Writing Poetry
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How to Use a Rhyming Dictionary
Jog your memory and find the rhymes to fit your poem with a rhyming dictionary. more...
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By: Brenda Ann Burke
Soul-mate of Picasso, Cubist word-painter, American poet Gertrude Stein is hard to read. But you can learn a lot as a developing writer from making the effort. more...
Five Rules for Performing Poetry
By: Brenda Ann Burke
To read poetry in public effectively, you need to practice the basics of speech and drama. more...
By: Brenda Ann Burke
Did fewer than a hundred renegade artists in the First World War period determine the shape of modern electronic poetry? more...
Can Digital Literature Be Poetry?
By: Brenda Ann Burke
We've come a long way from the days when a "real poet" wrote only long-hand, perhaps transcribing a precious finished piece by typewriter. more...
By: Brenda Ann Burke
Concrete poetry is only one way to convey the word through the eye. Here's a survey of visual traditions that can enhance your creativity as a poet. more...
By: Brenda Ann Burke
"Persona poems," where the poet becomes someone or something else, are not just for children. Careful creation of a character can add colour and power to your poem. more...
By: Brenda Ann Burke
Writing a sonnet-even an Italian or Shakespearean sonnet-- is achievable if you have a draft poem most suitably expressed that way. more...
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