Poetry III: Inadequacy of Language – Erotic, Deep Image, Political Poems – Still More Tools

The poet should develop a strategy of revision. Often the good poem is attained through rigorous revision of the original draft. We will examine different approaches to revision as well as the more esoteric poem-making tools and types of poems and their uses and effects. In this session we will begin discussion of the structure of published books of poetry.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this workshop, you will have:

Explored different revision techniques and how they match your writing style.

Identified the importance of poem titles.

Considered the nature of “truth” in contemporary poetry.

Discussed the history of “deep image.”

Explored different types of poems.

Read and analyzed two poetry books.

Assignments:

Each participant will choose one book of poetry and one poetry craft book and submit, by week 5, a one to two page analysis of the book and its value, or not, to the individual’s poetry writing. Poem prompts will be given each week with the anticipation that the participants will generate new work. Participants are expected to actively participate in the read and critique portions of the workshop.

Please note that you will receive your Zoom link via email 24 hours before the start of this class. If you enroll in this class less than 24 hours before it begins, please either send us a message or email us at programs@sandiegowriters.org to request your link.

$270 for members, $315 for non-members -- per class.

Certificate Discount: If you buy all five of the workshops in the certificate separately, the total cost amounts to $1,350. If you purchase all five of them as a package, you will receive a 20% discount and will only pay a total of $1,080. This discount is good only for members.

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