Category Archives: Lessons

LESSON 28 – PASSION = POWER = POETRY

I like to call this the three “P” lesson.  It’s about passion.  Its about power.  [...]

LESSON 27 – Once is Enough!

We are often, in conversation and in our writing, compelled to repeat ourselves, thinking that [...]

LESSON 26

I once had a student, a young woman in her thirties, who responded to the [...]

Lesson 25 – MAKING THE POEM MATTER

Often, the easiest part of writing a poem is just putting the words, that pop [...]

LESSON 24 – Rhyme is fine – just not all the time

Once again, I am devoting this newsletter to emphasizing that poetry is NOT about RHYME [...]

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LESSON 23 – The possibilities of poetry are endless

The possibilities of poetry are endless. Exploring the world around you, or the world inside [...]

LESSON 22 _ WHY I WRITE POETRY

For the next two weeks I would like you to indulge yourself.  I would like [...]

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LESSON 21 – THE PROCESS

Everyone has their own way of writing, reason for writing, and process for writing.  Over [...]

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LESSON 20 – WORDS MATTER

In poetry, it really is all about the words.  Each word you choose to put [...]

LESSON 19

I wonder, how many of us before ever writing a poem, have taken the time [...]