Potent Poetry – Six-Week Online Poetry Intensive

"Potent Poetry"

Six-Week Online Poetry Intensive

Goal: to give students an understanding of how to write poetry and what it means to be a poet through the life and works of famous poets from the past, present, and future.

In Shakespeare Conquest we believe in mentors. If you want to become a great businessman, find someone who is already a great businessman and ask him to mentor you. If you want to be a great basketball player, find someone who already is, and ask him to mentor you. And if you want to be a great poet, find someone who already is a great poet, and ask him to mentor you.

Well, we can’t exactly have the great poets of history come teach the class themselves. But we do have the next best thing: their lives and their works. The focus of this intensive is not on simply teaching about poetry, but teaching about the poets themselves. What does it mean to be a poet? What has made past poets great? What makes todays poets great? And what can we do to achieve that greatness ourselves?

Each week students will learn about different famous poets from the past, present, and future, as well as how to write their own poetry in the form of free verse, sonnets, quatrains, couplets, iambic pentameter, trochaic pentameter, and more! Each week students will write their own poems and present it to the class as a whole; all the while learning about the true meaning of poetry, what makes a poet great, and how poetry can help them in their future lives.

When: Thursdays, March 1st—April 5th 4-6pmAKST, 6-8pmMST.

Where: At your computer! Interactive web conferencing via Go To Meeting

Target Audience: Youth ages 12-19, or Participation at the discretion of the participant. (Younger and older participants are welcome if they believe they would enjoy the experience).

Cost: $40.00 per student, or $100.00 for three students.

What if I’m not sure I’ll like it? Come check out our FREE poetry Webinar this week, Thursday, Feb 9^th. This webinar is geared towards people who may be interested in the longer intensive.

How many spots are available? Only 15! So hurry!

How do I sign up? Go to our “Register” page, scroll down the bottom, and fill out the PayPal information under the “Potent Poetry” section. You should receive an email confirmation within 48 hours with all the necessary information.

What do I need?

·         A computer with high-speed Internet.

·         Preferable:

o   Headset with built-in microphone, (Available at Wal-Mart for around $25.00)

·         Optional:

o   Any headphones or speakers, and a phone. (Students can dial in and talk with the phone when presenting their poetry, but it’s not toll-free and slightly more difficult for the student).

·         Your imagination!