Category Archives: Lessons

LESSON 78

There is both rhyme and reason to poetry – the rhyme is, of course, obvious, [...]

LESSON 77 – THE STORY OF MY STONE

Today’s lesson is a simple one; relying on your ability to imagine, to dream, to [...]

LESSON 76 – NAMING YOUR PAIN

We are all subject to pain, be it physical or emotional.  Pain is a part [...]

LESSON 75

The lesson this week, is a very short one.  It consists of only one prompt.  [...]

LESSON 74 – THE “GUTS” OF POETRY

I once had a poetry mentor tell me that if you didn’t feel what you [...]

LESSON 73 – START WITH A WORD

Over the years, in the many classrooms and workshops where I have taught poetry, I [...]

LESSON 72

One of the things I noted, when teaching poetry to children or adults or, conducting [...]

LESSON 71

To write a poem, you must first feel.  The poem may, ultimately, become an intellectual [...]

LESSON 70

Writing poetry is an exercise in expressing that which is almost inexplicable.  It is about [...]

LESSON 69

There are many ways poets write their poems.  Some poets I know, compose their poems [...]