Concluded
Each participant posts their favourite famous poem by a famous poet. Everyone will severely critique each poem, suggesting improvements and challenging premises and assumptions. The participant who posted the poem will then edit/ re-write it.
Description: The use of rhyme, its forms and variations.
Leader: weirdelf
Moderator(s): themoonman
Objectives: By the end of the workshop participants will be more knowledgeable and comfortable in the use of rhyme and its consequences.
Description: Meter for everyone
NOTE- This is not just for Shark Pool, we will deal with all levels of ability.
This workshop is about the backbone and music of poetry- meter.
It is open to all levels of poets and is guarantee to be useful for everyone.
We will examine the four most important types of meter, do some fun exercises and finally write a poem.
The objective is to help everyone develop an ear for the natural meter of language, giving the basis for making this instinctive, rather than a concious task.
Date:
Wed, 09/07/2011 to Mon, 10/17/2011
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:
Wed, 08/31/2011 to Wed, 09/14/2011
Description:
Leader: China Blue
Moderator(s): Candlewitch
Objectives:To write using emotions,so the reader can feel them
Level of expertise: Open to all
Subject matter:writing workshop
Syllabus
Olympic Pool Workshop:
Using Emotions In Writing
Goal: To use an emotion that the reader can identify without naming the emotion
Learning how to write with emotions felt everyday
Date:
Sun, 09/04/2011 to Sun, 09/18/2011
Deep analysis of poetry- looking for more than the apparent words.
There is a great deal of resistance to "depth analysis" of poetry (often caused by unfortunate school experiences) however it can provide a great tool for insight in review and critique as well as honing our own skills in the writing of deep, rich, quality verse.
In this workshop each participant will submit a poem which the other participants will firstly attempt to describe/summarise as simply as possible the literal meaning. The comparisons will be revealing.
Date:
Mon, 08/01/2011 to Thu, 08/25/2011
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:
Thu, 06/23/2011 to Wed, 07/06/2011
Description:
Leader: China Blue(Chrys)
Moderator(s): Ziggy(Enda)
Race_9togoJim)
Yenti(Ian)
Candlewitch(CAT)
Bonitaj(Boni)
Objectives:To learn how to break the use of cliches. To write and post a poem that does not contain a cliche
Level of expertise: Open to all
Subject matter:
Each participant will offer at least three(3) cliches
(this may vary in accordance with the number of participants)
Date:
Mon, 06/20/2011 to Mon, 07/04/2011
Description:A discussion of what cliches are
each participant will provide at least three cliches
we will then take the total of these and write a poem using only the cliches
we will then discuss the poems that were submitted
After which we will take those poems
and each of the participants will re write each cliche in the form of a poem
using their re write of same
A choice of one of three titles can be used
BUT only these three titles
Love On The Wing
The End Of Day
or
Mary's Dilema
Description:
Workshop for 'serious' poets who are ready to start honing their craft. More critical feedback and in depth critique will be offered by each other and from the Moderators/Leaders.
Pamela (Pamela A. Lamppa) (Co-Leader)
Chez (CCFire) (Co-Leader)
Jess (weirdelf) (Co-Leader)
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WORKSHOP - Critique Skills:
Date:
Mon, 05/16/2011 to Mon, 05/30/2011
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