“Poetry begins with a lump in the throat.” So said the late, great Robert Frost. While Frost was referring to the poet’s writing process ... up 50 of the very best and most moving lines ...

October: Monster by Dzifa Benson “One language is never enough”, Dzifa Benson writes in the first section of Monster, her ...

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Practice in the original composition of poetry supplemented by the reading and analysis of standard works. Each student is expected to prepare a manuscript each week. There will be a weekly workshop ...

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Poet Joseph Coelho reflects on his childhood opinion of poetry as a serious and solemn practice and swiftly debunks ... and use this as inspiration to write your own nonsense poetry.

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