Sonnet as…room, cell, locked box, coffin, scene, frame, window, grave, urn, viewfinder, jewel, cage, snare, net, shell, trinket box, keepsake, weed, instrument, mould, mask, brick, paving stone, coin, chain, braid, creeping vine…
Master the sonnet with this unique and engaging new take on teaching the form. Sonnet As... isn't a manual of rhyme schemes and meters; it’s not another history of the sonnet either.
By figuring the sonnet as a series of images rather than as a set of rules, you will learn what really makes a sonnet a sonnet, and understand why the sonnet form is so versatile, enduring and charismatic. Get to know the spirit of the sonnet, which is expressed in its rules, but goes beyond rules. Develop your confidence in using the sonnet form, and learn how to write a sonnet that enchants.
Each of the 5 lessons in Sonnet As... contains a lecture on a different aspect of sonnet writing, with a selection of sonnets to inspire you - traditional, modern, conventional and experimental. Explore different approaches and styles using a choice of various sonnet writing exercises each lesson.
This course is exclusive to The Poetry Master Class, and was written to celebrate the publication of Sueño del Alma: 22 Andalusian Sonnets, published by Broken Sleep Books in 2025.
