Yes, we ve reached the final episode in the series. If you ve been following the course, I hope you ve enjoyed the exercises, found the observations helpful, and the critiques useful. Last week s workshop was a kind of masterclass for those poets who have been writing as the series has gone along. It also served as an opportunity to recap on the themes of the series so far. Don t think of poetry as a craft .
Poetry is the greatest of arts.
Good poems will always be very rare, but there are as many ways to try and find them as there are rhythms in a page of writing. Do root your thoughts in concrete . The hoariest old maxim in creative writing is Show Don t Tell. If your images are strong, and clear, and ingenious, you will allow your readers to see the world in ways they have never quite seen before. That s enough nagging.