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Workshop for beginners. Here new poets and those just beginning to learn poetry can interact with each other and receive light feedback and ideas from each other and from the Moderators/Leaders. Main purpose of workshop is to help the attendees improve their own poetry and helping them with offering critique.

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Barbara Writes Mar 08, 2012

Working With Meter in Poetry

Program description/goal:

Description: Grasping basic METER in poetry and verse

Leader: Barbara Writes
Moderator(s): Jess Tapper, Wesley Snow

Objectives: Write a short poem using IAMBIC PENTAMETER in English poetry.
In the end, absolute beginners should be more adept with METER in poetry and verse.

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter: What is METER, IAMBIC, TROCHAIC, and PENTAMETER?

Date
2012-03-20T12:00:00 - 2012-04-20T12:00:00
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Barbara Writes Jan 17, 2012

Working With Titles

Description: Working With Titles

In this exercise, each participant is to write a list 5 titles for a poem and post them here. After you've written your list of titles, pick the one you want as a title for your poem, then choose 4 of other people's suggestions to incorporate in your poem.

All poems should be posted to the "Working With Titles" workshop.

Date
2012-01-30T12:00:00 - 2012-02-27T12:00:00
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lou Nov 21, 2011

Brainstorming Poetry

Description:
Write poetry with the aid of brainstorming and discussion with others

Leader: Lou
Co-leader. Scribbler

Moderator(s):
Raj
Objectives:
To create poems using brain storming method and as a source for original ideas, and to have fun writing.

Level of expertise: Splash Pool

Subject matter:

All workshop chat room sessions 3.00pm - 5.00pm New York time 8.00- 10.00pm GMT

Sunday 4th December. Brainstorm themes - come up with at least 10 / Brainstorm styles

Date
2011-12-04T12:00:00 - 2011-12-18T12:00:00
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lou Aug 03, 2011

Expanding Your Perspective

Description:

To improve your writing skills and widen your perspective.

Leader:

Lou
Scribbler (Co-Leader)

Moderator(s):

Raj

Objectives:

To improve your writing skills. To re- write and post a poem that is in someone else’s style and therefore develop fresh ideas and a new perspective on your writing and its style. The idea is not to use someones re-write at the end of the workshop and call it your own.

Subject matter:

Date
2011-08-31T12:00:00 - 2011-09-14T12:00:00
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Eduardo Cruz Jun 19, 2011

Writing Forms workshop

Up to 10 participants. First come first in, anyone who misses a place will be reserved a place in succeeding workshops. Applicants to apply by Private Message to Eduardo Cruz
A commitment of 14 days is required, you'll need to check in as often as possible. [For those people with limited access to computer time please contact Dan (Hooded Stranger) or me (Eduardo Cruz) and we will look into arranging alternatives.]
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Date
2011-06-23T12:00:00 - 2011-07-06T12:00:00
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Eduardo Cruz Apr 17, 2011

Splash Pool (initial workshop)

Description:

Workshop for beginners. Here new poets and those just beginning to learn poetry can interact with each other and receive light feedback and ideas from each other and from the Moderators/Leaders. Main purpose of workshop is to help the attendees improve their own poetry and helping them with offering critique.

Eddie (Eduardo Cruz) (Leader)
Louise (lou) (moderator)
Barbara (Barbara Writes) (Moderator)
Peter (whitescatter) (Moderator)
Stan (scribbler) (Co-Leader)

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Date
2011-05-16T12:00:00 - 2011-05-30T12:00:00