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nightvalepresentsversePoetry can be intimidating. It’s more technical than prose, and there’s an extensive world of theory and study behind it. But that doesn’t mean you can’t play around with it in your writing, and even be good at it! In this episode, Jeffrey and Joseph talk about how we naturally use poetic elements in our everyday speech, and how it can lend structure to get to the heart of what you’re describing.
Consume: Read Ballad in A by Cathy Park Hong. Try to read it aloud if you can!
Then check out this short feature article on Cathy Park Hong and her use of the univocalic.
Create: Write a 4-line, rhyming, univocalic poem. That means you pick a vowel and use only that vowel when you write. It doesn’t have to be good, just done!
Listen, discuss.
(Note: If you want to share your work feel free to comment here OR post it as a new post! Please use the tag start with this: creations and tag proper trigger/content warnings in accordance with the rules.)
Consume: Read Ballad in A by Cathy Park Hong. Try to read it aloud if you can!
Then check out this short feature article on Cathy Park Hong and her use of the univocalic.
Create: Write a 4-line, rhyming, univocalic poem. That means you pick a vowel and use only that vowel when you write. It doesn’t have to be good, just done!
Listen, discuss.
(Note: If you want to share your work feel free to comment here OR post it as a new post! Please use the tag start with this: creations and tag proper trigger/content warnings in accordance with the rules.)
