I am pleased to present this workshop. Nature Poetry Workshop August 1, 2024, 12:00 PM Adelle’s Creperie 400 E. Main Street, Chattanooga, TN 37409 Sponsored by the Chattanooga Public Library The woods are lovely, dark., and deep But I have promises to keep And miles to go before I sleep And miles to go before I sleep - Robert Frost, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42891/stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening
As much as I love traditional works such as those by Robert Frost, Wiliam Wordsworth, and others, the world of nature poetry has much more breadth than those few poets. Contemporary nature poetry includes such names as Pablo Neruda and Joy Harjo. I will begin this workshop with a warmup exercise and provide examples of both traditional and modern poetic works as examples for composition. Participants will write poems in whichever style they choose. Some may choose to write prose works. This workshop is sponsored by the Chattanooga Public Library and their writing group, but others are welcome.
Pablo Neruda Poem https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/49322/ode-to-a-large-tuna-in-the-market
Joy Harjo Poem
If you think you can’t write a poem, try the etheree, a simple form. Start with a one-syllable line and make each line one syllable longer than the previous one. End with 10 lines, the last being a ten-syllable line. This link will take you to some examples.