Love, Death, and Depression: Moving Beyond Cliché in Emotional Poetry
We’re often inspired to write poetry in a highly emotional state or in response to a powerful event in our lives (aka moments of love, death, or depression!). But in this writing, we often tip into cliches, abstraction, and hyperbole that can dampen the impact of the moment we’re trying to capture. In this workshop, students learn how to recognize all three of those common traps and revise effectively. We’ll do some generative writing based on prompts that incorporate all our senses to come up with new lines, metaphors, and ideas for future poems. Geared to writers of all levels, ages 18+. Two hours, available in-person or virtual.
