A Contemplative Poetry Practice Playing with the Inspirations of Nature
Have you ever wondered if you could write Haiku poetry?
What you’ll learn
- Learn How to Write Haiku Poetry.
- Learn the Elements of Haiku Poems.
- Learn How to Keep a Poetry Log of Your Inspirations.
- Learn How to Translate Poetry Log Entries of Your Inspirations into Haiku Poetry.
Course Content
- Introduction –> 4 lectures • 8min.
- History of Haiku –> 4 lectures • 11min.
- Poetry Log and Sense Exploration –> 9 lectures • 17min.
- Poetry Basic and Haiku Poetic Elements –> 5 lectures • 17min.
- Writing a Haiku Poem –> 5 lectures • 12min.
- Additional Thoughts on Writing Haiku –> 2 lectures • 2min.
- Resources –> 3 lectures • 4min.
- Final Words –> 1 lecture • 3min.
Requirements
Have you ever wondered if you could write Haiku poetry?
Here is your chance to dip your toe (or pen) into this short and charming poetry form.
Whether it’s been ages since your elementary school days of writing Haiku, or you are wanting to explore a poetry practice more deeply, or you are somewhere in between—this course is for you!
Join Denise as she shares her love of writing Haiku in this fun course.
In this course you will learn:
- the history of Haiku poetry and explore some of the Haiku masters (men and women): Basho, Buson, Issa, Shiki, Kikusha, Hisajo, Shizunojo
- the art of noticing and observing things in nature that perk your six senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and mind
- how to create and keep up a poetry log of your inspirations
- the basic elements of Haiku poetry: your sense experience, 5-7-5 syllables, rhyming, titles, word selections, and topics
- which Western poetic elements should and should not be used in your poems: metaphors, similes, alliteration, consonance, assonance, onomatopoeia
- a step-by-step approach for crafting a poem from poetry log inspirations using the elements of Haiku
- how to incorporate seasonal words, contrasting elements, and mixing senses and seasons to bring richness to your poems
- additional considerations when editing your poem
Resources for sharing your Haiku poetry are also provided.
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