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Form poetry is poetry that has very specific guidelines and rules. You’ve probably heard of and/or read the ever-popular Haiku, a Japanese form of poetry. The rule of Haiku is that is has three lines:

first line, five syll’bles
seven in the second line
and five in the third

In this lab, we’ll delve into two distinguished forms of poetry called the Ekphrasis and the Acoustic:

• Ekphrasis means “description” in Greek and is, at its foundation, poetry about visual art (including sculpture).

• Acrostic is poetry in which the first letter of each line of the poem spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically.

We’ll spend the first hour learning about and exploring some Ekphrasis poetry with prompts to produce our own Ekphrasis poems; in the second hour, we’ll do the same with Acrostic poetry.

Whether you’re curious, a beginner, intermediate or advanced poet, come join us in this exploration and experience two significant and fun forms of poetry!

led by Pamela "Jaz" Banks

This lab is free! If you like what you experience, please consider donating. A suggested donation for this workshop is $25.