It's tough to write a poem without a clear idea of what a poem is, or what a poem should do. But that question, what is a poem?, is even tougher to answer.
 
This lesson takes you on a whistle stop tour of Anglophone poetry to learn about what poetry once meant, how it changed, and what it means now. Gain invaluable insights to help you contextualise your own work and practice, deepen your understanding of poetry, and see how you as a writer fit in to the ongoing history of poetry.
 
What is included in this class?:
 
A (very condensed!) lecture on the history of poetry in English, some key points, how 'poetry' changed, how we might define a poem today.
An exercise on the differences between poetry and prose, with some helpful refelction.