poem and explore a way of writing that fully lets go.
Our example poet is Ha Jin.
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