Writing Poetry and Performance

What you'll learn
Learn how to write poetry with emotion
Learn about the elements of poetry like metaphors and rhyming, and much more
Write your own poems and start finding your personal writing and performing style
Learn how to perform your poems and find opportunities to perform
Requirements
No experience needed. Just your time, your energy, willingness to learn, and your creativity!
Description
In this course, you will learn how to write poetry with emotion and how to perform your poems with confidence. What You'll LearnThe basics of literary devices like rhyming and metaphors and how they can affect the reader's perception and emotions. The art of practicing poetry, both in reading and writing poems. You'll have the chance to respond to writing prompts after every lecture to eventually build a portfolio or writing journal.The history and culture of performance poetry and how it works. You'll learn what makes a performance poem stand out and how you can practice writing and performing your poems.What is included?More than 10 lectures plus additional resources such as writing prompts and examples of poems.Guided writing prompts and how to craft your own poems. You will work on writing poems geared for performance as well.Opportunities to interact and discuss your poems. What You NeedA desire to learn and be creativeA pen and paper or a device where you can type out thoughts and poems.A willingness to try different styles and learn how to perform what you've writtenSome poems that you would like to read and discuss in the Q&A section of the course.
Who this course is for
Anyone who wants to learn more about poetry and poetry performance.
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