Writing Powerful Verse
by Pip Harry
Description
This dynamic and interactive writing workshop with award winning verse novelist Pip Harry will get secondary students excited about using verse poetry to tell powerful stories. It covers all the basics of the verse form, including rhythm, shapes, white space, emotion and word placement.
Topics Covered
- The elements of verse
- Making poetry fun, expressive and modern
- Considering verse as a form for writing powerful narrative stories
Details
Audience
Duration
50 - 60 minutes
Requirements
Laptop and projector or smartboard - author will use a PowerPoint presentation on a USB stick. No Wi-Fi connection needed. Whiteboard, eraser and markers. Loose sheets of blank paper. No laptops please.