Yesterday I received feedback from my tutor on Assignment 3. Dear Rachelle, thank you for submitting your third assignment for this course. This is a good submission and it’s great you’re experimenting with forms such as heroic verse, syllabics and rhyme. I do want to sound a note of caution though - whilst these aspects … Continue reading Reflection on Assignment 3
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Dear Diary
Today I found an old journal of mine from a couple of years ago. I hadn't written in a journal for years; the last known recording was in a fluffy pink diary when I was about fifteen, full of teenage angst and heartbroken that Stephen Reid was going to Cinderella Rockerfellas without me.
Onto the Next One
Assignment 3 is now with my tutor and I feel relieved that I met my deadline without having extra time to complete it. I will endeavour to meet all deadlines from now on; it's important for me to have structure when completing an assignment. I have read through Part 4: language and construction and the poems … Continue reading Onto the Next One
Thoughts on Assignment 3
Baked first came to fruition during an exercise from The Ode Less Travelled by Stephen Fry. It is an attempt at heroic verse. The exercise itself was to try a short dramatic monologue, à la Browning, in which a young man in police custody, clearly stoned off his head, tries to explain away the half-ounce … Continue reading Thoughts on Assignment 3
Pressure and Prose
Gah! I am frustrated this week as I haven't kept up with my blog and my poetry isn't forming as I would like. I managed to write two poems yesterday which is unusual - my deadline is approaching and I'm feeling the pressure. My tutor recommended a poetry book by Wendy Cope called Serious Concerns. This has provided me … Continue reading Pressure and Prose
A Pat on the Back
Today I feel remarkably confident. The self-doubt has disappeared, well for the time being anyway or rather, until I hand in my next assignment. You see, I received my formative feedback from my tutor and it was REALLY GOOD! I've had a couple of days to digest this good news and yes, I've spent a good … Continue reading A Pat on the Back
Well Travelled
After feedback from my tutor on my first assignment I felt a bit deflated. If I'm being honest I didn't understand the workings of poetry; it's been years since I studied it and even longer in writing it. The exercises in Part 2 Reading and developing your ear did produce a germ or two but … Continue reading Well Travelled
And breathe…
My first assignment for The Art of Poetry has been submitted online to my tutor. It was a day or two ahead of my deadline; endless amendments were causing too much frustration so I decided to stop using the red pen and hit the send button instead. I'm not sure what to make of the first assignment, … Continue reading And breathe…
Writefully So... 