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Apr 12, 2019
Meet your new instructor: Billy Collins, one of the most popular and prolific poets of our time. In your first lesson, Billy introduces the many pleasures of poetry and illuminates how poetry connects you to the history of the human heart.
Meet your new instructor: Billy Collins, one of the most popular and prolific poets of our time. In your first lesson, Billy introduces the many pleasures of poetry and illuminates how poetry connects you to the history of the human heart.
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy teaches you how to use form to win the love of your readers, an audience of strangers.
Billy teaches you how to use form to win the love of your readers, an audience of strangers.
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Apr 12, 2019
In poetry, you can do anything and go anywhere. Learn how to embrace the freedom of poetry to embark on explorations of subject, progression, and the balance of clarity and mystery.
In poetry, you can do anything and go anywhere. Learn how to embrace the freedom of poetry to embark on explorations of subject, progression, and the balance of clarity and mystery.
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy teaches practical exercises that will galvanize your writing process.
Billy teaches practical exercises that will galvanize your writing process.
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy shares his personal notebooks and gives rare insight into the process of writing his poem “Grand Central.”
Billy shares his personal notebooks and gives rare insight into the process of writing his poem “Grand Central.”
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Apr 12, 2019
A poem is not a cookbook. Learn how embracing nuance and ambiguity can be your greatest ally when reading poetry.
A poem is not a cookbook. Learn how embracing nuance and ambiguity can be your greatest ally when reading poetry.
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy invites acclaimed poet and friend Marie Howe to read and discuss Emily Dickinson’s “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain.” Learn how Dickinson’s creative use of capitalization builds an entire world out of a state of mind.
Billy invites acclaimed poet and friend Marie Howe to read and discuss Emily Dickinson’s “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain.” Learn how Dickinson’s creative use of capitalization builds an entire world out of a state of mind.
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy and Marie discuss how the speaker in William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 73” uses metaphor to bid a final farewell to his beloved.
Billy and Marie discuss how the speaker in William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 73” uses metaphor to bid a final farewell to his beloved.
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Apr 12, 2019
Learn the tools beyond rhyme and meter that Billy utilizes to achieve a musical, toe-tapping kind of joy in his poetry.
Learn the tools beyond rhyme and meter that Billy utilizes to achieve a musical, toe-tapping kind of joy in his poetry.
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy is a self-proclaimed “terrible rhymer.” Learn one of his techniques for capturing a reader’s attention without relying on rhymed or metered poetry.
Billy is a self-proclaimed “terrible rhymer.” Learn one of his techniques for capturing a reader’s attention without relying on rhymed or metered poetry.
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy teaches you how to harness the imaginative flexibility of a poem, turning it in new directions to be playful with your reader.
Billy teaches you how to harness the imaginative flexibility of a poem, turning it in new directions to be playful with your reader.
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Apr 12, 2019
Learn how what began as a letter to her brother became one of Marie’s most acclaimed poems with “What the Living Do.”
Learn how what began as a letter to her brother became one of Marie’s most acclaimed poems with “What the Living Do.”
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy and Marie unpack how Billy’s poem “The Death of the Hat” moves from being a poem about a hat to an elegy for his father.
Billy and Marie unpack how Billy’s poem “The Death of the Hat” moves from being a poem about a hat to an elegy for his father.
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Apr 12, 2019
Your voice lies on the shelves of the library and the bookstore. Learn how reading the work of other poets will help develop your unique persona.
Your voice lies on the shelves of the library and the bookstore. Learn how reading the work of other poets will help develop your unique persona.
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Apr 12, 2019
Learn how to develop a distinctive persona for yourself, solving most issues around writing poetry.
Learn how to develop a distinctive persona for yourself, solving most issues around writing poetry.
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy shares how humor is an essential part of his persona and teaches you how to use humor in your poetry for serious reasons.
Billy shares how humor is an essential part of his persona and teaches you how to use humor in your poetry for serious reasons.
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Student Discussion: "My (Muslim) Father Seizes the Thing on My Nightstand" by Sarah Iqbal
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Apr 12, 2019
Learn how spacing and word repetition create tone in student Sarah Iqbal’s poem “My (Muslim) Father Seizes the Thing on My Nightstand.”
Learn how spacing and word repetition create tone in student Sarah Iqbal’s poem “My (Muslim) Father Seizes the Thing on My Nightstand.”
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy and student Paul Epland discuss point of view in “The Crash.” Learn how Billy’s suggestion to add three words helps with the turn in the poem.
Billy and student Paul Epland discuss point of view in “The Crash.” Learn how Billy’s suggestion to add three words helps with the turn in the poem.
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Apr 12, 2019
According to Marie, “so much of writing is getting beyond the will.” Billy and Marie share practical exercises they use to get out of their heads and into their writing.
According to Marie, “so much of writing is getting beyond the will.” Billy and Marie share practical exercises they use to get out of their heads and into their writing.
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Apr 12, 2019
Billy invites you to join the club of poets who have been writing since the beginning of time.
Billy invites you to join the club of poets who have been writing since the beginning of time.
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