Poetry Write a poem that doesn’t use your standard process – 31p31d John Hewitt October 13, 2014 Comments Off on Write a poem that doesn’t use your standard process – 31p31d Day 13 of 31 poems in 31 days The Methods to our Madness We have spent the past few days talking about form an... Read more
Poetry Write a poem using syllabic verse – 31p31d John Hewitt October 12, 2014 Comments Off on Write a poem using syllabic verse – 31p31d Day 12 of 31 Poems in 31 days A simple form There are many types of poetic meters and forms. One of the most s... Read more
Poetry Write a poem in the first person that makes a definitive statement – 31p31d John Hewitt October 11, 2014 Comments Off on Write a poem in the first person that makes a definitive statement – 31p31d The big tent In the comments these past few days, I have had a discussion with one of our participants, Rosema... Read more
Poetry Write a poem with meter and without meter John Hewitt October 10, 2014 Comments Off on Write a poem with meter and without meter Thoughts on Meter I rarely focus on meter when I write poetry. In my college days I took many of my style cues... Read more
Poetry Write a poem using a specific meter John Hewitt October 9, 2014 Comments Off on Write a poem using a specific meter I’m no expert on meter, but it makes for a nice diversion from concepts such as voice and social relevan... Read more