Get Going on Showing: May 13, 2024
3:30-5pm ET US, 8:30-10pm UK
New poets are often told you should “show, not tell."
Why does this matter? Because:
Showing is the tool that pulls readers into your poems and makes them care.
Think of it as being like an artist painting an apple. They can't just paint the word "Apple" on the canvas and expect us to be impressed! They have to use their artistic skill to make us see the apple.
This is just as true of poetry.
Using the tools of showing, you make readers see and feel and share the poem.
This makes your poem come across with much greater power.
In this workshop we will cover the most important ways of showing:
Painting scenes and images to bring the poem alive
Finding metaphors and similes that add meaning as well as description
Making word choices that add layers of ideas
Constructing stories that reveal
Simple ways that poetic form can also add to showing.
When you do these things, your poems take the leap from mere words to art.
So to learn how to pep up your poems with showing, join us!
No experience or preparation is needed, but please come prepared to write. Thank you!