Nancy Kunneman, a writer from my Lifelong Learning Institute of Chesterfield’s Poetry Workshop was inspired by an article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch article on Lauren Fagone, a dancer from the
Category: Poetry
Poetry on an Rx Pad
During our last several poetry workshops at LLIChesterfield.org, the participants discussed some writing prompts I offered to help inspire their poetic expressions. I presented ” The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos
Poetry Workshop for Seniors: “Penny Nostalgia”
Lydia Aiken-Wilson, who has had an article about her life and some previous poems published on Litchatte has been writing poetry for many years and can find inspirations in people,
“How To Be a Poet,” According to Wendell Berry
Poet, novelist, and environmentalist Wendell Berry was born in 1934. He lives on a farm in Port Royal, Kentucky near his birthplace, He is the author of over 40 books
Spanish Poets Inspired by Poe
Last week I attended a wonderful performance of dance and music, focusing on Spanish-speaking poets who were inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. The production was a cooperative venture between the
Use the Right Butter and Other Slatherings from our Poetry Workshop
I am in the middle of my nine-week Poetry Workshop at Lifelong Learning Institute (LLIChesterfield.org), we are creating increasingly more wonderful individual and class artistic works. For example, using the
Why Did the Man Keep His Beautiful Lady Out of Sight?
The challenge of my poetry workshop this week was to write on a subject that was either fully or partially concealed. However, Lydia chose to write about a fashionable female
Letters to the World: Murray’s Poetry Workshop
The writing prompt for my (LLIChesterfield.org) Poetry Workshop was to use Emily Dickinson’s untitled Letter to the World poem as an inspiration: Here is Emily’s short poem: This is my
White as Milk: Using Synesthesia to Create New Beginnings
Our poetry workshop at LLI (LLIChesterfield.org) focused on the literary term, Synesthesia, which may also be a technique that combines images from each of the human senses, i.e. sight, sound, taste,
Poem Starter Lines: Is Friendship With Men Like Friendship With Birds?
In my last poetry workshop at LLI (LLIChesterfield.org), I introduced and illustrated poem-starter lines. Using John Drury’s Creating Poetry book, I introduced the topic and provided some of his examples.
