Poetry workshop

SUMMER OFFERING: INTRO TO POETRY During this one-hour poetry workshop we will talk about the poetic devices that make a poem soar. We will also discuss how to get your poems started and discuss powerful opening lines, poem progression, and how to exit a poem. Bring all your poetry questions because we will have a Q&A at the end of the session. Session date: Saturday July 23, 2022 10am - 11am PST Registration opens July 1st! Get on that mailing list so that you don't miss out. Link in bio!

“Here is the prompt, if anyone (of any age) wants to try it!”

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Can you believe this took me about 18 hours to complete this 4x6 image, why would anyone actually WANT to write a ransom note this way? Lol. . . Anyways, it's an item which will be for sale in my Etsy shop soon. . .

Following up to Story Trekker's first poetry workshop, this second edition expands on various types of figurative language, taking kids through five different writing activities where they create original poetry. Versatile and engaging, your students are sure to love it!

This post has been written by Marie Buckland – organiser of the Slam Poetry workshops and competition. Writer-in-Residence, the fabulous Emilie Zoey Baker, has been workshopping with Year 9 b…

Though I'm starting this blog on the 2nd, I did make a small piece of "art" on the 1st. It was very last minute because my husband and I came up with the idea to do this as we were getting ready for bed last night around 11 pm. I really wanted to start on January 1st (mostly because it sounds cooler) so I ran to create something semi-artistic before it became January 2nd! I like this idea of creating poetry by subtracting words rather than adding them, but I know if I had more time I could…