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The Poetry Show is back, this time with 75% more opinionatedness!
Learn how to write poems well, or just start reading them properly.
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Learn how to write poems well, or just start reading them properly.
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Poetry Show Season 3 Kick Off - Hello Fediverse!
Introducing Poetry Show to the Fediverse, and hopefully introducing the Fediverse to some of the old Poetry Show fans from CZcams.
Season 3 will live at peertube.servebeer.com/accounts/poetryshow
Seasons 1 and 2 can be found here: czcams.com/users/poesho
Intro Music by: audionautix.com
You can reach out to me @JacksonBates@aus.social
Season 3 will live at peertube.servebeer.com/accounts/poetryshow
Seasons 1 and 2 can be found here: czcams.com/users/poesho
Intro Music by: audionautix.com
You can reach out to me @JacksonBates@aus.social
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Can anyone be a better poet? Why is poetry so hard?!
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Become a poetry geek: j.mp/poetryGeek (Subscribe link) In response to a comment on my video for the Golden Rule of becoming a better poet, one user, let's call 'em Jo(e), asked the age old question: "Why is writing poetry so F#*$@@#*& difficult?!" The truth is that beginning poetry is as easy as picking up a pen, but to improve takes practice. Wearing the right gear doesn't make you a marathone...
How to use alliteration, assonance & consonance to write better poems
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Become a poetry geek: j.mp/poetryGeek (subscribe link) Alliteration, assonance and consonance is just a way of describing the repetition of particular sounds, but the effect they can have on your poem can be extraordinary. They can draw attention to specific sounds in a way that creates a whole new layer of meaning and sensory experience to your writing. Watch this video to learn the tricks of ...
Similes and Metaphors - How to write better poetry
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Become a poetry geek: j.mp/poetryGeek (Subscribe link) Contents: Simple definition: 1:09 Better language: 2:22 Cliches and the purpose of metaphor: 3:27 Method #1 Random association: 5:33 (BAD!) Method #2 Subconscious association: 7:46 (Maybe...) Method #3 Intentional association: 9:20 (Good!) Method #4 Realised association: 11:12 (Excellent!) Unseemly begging for subs, likes, etc: 14:50 Link t...
The Man From Snowy River - Banjo Patterson
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Become a poetry geek: j.mp/poetryGeek (Subscribe link) See the Australian Poetry anthology series on periscope.tv/PoetryShow Or catch the replays at katch.me/PoetryShow Read the text of the poem here: www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/paterson-a-b-banjo/the-man-from-snowy-river-0001004 Hat tip to Paul O'Mahony for the Snowy River request. Find him at the links below: Periscope (Walt Whitman Live):...
Wilfred Owen Poetry For Armistice (Remembrance) Day
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Become a poetry geek: j.mp/poetry/Geek (Click to subscribe) In this poem I read and discuss four excellent poems by Wilfred Owen. You can click on the time code links below to skip to the different poems. Dulce et decorum est: 1:13 Mental cases: 10:02 The last laugh: 16:39 Anthem for doomed youth: 23:30 Intro music by audionautix.com and intro animation by czcams.com/users/Alexbau01
After Reading a Child's Guide to Modern Physics - W. H. Auden
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Become a poetry geek: j.mp/poetryGeek Another response to my favourite poet. While you might think poetry and physics make uneasy bedfellows, the truth is that they are perfectly suited to each other, since they both seek to know and explain Truth. Auden just does it with a lot more style, is all... Intro music by audionautix.com and intro animation by czcams.com/users/Alexbau01
Free writing - How to write better poetry
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Become a poetry geek: j.mp/poetryGeek One of the easiest ways to generate ideas for your poetry is to write uninhibited and continuously. Not everything you write will be useful or good, but you can produce plenty of salvageable material and editing fodder. Free writing alone won't make you a better poet, but the practice of writing often and and editing often will. Some writers do publish thei...
Tennyson's Ulysses, aging and the problems with neoliberalism
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Become a poetry geek: j.mp/poetryGeek (See more for skip links) Skip to the analysis: 5:17 Skip to the #freethearts bit: 12:23 A reading and discussion of Ulysses by Tennyson, which for some reason descends (or ascends) into a rant about neoliberalism and #freethearts.
