Imagery: The Foundation of Poetry
This poetry lesson covers the key foundation of poetry: imagery.
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A Generative Poetry Exercise from Kenneth Koch
Generative Exercises allow creative writers to think outside our normal default modes of creation. Often, the poems created during exercises are stronger than ones created with no prompt. This exercise is taken fro Chapter 7 of Rose Where Did You Get That Red? Sure, most of us writers with manuscripts to submit know about Duotrope and the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs ), two long-standing and comprehensive Web sites with lists of contests and publications (AWP has jobs as well). The good news is that other excellent resources are around for... We had a couple inches of snow here in New Albany, and public schools as well as IU Southeast were closed. Sarah and I both worked from home, if she could really work while her very active son needed attention. So, while she and Theo made a snow chicken, I got... Great tips for creative writers or creative writing students who need to know why there’s a renaissance in desiring creative writers in business, law, medicine (and I might add nursing) and education. Enjoy the Podcast!
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