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Description:
Leader: Rula Y. H.
Moderator(s): Sir Wesley Snow
Objectives:To know more about two types of sonnets; The Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet and the English (Elizabethan) sonnet
_ To introduce the history of the two types of the sonnets.
_The participants are supposed to write two sonnets;
1- an Italian sonnet
2-an Elizabethan sonnet
Level of expertise: Open to all
*Note - we have updated Stan's contest (originally started on November 13, 2014) to work within the new contest platform on Neopoet.*
Description:A discussion on using humor in poetry writing. An exercise in using humor followed by writing two poems
Leader: China Blue
Moderator(s): JudyAnne
Objectives:learning how to write poetry with humor
Level of expertise: Open to all
Subject matter:looking at the lighter side of poetry writing
Date:
Wed, 01/07/2015 to Wed, 01/21/2015
Workshop: Renga 12 “Winds Of Life”
Description: This is a meeting place for all poets on Neopoet to collaboratively write and learn Japanese poetry writing. In this workshop you will learn to write (4) four different Japanese poetry form.
1. Haiku three lines of poetry written with 5/7/5 syllables
2. Senyru three lines of poetry written with 5/7/5 syllables
3. Tanka five lines of poetry written with 5/7/5/7/7 syllables
4. Renga a string of tanka poems from two or more poets.
Leader: Barbara Writes
Moderator(s) Ian. T
Date:
Wed, 11/26/2014 to Tue, 01/13/2015
Workshop: Renga 11 “Dedications”
Description: This is a meeting place for all poets on Neopoet to collaboratively write and learn Japanese poetry writing. In this workshop you will learn to write (4) four different Japanese poetry form.
1. Haiku three lines of poetry written with 5/7/5 syllables
2. Senyru three lines of poetry written with 5/7/5 syllables
3. Tanka five lines of poetry written with 5/7/5/7/7 syllables
4. Renga a string of tanka poems from two or more poets.
Leader: Barbara Writes
Moderator(s) Alidzain
Date:
Mon, 10/27/2014 to Mon, 11/03/2014
Description: A shop which will show there Is a difference between using words and using the Right words.There will be ongoing discussion as well as "fill in the blank" and second party editing on poetry.
Leader: scribbler
Moderator(s): wesley
Objectives:We will use discussion as well as exercises in order to help people put more thought into the word usage in their poetry.
Level of expertise: Open to all
Subject matter: Expanding people's awareness of how much just a few "right" words can greatly improve their poetry.
Date:
Tue, 11/18/2014 to Thu, 12/18/2014
Description:
The very form of the limerick makes it sound humorous.
This short workshop sets the very simple exercise of writing a limerick, true to form, with entirely non-lewd or humorous content. Content of a serious, philosophical, beauteous or emotional nature.
Far more difficult than it sounds.
It will teach us a lot about form versus content.
Date:
Mon, 11/03/2014 to Wed, 12/03/2014
Description: "A Study in Pink" is the title of an experimental collaborative workshop attempting to write a story in verse by its participants in "round robin" form.
Leader: Wesley Snow
Moderator(s): Rula, Barbara Writes
Objectives: To give the opportunity for poets to work together as a community writing a story in verse.
Level of expertise: Open to all
Subject matter: "A Study in Pink" will be a horror/murder mystery with an ensemble of characters.
Date:
Fri, 09/26/2014 to Sun, 10/26/2014
Description: A workshop to explore the concept of Dramatic Verse
Leader: Wesley
Moderator(s): Rula
Objectives: To write and critique both a monologue and a small one act play with multiple characters in verse.
Level of expertise: Open to all
Subject matter: Held within Storytelling in Verse we will write theatrical style poetry (closet theater) and discuss prose versus poetry, characterization, dialects of characters, reflection in the monologue and story structure in the play.
Date:
Sun, 09/07/2014 to Tue, 10/14/2014
Workshop: Renga 10 "Birds of a Feather"
Description: This is a meeting place for all poets on Neopoet to collaboratively write and learn Japanese poetry writing. In this workshop you will learn to write (4) four different Japanese poetry form.
1. Haiku
2. Senyru
3. Tanka
4. Renga
Leader: Barbara Writes
Moderator(s)
Date:
Sun, 08/31/2014 to Sun, 09/14/2014
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