How to know a poem is finished - How to write better poetry
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Intro skip: 0:22 POW! (Click 'show more' to see more skip links and other useful info) Become a Poetry Geek: j.mp/poetryGeek Jen Campbell's mentioned video: czcams.com/video/l2BvSYupHZA/video.html Other skip links: Eye Test: 2:22 Magic Eye Test: 3:34 Hearing Test: 4:42 pH Test: 5:26 IQ Test: 6:33 Test of Time: 8:03 Test of Nerves: 8:58 Lie Detector Test: 9:51 Spelling Test: 10:29 Acid Test: 11:...
How to write haiku - How to write better poetry
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Intro skip: 0:27 YEEHAR! Become a Poetry Geek: j.mp/poetryGeek There's a little more to writing haiku than just 17 syllables in 3 lines. Juxtaposition, a turning point and a composer's mindset will help you unlock this pithy Japanese form.
Analysing Ali Cobby Eckermann's 'Untitled'
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Become a poetry geek: j.mp/poetryGeek (subscribe link) A 10 minute video analysing an 18 word poem, in which I make the ironic observation that the thing that makes this poem so compelling is its brevity. But in all seriousness - this is a staggeringly good poem, and you should read it along with the rest of the collection it is from: Little bit long time. Something I don't make much of in this...
Do the materials you use to write poetry matter? How to write better poetry
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Intro skip: 0:27 BOOYAH! Become a Poetry Geek: j.mp/poetryGeek Every one has their own personal rituals and materials they prefer when doing anything creative. The same is true of poets. So does the type of notebook (digital or analogue) matter or have any influence on your creative process? Well, watch 11 mins of this to see me conclude: MAYBE. Thanks for watching.
Analysing Percy Shelley's 'Ozymandias' and Sylvia Plath's 'The Colossus'
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Become a Poetry Geek: j.mp/poetryGeek A comparison of two monumental (heh) poems: The Colossus and Ozymandias, with some discussion on how authorial view is established, how conflicting ideas can be held in tension, and some discussion of structural features of the texts. Of the two poems, I think I prefer Sylvia Plath's - but it's a close call. Shelley has crafted what has probably gone on to ...
The Three Elements of Poetry: how to write better poetry
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Intro skip: 0:29 YOINK! Become a Poetry Geek: j.mp/poetryGeek A continuation of the series 'how to write better poetry.' In this video we look at the three core elements of poetry: sound, meaning and structure. The focus is on writing better poetry, but these three elements can also help you figure out how to analyse poetry for class assignments. Not all poems have to rely on these elements, an...
The Golden Rule of Becoming a Better Poet - How to write better poetry
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The Golden Rule of Becoming a Better Poet - How to write better poetry
T.S. Eliot - The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock, Commentary
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T.S. Eliot - The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock, Commentary
T.S. Eliot - The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock
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T.S. Eliot - The Lovesong of J Alfred Prufrock
W. H. Auden - Under Which Lyre, commentary
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W. H. Auden - Under Which Lyre, commentary
Poetry Show #3 - Andrew Marvell, The Definition of Love
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Poetry Show #3 - Andrew Marvell, The Definition of Love
Poetry Show #2 - Thomas Hardy - Mute Opinion. Be Quiet...
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Poetry Show #2 - Thomas Hardy - Mute Opinion. Be Quiet...
Poetry Show #1: T. Hughes, Thought Fox and Why I Read Poetry
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Poetry Show #1: T. Hughes, Thought Fox and Why I Read Poetry
It uses a paeonic foot (badaBUMbum) which is doubly clever because not only does it sound like horses, the poem IS a paean (a poem of praise and triumph). Perhaps interestingly, all the other poems that I know of with metres that emulate horses (including the Charge of the Light Brigade, the Highwayman, and How they Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix) all use a trisyllabic foot instead of tetrasyllabic.
(Maybe I'm wrong about the metre of the Highwayman)
Hmm
Sausages have made many people happy
Amazingly explained ❤
Great video ❤
Lizard standing still…..Awaits the taste of passing food…..Ever so quietly ……Geoff Taylor NZ
Writing it as on 24 JAN 24' Im a 15 y/o 9th grader and i started Writing poems few months back and this is the first poem that I've written in the form of sonnet:) I was looking at the ceiling Pondering if i was healing Many storms came out of the blue And i was left having no clue Life is like hills and valleys for sure Its never going to smooth and pure In the road of life,much bends are there But we must mend our garden with love, sympathy and care In the tapestry of life There's a lot ups and downs But we should always have a smile on face just like a clown In the tapestry of life,there's much to endure There's alot ups and downs but It will take sometime to cure
Thank you for explaining the tips and informing us that you have eaten 😄
Sir tell us best book on poetry means tips to write poems
Very good appraisal ...I think you would enjoy portals of perception...
