Description: Encourage use of imagery by discussion and exercises. Leader: Scribbler Moderator(s): Geezer, Paul, Mark Objectives: Getting accustomed to using imagery. Level of expertise: Open to all Subject matter: imagery

Imagery in poetry

imagery definition:The art of making images, figurative language, the product of imagination. (this comes from Webster's 9th collegiate dictionary.)

Opening statement...Why use imagery?One reason is to add beauty to a poem, Another is to draw a reader into your poem.
Here is an example of a good use of imagery by Robert Frost.

Description: Members of this workshop take a turn at adding a few stanzas to the end of the previous members stanzas relative to the previous stanzas.
Alan Abrams begins with his title and his few stanzas.
Members follow the participant list to know who goes next.
Leader: Geezer
Moderator(s): mark, RoseBlack and Rosewood Apothecary

Objectives: Each member contributes to making a complete poem by adding their few stanzas in their turn.

Level of expertise: Open to all members listed.

Subject matter: TBA

Description: Members of this workshop take a turn at adding a few stanzas to the end of the previous members stanzas relative to the previous stanzas.
Depressed 1 begins with his title and his few stanzas.
Members follow the participant list to know who goes next.
Leader: Geezer
Moderator(s): mark, RoseBlack and Rosewood Apothecary

Objectives: Each member contributes to making a complete poem by adding their few stanzas in their turn.

Level of expertise: Open to all members listed.

Subject matter: TBA

Description: Members of this workshop take a turn at adding a few stanzas to the end of the previous members stanzas relative to the previous stanzas.
Dystopia begins with her title and her few stanzas.
Members follow the participant list to know who goes next.
Leader: Geezer
Moderator(s): mark, RoseBlack and Rosewood Apothecary

Objectives: Each member contributes to making a complete poem by adding their few stanzas in their turn.

Level of expertise: Open to all members listed.

Subject matter: TBA

Description: Members of this workshop take a turn at adding a few stanzas to the end of the previous members stanzas relative to the previous stanzas.
RoseBlack begins with her title and her few stanzas.
Members follow the participant list to know who goes next.
Leader: Geezer
Moderator(s): mark, RoseBlack and Rosewood Apothecary

Objectives: Each member contributes to making a complete poem by adding their few stanzas in their turn.

Level of expertise: Open to all members listed.

Subject matter: TBA

Description: Members of this workshop take a turn at adding a few stanzas to the end of the previous members stanzas relative to the previous stanzas. Stanzas can be Free Form poetry. Candlewitch begins with her title and her few stanzas. Members follow the participant list to know who goes next.

Leader: Geezer
Moderator(s): mark, Candlewitch, RoseBlack and Rosewood Apothecary

Objectives: Each member contributes to making a complete poem by adding their few stanzas in their turn.

Level of expertise: Open to all members listed.

Subject matter: TBA

Description: Join in our collaborative poem workshop. Each member will have a chance to write one, two, three or four
stanzas four lines each. The stanzas must be relative to the poem.

Leader: Geezer
Moderator(s): Mark, RoseBlack, Rosewood Apothecary, Candlewitch

Objectives: Write a complete poem from all stanzas submitted by workshop members

Level of expertise: All Levels

Subject matter: TBA

Description: Join in our collaborative poem workshop. Each member will have a chance to write two stanzas at least four lines each. The stanzas must be relative to the poem.

Leader: Geezer
Moderator(s): Mark, Roseblack, Rosewood Apothecary. Candlewitch

Objectives: To write a complete poem from each member's two stanzas

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter: TBD

Description: Join in our collaborative poem workshop. Each member will have a chance to write two stanzas at least four lines each. The stanzas must be relative to the poem.

Leader: Geezer
Moderator(s): Mark, Roseblack, Rosewood Apothecary. Candlewitch

Objectives: To write a complete poem from each member's stanza

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter: TBD

Description: A shop in which we will discuss and practice telling tales in a poetic form

Leader: scribbler
Moderator(s): Michael Anthony

Objectives: To get folks thinking about what is in solved in writing narrative poetry. We will begin with discussion then move on to short exercises then finish with writing full narrative poems

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter: