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 Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 7:54 pm
General discussion of issues, tips, and questions in writing poetry.
This thread will include exercises in various poetic techniques and tools. All members should feel free to discuss as well as suggest others. Suggestions will be added and quoted to attribute them to the originator of the idea.
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Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:08 pm
Writing Resources:
1. Refer to the OP/L stickies!
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:17 am
Imagery ExercisesPoetess Laureate Choose one abstract idea or emotion word. Write about it without ever using the word or its actual synonyms. Do not title this writing with the term or its synonyms, either. Challenge someone to guess the term. Did they guess? You win! Poetess Laureate Choose an abstract idea or emotion word. Relate it to each of the five senses somehow. What does it look/sound/taste/smell/feel (to the touch) like? This can also simply be sounds, smells, etc. that evoke or relate to said emotion/abstract idea. This exercise need not be completed in any particular format.
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:19 am
Punctuation/Capitalization/Enjambment ExercisesPunctuationpoetess laureate Write the same line three times, changing nothing but punctuation -- and changing the meaning thereby. Poetess Laureate Write the same sentence two times. The second time, give it a 'line break' that will bring a new idea to it or emphasize some second idea already 'hidden' within. Poetess Laureate Rewrite a short poem as a paragraph. Explain what, if anything, has changed in its meaning or intelligibility now. Poetess Laureate Read your piece out loud. Pause for roughly a full second at the end of each line to exaggerate the natural pause. How does it sound?
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:19 am
Exercises in ClichéPoetess Laureate Pick a cliché, any cliché. Now reverse it. Ex: Instead of "a penny for your thought", "a thought for your penny". Explain the 'new' idea.
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:20 am
Rhythm and Meter ExercisesPoetess Laureate Mentors: Provide an excerpt or short metered poem. Ask for the meter to be annotated. (u for unaccented, ' for accented syllables) Poetess Laureate Have someone read your poem aloud and provide a recording if they can't do it in front of you. Notice anything that surprises you. Remember, an outside reader is only seeing exactly what is written while you know your intention; this provides a fresh perspective and helps you see anywhere a reader might stumble over the flow.
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:21 am
Rhyming ExercisesPoetess Laureate Write two stanzas with a chosen rhyme scheme. Make sure every single rhyming word is one important to the theme.
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Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:40 am
Trim-the-Fat ExercisesPoetess Laureate Write a brief poem or a few lines using only subjects, verbs, and nouns; that is, no modifiers. Poetess Laureate Find a sample or provide one. Choose 3-4 words and explain why each one is necessary to the poem. Keeping the meter doesn't count.
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