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I want to write poetry but I fine it hard to write. What can I do?
I'm so happy I'm not Hemingway.
Interesting, I copied and pasted the article in order to re-read it quietly later. I saw that the English WP has a detailed article about Armitage, while the French seem to never have heard about him. Yet the few poems of him I read pleased me. Thanks for that discovery.
Maybe running or guitars arn't your thing either. Perhaps try a different hobby. 🤤🔊😤
Pretty sure I just streamed Sausage of Happiness 18 just last night.
You are a great teacher. Well explained .
Tanga is more fun to wright
Tanka (短歌), you mean?
Paperblanks ❤❤
So, what do you do when you write a poem and it naturally has heavy use of these devices? Should I change it so it is more focused, even if I don't think it sounds as good? (I love these three poetic devices and like the way they sound when I write them, but don't know if I'm overdoing it since it's throughout the poem. Therefore, calling attention to things I may not have intended.)
I can’t find the link that you refer to
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A truck by my hill taking every time my soil seeking depth in it
are you coming back?
are you coming back? do some shorts!
under leaf litter in the empire of the ants a beam of moonlight
So glad to stumble across this video. So very helpful. This is exactly what I have an incredible desire to learn more about and begin to incorporate into my writing craft. You mentioned this is your absolute favorite area of poetry, I'm hoping to find more of your videos on the same topics. It's always helpful to hear the same topic discussed in different ways. Seeing this video is 7 years old. Hope you're still posting. I'm your newest subscriber.
Thank you for your integrity and commitment to artistry and beauty rather than the almighty greed of commercial gain. Kudos and blessings!
Thank you ❤️
I'm not normally able to comment on YT, but this gives me an opportunity to share a Haiku that I've written recently. This is "Morning on Baker" The darkness recedes And a ray of sun hits peak A fish bites the bait
No title for a haiku.
This is such a great video thank you!
Good haiku is very hard to write. Most of the time people reduce this great poetic art to a number of syllables. This is how a good haiku should look: Unfolding a map the cherry petals connect Europe and Japan Eduard Țară (Romania)
True, that's a good one.
Haiku is not easy, at all.
I apreciate that you try to make new commers to poetry (or to writing in general) to not give up and try and try again till they succeed. I can confirm. My writing improve leagues upon leagues from I first start.
Well, to write is not hard. Be it poetry, prose... To write a masterpiece, now that's a difrent story.
Charge of the light brigade is dactylic meter: stressed, 2 unstressed which gives it the galloping feel. Anyway, proud to be a Victorian where a lot of these amazing horseman came from. BTW I have theory that the Man from Snowy River was an aboriginal, which explains his build and his lack of recognition. Back in the day, claiming that the best and most fearless horseman was aboriginal was a non starter.
I read today you video transcript today and like to tell you that whatever you explained coincidently match with my life experience.Great regards and thanks for such inspiring video. Long LIVE.
thnk you so so much
My singular complaint is that I am only now discovering your lovely, articulate and helpful channel! Thank you, sir!
"Sausage of happiness" is an incredibly moving image
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CAn you give me list of poetry books that I can read
Nice
leaving my body then getting small even smaller ion glow of atoms
The notion that we should scrap random association as a means of metaphor discovery is nonsense. I have never tried it but will now, since this is a technique that engages the mind instead of sensoring it, and poets I know who do use it, do so with impressive results.
Please don’t apologise for the depth, length and complexity of your content! It is so GOOD to listen as you elucidate more advanced poetry techniques, and it’s super helpful for those of us who have been writing poetry for a while but still want to learn & open up new ground (which means sifting through 100s of articles full of “tips for beginner poets” just to find 1 with new & helpful info 😅). So thank you!
Thanks a lot for your videos! (Do you have a podcast too? It might make more sense than talking in front of the camera?)
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Can you analyse the listeners by Walter de la Mare?
You're so good at explaining sir, thanks the knowledge