Description:Defining and writing pastoral poetry in a manner suitable for the present era

Leader: scribbler
Moderator(s): wesley snow

Objectives:To expose writers to the pastoral style of poetry as it is written today and give each a chance to try their hand at it.

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter:To become effective at writing pastoral poetry in a manner which relates to contemporary readers

Description:

Leader: Rula Y. H.
Moderator(s): Sir Wesley Snow

Objectives:To know more about two types of sonnets; The Italian (Petrarchan) sonnet and the English (Elizabethan) sonnet

_ To introduce the history of the two types of the sonnets.

_The participants are supposed to write two sonnets;
1- an Italian sonnet
2-an Elizabethan sonnet

Level of expertise: Open to all

*Note - we have updated Stan's contest (originally started on November 13, 2014) to work within the new contest platform on Neopoet.*

This is a test to see if many folks are interested in there being periodic contests here. This is Not an official contest, just one run solely by me. The winner will receive one slightly chipped quartz Indian arrowhead (likely of Cherokee origin), one southeastern wild turkey feather and one handwritten poem of mine (Winner's choice)
Rules :
Form--- any form but if not rhyming it better at least have strong poetic devices
Subject---I want a pastoral poem with a secondary level
Length------no more than 34 lines
Can be a new poem or a poem previously written

contest will remain open for 2 weeks after this posting date or until 20 poems are entered.
Post your poem on this blog and I'll be the sole judge ( nobody else wants to lol)

The contest idea has been aired before and I figured this might be a good way to see if it is popular enough to be worth trying on an official periodic basis.........So let's have your best. If the winner is good enough I'll even leave out them having to receive that hand copied poem of mine lol

Description:A discussion on using humor in poetry writing. An exercise in using humor followed by writing two poems

Leader: China Blue
Moderator(s): JudyAnne

Objectives:learning how to write poetry with humor

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter:looking at the lighter side of poetry writing

Workshop: Renga 12 “Winds Of Life”

Description: This is a meeting place for all poets on Neopoet to collaboratively write and learn Japanese poetry writing. In this workshop you will learn to write (4) four different Japanese poetry form.

1. Haiku three lines of poetry written with 5/7/5 syllables
2. Senyru three lines of poetry written with 5/7/5 syllables
3. Tanka five lines of poetry written with 5/7/5/7/7 syllables
4. Renga a string of tanka poems from two or more poets.

Leader: Barbara Writes
Moderator(s) Ian. T

Workshop: Renga 11 “Dedications”

Description: This is a meeting place for all poets on Neopoet to collaboratively write and learn Japanese poetry writing. In this workshop you will learn to write (4) four different Japanese poetry form.

1. Haiku three lines of poetry written with 5/7/5 syllables
2. Senyru three lines of poetry written with 5/7/5 syllables
3. Tanka five lines of poetry written with 5/7/5/7/7 syllables
4. Renga a string of tanka poems from two or more poets.

Leader: Barbara Writes
Moderator(s) Alidzain

Description: A shop which will show there Is a difference between using words and using the Right words.There will be ongoing discussion as well as "fill in the blank" and second party editing on poetry.

Leader: scribbler
Moderator(s): wesley

Objectives:We will use discussion as well as exercises in order to help people put more thought into the word usage in their poetry.

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter: Expanding people's awareness of how much just a few "right" words can greatly improve their poetry.

Description:

The very form of the limerick makes it sound humorous.
This short workshop sets the very simple exercise of writing a limerick, true to form, with entirely non-lewd or humorous content. Content of a serious, philosophical, beauteous or emotional nature.
Far more difficult than it sounds.
It will teach us a lot about form versus content.

A limerick is a five line poem, written in anapaest with often cataleptic elements. . The meter, though important, is the lesser requirement to the rhyme structure.

Description: "A Study in Pink" is the title of an experimental collaborative workshop attempting to write a story in verse by its participants in "round robin" form.

Leader: Wesley Snow
Moderator(s): Rula, Barbara Writes

Objectives: To give the opportunity for poets to work together as a community writing a story in verse.

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter: "A Study in Pink" will be a horror/murder mystery with an ensemble of characters.

Description: A workshop to explore the concept of Dramatic Verse

Leader: Wesley
Moderator(s): Rula

Objectives: To write and critique both a monologue and a small one act play with multiple characters in verse.

Level of expertise: Open to all

Subject matter: Held within Storytelling in Verse we will write theatrical style poetry (closet theater) and discuss prose versus poetry, characterization, dialects of characters, reflection in the monologue and story structure in the play.