Introduction to Poetry
Date:
With:
Emilie Collyer
Rating:
EARLY, EMERGING
Summary:
Poetry as personal. Poetry as political. Poetry as resistance. Poetry as voice. Poetry as image. There are so many articulations and manifestations of poetry and no right way to write it. If you have been penning poems for years and are seeking some new inputs and techniques, or if you have a secret hankering to write poetry but don’t know where to start, this course will provide stimulus, structure and feedback within a supportive environment.
Details
You will learn:
- How to start – generating ideas for poems
- How to continue - some structural techniques
- How to keep it fresh – ways to change up and interrupt your writing habits
- How to refine it - self-editing techniques for looking back at your own work and revising it
- How to get it out – the various ways to get your work into the world if and when you are ready
About Emilie Collyer
Emilie Collyer writes plays, poetry and prose. Recent publication credits include: Australian Poetry Anthology, Cordite, Overland and The Lifted Brow. She is the author of Your Looking Eyes, an illustrated poetry book. She has been a Wheeler Centre Hot Desk Fellow, writer-in-residence at Melbourne University, and commissioned by Malthouse Theatre, Red Stitch and ABC Radio among many others. Award-winning plays include Contest, Dream Home and The Good Girl which premiered in New York in 2016.
Venue:
Registration for this event ended on 29 November 2019 - 5:30