Category Archives: Lessons

LESSON 38 – EMBRACE THE MOMENT

I was always a bit confused when asking students to write a poem and getting [...]

LESSON 37 – THE PROCESS

A poem begins with inspiration.  A thought, a feeling, a sense of urgency, a need [...]

LESSON 36 – A TIME TO RHYME

Everyone loves a good rhyme.  After all, most of us were brought up on rhyming [...]

LESSON 35 – WRITE IT – THEN READ IT ALOUD

Words are the bricks by which we create our poems.  One word at a time, [...]

LESSON 34 – THE BLANK PAGE SYNDROME

I guess one could approach writing a poem from one of two directions, have an [...]

LESSON 33 – A CAREER AS A POET

I have had so many students, over the years, ask me how they can make [...]

LESSON 32 – ALLITERATE A LOT!

There are so many extraordinary tools we have at our disposal, as poets.  We have [...]

LESSON 31 – LET POETRY INSPIRE POETRY

Too many times to count, I have sat staring at the blank page, words rushing [...]

LESSON 30 – EDIT WITH YOUR EAR

I think we would all agree that poetry is a way of communicating that reaches [...]

LESSON 29 – FINDING INSPIRATION

One of the questions I was asked repeatedly, in workshops by students was, how does [...]