When I started The Art of Poetry I had little experience on writing it and my first assignment proved I needed a lot of help! Writing Poems by Peter Sansom made me think more about the process of writing poetry. In the first chapter of his book, Sansom (1994: 23) writes: ‘Our poems have to be … Continue reading Final thoughts
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You’re invited to my pity party
Poetry is hard of late. Yesterday was spent conjuring up lines and stanzas for one poem that I've been working on for what seems like an age, only to think fuck it, it's not meant to be. I've written 10 lines of poetry so far; I've got 70 to go. All to be finished by August … Continue reading You’re invited to my pity party
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
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