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Pilot Project Workshop Group Series
Welcome to the Pilot Workshop for Neopoet.com.
Workshops will be focused on developing and honing specific poetic skills and will require a specific and sustained time commitment. When you ask to be part of a workshop you must satisfy the requirements in order to be considered for future workshops. The Pilot program will run from December 28, 2009 through January 12, 2010 and will be run in a moderated fashion to support the full participation of all members.
Workshop submissions will be entered through the standard "Submit a poem" link in the navigation panel. Please select the "Pilot Project Workshop Group Series" check-box and keep in mind that this submission will count as your allowed poetry submission to the Stream for the day you submit it.
The workshop particulars are listed below:
Workshop Participants:
http://www.neopoet.com/ink-dragon
http://www.neopoet.com/weirdelf
http://www.neopoet.com/theladyblue
http://www.neopoet.com/breakinglogic - Withdrawn due to time pressures
http://www.neopoet.com/pugilist - Workshop Moderator
Submission form: Haiku
Submission Date: 12/28/09
Submission Venue: http://www.neopoet.com/node/add/story-poem (Click " Pilot Project Workshop Group Series" check-box) Subject: Air/breeze/wind/etc Submissions are randomly ordered and reviewed one at a time. The sequence of review was generated using http://www.randomizer.org/form.htm (corrected address - too many windows open - sorry) and is 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, indicating in what order they were posted.
This translates into: Submission 1: 12/29/09 - 12/30/09 - http://www.neopoet.com/node/31882 Submission 2: 01/02/10 - 01/03/10 - http://www.neopoet.com/node/31997 Submission 3: 01/04/10 - 01/05/10 - http://www.neopoet.com/node/31998 Submission 4: 01/06/10 - 01/07/10 - http://www.neopoet.com/node/31961 Submission 5: Withdrawn due to time pressures Workshop Recap: 01/08/10 - 01/09/10 - Responses submitted to this blog post Workshop Publication: 01/10/10 - TBD - Forum entry?
Each person will be expected to provide a full critique of each submission. You will rate the submission in the following areas and indicated scales:
Subject: (Y/N)
Structure: (Y/N)
Meter: (1-5)
Clarity (1-5)
Style: (1-5)
Suggestions: (Essay)
Conclusion: (Essay)
Notes: (Essay)
For Subject, you must make a judgement if the submission meets the Subject requirement of the workshop. Your choices are Yes or No.
For Structure you must make a judgement if the submission meets the Structure requirement of the workshop. Your choices are Yes or No.
For Meter you will judge the flow and pacing of the submission. Your scale is 1-5 with 1 being a low score, 3 being an acceptable score and 5 being an exceptional score.
For Clarity you will judge how well the submission communicates its intent and message. Your scale is 1-5 with 1 being a low score, 3 being an acceptable score and 5 being an exceptional score.
For Style you will judge the "feel" of the submission to you, indicating a compilation of all scores or a judgement on the submission. Your scale is 1-5 with 1 being a low score, 3 being an acceptable score and 5 being an exceptional score.
In Suggestions you will detail areas for improvement in the submission. You must have at least one (1) suggestion and you will be required to explain and defend your suggestion.
In Conclusion you will detail what led you to score as you did for each item. You will be required to defend your scores and reasoning.
In Notes you may include additional insight or comments as you desire. You will not be required to defend the information in your Notes.
All suggestions, questions, and concerns should be directed to Pugilist with a CC: to Andrew.
Workshops will be focused on developing and honing specific poetic skills and will require a specific and sustained time commitment. When you ask to be part of a workshop you must satisfy the requirements in order to be considered for future workshops. The Pilot program will run from December 28, 2009 through January 12, 2010 and will be run in a moderated fashion to support the full participation of all members.
Workshop submissions will be entered through the standard "Submit a poem" link in the navigation panel. Please select the "Pilot Project Workshop Group Series" check-box and keep in mind that this submission will count as your allowed poetry submission to the Stream for the day you submit it.
The workshop particulars are listed below:
Workshop Participants:
http://www.neopoet.com/ink-dragon
http://www.neopoet.com/weirdelf
http://www.neopoet.com/theladyblue
http://www.neopoet.com/breakinglogic - Withdrawn due to time pressures
http://www.neopoet.com/pugilist - Workshop Moderator
Submission form: Haiku
Submission Date: 12/28/09
Submission Venue: http://www.neopoet.com/node/add/story-poem (Click " Pilot Project Workshop Group Series" check-box) Subject: Air/breeze/wind/etc Submissions are randomly ordered and reviewed one at a time. The sequence of review was generated using http://www.randomizer.org/form.htm (corrected address - too many windows open - sorry) and is 1, 3, 4, 5, 2, indicating in what order they were posted.
This translates into: Submission 1: 12/29/09 - 12/30/09 - http://www.neopoet.com/node/31882 Submission 2: 01/02/10 - 01/03/10 - http://www.neopoet.com/node/31997 Submission 3: 01/04/10 - 01/05/10 - http://www.neopoet.com/node/31998 Submission 4: 01/06/10 - 01/07/10 - http://www.neopoet.com/node/31961 Submission 5: Withdrawn due to time pressures Workshop Recap: 01/08/10 - 01/09/10 - Responses submitted to this blog post Workshop Publication: 01/10/10 - TBD - Forum entry?
Each person will be expected to provide a full critique of each submission. You will rate the submission in the following areas and indicated scales:
Subject: (Y/N)
Structure: (Y/N)
Meter: (1-5)
Clarity (1-5)
Style: (1-5)
Suggestions: (Essay)
Conclusion: (Essay)
Notes: (Essay)
For Subject, you must make a judgement if the submission meets the Subject requirement of the workshop. Your choices are Yes or No.
For Structure you must make a judgement if the submission meets the Structure requirement of the workshop. Your choices are Yes or No.
For Meter you will judge the flow and pacing of the submission. Your scale is 1-5 with 1 being a low score, 3 being an acceptable score and 5 being an exceptional score.
For Clarity you will judge how well the submission communicates its intent and message. Your scale is 1-5 with 1 being a low score, 3 being an acceptable score and 5 being an exceptional score.
For Style you will judge the "feel" of the submission to you, indicating a compilation of all scores or a judgement on the submission. Your scale is 1-5 with 1 being a low score, 3 being an acceptable score and 5 being an exceptional score.
In Suggestions you will detail areas for improvement in the submission. You must have at least one (1) suggestion and you will be required to explain and defend your suggestion.
In Conclusion you will detail what led you to score as you did for each item. You will be required to defend your scores and reasoning.
In Notes you may include additional insight or comments as you desire. You will not be required to defend the information in your Notes.
All suggestions, questions, and concerns should be directed to Pugilist with a CC: to Andrew.