Category Archives: Lessons

LESSON 68

The way to write poetry is simply, begin writing.  Inspiration is everywhere: in the supermarket, [...]

LESSON 67 – WRITE WHAT YOU FEEL ~ FEEL WHAT YOU WRITE

I remember I was in a workshop, many years ago, and our poet/teacher asked us [...]

LESSON 66 – THE MEANING OF LOVE

This week I am addressing the need for less anger, less animosity, less prejudice, and [...]

LESSON 65

We all dream and many of us wake, unaware of what we dreamt or, perhaps, [...]

LESSON 64 – BE PREPARED

Inspiration is what fuels the poem.  Finding something (or someone) that ignites a flame in [...]

LESSON 63 – METAPHOR & SIMILE

The Art of the Image The dictionary defines poetry as “literary work in which special [...]

LESSON 62

To write, good poetry, powerful poetry, one must first feel and feel deeply.  There is [...]

LESSON 61

Imagine you are on a desert island.  White sandy beaches are gently stroked by clear [...]

LESSON 59 – WRITING A LOVE POEM

Nothing lends itself better to the writing of poetry, than love.  Love found, love lost, [...]