Poetry Writing Workshop with Susan Roney-O’Brien: Syllabics from Basho to Yeats and Beyond
Register here: https://mywpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/poetry-writing-workshop-with-susan-roney-o-brien-syllabics-from-basho-to-yeats-and-beyond/ Do you remember clapping out the syllables of your name in first grade? Pure syllabic poetry is common in languages like Japanese but rarer in English, which counts both syllables and stresses. Starting with haikus, we will try our hands at writing tankas, nonets, roundels, cinquains, and diamantes. And as we go […]
