If you want to write poetry, read poetry. That's what the teachers always advise. But how do you read a poem? Seems simple at first, but on closer inspection, not so simple after all.

In school, many of us learned to 'de-code' poetry, which is as pointless as it is boring. Not so with this lesson. Learn how to really read a poem, how to understand a poem and importantly, how to enjoy it. Change how you read read poems forever and read as a writer. Reading poems is an necessary source of inspiration for every poet, this lesson teaches you how.

What's included in this class?

• A lecture with some history of reading poems, advice on how to approach and enjoy a poem.

• A guided close reading exercise so you can try it out yourself.