Be sure to arrive on time. Your Patrick Lane response is due Friday, Oct. 6. Follow the model in order to get full marks.
We go to the Belfry Thursday afternoon.
You have a poem due Thursday (no need to type. I want you to read it aloud. See how it worked).
Try to write a poem with really short lines. See what happens.
You might want to try a specific number of syllables and stresses in each line, too.
If you want to know the fancy names for syllable numbers and names, check this site: Prosody: the name for iambic pentametre rhythms etc
Try 3 syllable lines or 5 syllable lines. Is there a difference between odd and even numbers? Does it matter where the stress falls? Train your ear.
Short lines slow a poem down. Will the short line work with your subject matter?
Have fun. Arrive on Thursday willing to share what happened even if you are not yet pleased with your poem.
