Creative Writing

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“The natural language of all worship” “devil’s wine” “an imitation of imitation” “painting that speaks” “a criticism of life” “a way of taking life by the throat” “an escape from emotion” “the antithesis of science”

Writers Say “Poems are not language, but the content

of the language” (Mary Oliver). “It is a kind of possible love affair between

something like the heart (that courageous but also shy factor of emotion) and the learned skills of the conscious mind” (Mary Oliver).

“Poetry is a river; many voices travel in it; poem after poem moves along in the exciting crests and falls of the river waves” (Mary Oliver).

Writers Say “Poetry is memorable speech” (W.H.

Auden). “Poems obey no rules and serve no

single purpose; rather they adapt to the distinct needs of specific times and individual poets… Any definition we formulate precludes others and imprisons us prematurely in a partial understanding of poetry” (Carol Burke and Molly Best Tinsley).

Writers Say

“an extreme emotional passage that runs throughout the human body internally releasing the full extent of one’s true being” (Jose C.)

Types of Poetry• Narrative Poetry

• tells a story. • Common types of narrative poetry include ballads and

epics.

• Lyric Poetry• highly musical verse that expresses the emotions of the

speaker. • Common types are sonnets, odes, free verse and elegies.

• Dramatic poetry • verse that relies heavily on dramatic elements such as

monologue, or dialogue. • Two types of dramatic poetry are dramatic monologue

and soliloquy.

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How will we do these things? Read and discuss examples. Try to write our own. Use strategies the pros use. Stretch ourselves using all sorts of

prompts. Practice in our journals.