Category Archives: Lessons
LESSON EIGHT – The Colors of My World
One of the ways to find the poem that may be hiding inside, is to [...]
LESSON SEVEN – MAKING THE POEM MATTER
Salvatore Quasimodo “Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be [...]
LESSON SIX
“Poetry is the art of creating imaginary gardens with real toads.” – Marianne Moore [...]
LESSON FIVE
The Art of Line Break & Enjambment When we speak, we take advantage of our [...]
LESSON FOUR – LETTING GO OF THE POEM
Just imagine you held light in your hands. A great, pulsing ball of light and [...]
LESSON THREE – The Magic of Metaphor
Aristotle said, “The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This [...]
LESSON TWO – Cloud Dreaming
I was teaching a sixth-grade class in Nyack, New York. It was a gorgeous fall [...]
LESSON ONE – FINDING THE POEM
Over the years, as a poetry workshop coordinator, I have noticed that the first hurdle [...]