Concluded
Description: Any style, any length (but please have a heart as to length as the judge likely has limited time)
Sponsor(s):Scribbler, geezer
Judge(s):anonymous
Objectives: Giving a peek into author's life and how he/she came to be what they are today
Subject matter: Life's ups and downs
How Judged:
Description: To review the history and philosophy of "prose-poems" related to poetry. After sharing examples of critical opinions and literary criticism, we will share our favorites. In the last part of the workshop we will write a poem and a prose poem with the same basic content to see the value of each.
Leader:
Moderator(s): Eumolpus
Date:
Wed, 12/04/2019 to Sat, 11/21/2020
Description:Fairly simple: write a sonnet, any type, any subject
Sponsor(s):scribbler, geezer
Judge(s):anonymous
Objectives:Just to have some fun writing a sonnet
Subject matter:Any subject
How Judged:
Description:The October contest is four quatrains of rhyme
featuring what October means to you. It can be about
Halloween or Autumn weather. For those who are having
Spring or Summer weather or don't celebrate Halloween
you might make it about ghosts or monsters. Good
Sponsor(s):scribbler and geezer
Judge(s):anonymous
Objectives:just to have some fun writing about the month of falling leaves
Subject matter: What October means to you
How Judged:By anonymous volunteer
Description:Exploring the effective use of imagery to draw the reader into the poem
Leader: scribbler
Moderator(s): Mark
Objectives:Learning how to "show" instead of "tell"
Level of expertise: Open to all
Subject matter:Imagery in immersion
Date:
Sun, 09/22/2019 to Thu, 10/31/2019
Description:We are going to explore the effective use of imagery to draw the reader into the poem.We will use both discussion and exercises to do this.
Leader: scribbler
Moderator(s): Mark
Objectives:Learning how to use imagery to "show" instead of "tell".
Level of expertise: Open to all
Subject matter:We will use both member and classic poetry in the shop in order to explore an important use of imagery.
Date:
Mon, 09/16/2019 to Thu, 10/31/2019
Description:The Amazon basin is on fire so lets write about climate change
Sponsor(s):scribbler and Geezer
Judge(s):anonymous
Objectives:The display our thoughts on climate change.
Subject matter: Anything on climate change. Any length, any style
How Judged:by anonymous monthly judge
Description:Write a poem about your most pleasurable July experience. Form: four quatrains of pentameter (some creative license allowed)
Sponsor(s):scribbler and Geezer
Judge(s):anonymous; judged by relativity to theme, imagery and construction
Objectives: Have fun within a few set limits
Subject matter: One's most pleasurable July experience
How Judged:
Making the History of Poetry (part 1) Primal Poetry- Exploring and writing poetry in its primal form.
Leader: weirdelf
Moderator(s): geezer, Paul, Carrie (lonlyhrtsclub13)
Objectives: To attempt to recreate some of the mental conditions under which poetry was invented and write our own modern versions of it.
Level of expertise: Open to all.
Subject matter: Pre-written word poetry was probably spoken by shamans after drum induced trance.
Date:
Mon, 06/17/2019 to Sun, 10/20/2019
Description:Choose a poem which inspires you. Can be by a known writer, a friend or even one of your own. Then write a poem which comes from said inspiration. There are no length limits but try to be kind to judge by not making it Too long lol. Any style, any subject. NOT ENTERING VIA THE CONTEST TAB MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION!. Also please put (June contest) next to title. Place the inspiring poem with author then enter your resulting poem right below so readers can read both on the same page.
Sponsor(s):Geezer, scribbler
Judge(s):anonymous volunteer
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