the ‘POET’ course

  • Reading Poetry. Begin your journey by learning how to effectively read poetry.

  • Poetry Structure. Learn about common terminology and the anatomy of poetry.

  • Poetic Techniques. Delve into the world of poetic techniques.

  • Poetic Forms. Learn about common forms utilised in poetry, and how to use them yourself.

  • Musicality. Deepen your understanding of poetic structure and technique.

  • Emotions. A focus on effectively channelling emotions.

  • Narrative. A brief glimpse into storytelling, to better write short narratives into your poetry.

  • Imagery. Develop your understanding of imagery.

  • Forming a Plan. Gather everything we have learned so far to better create poems, start to finish.

  • Critique, Poetry Readings, and Finding Community. A 101 on the next steps to take as a poet.

Non-Course sessions

Single sessions are also available, whether it is individual lessons from the course, or custom lessons on a variety of topics from productivity to genre breakdowns. Topics can be requested, and sessions made custom.

The most popular singular sessions are Publishing, Productivity, Genre, Target Audiences, and Adapting Your Voice.

the ‘storyteller’ course

  • Storymaker vs Storyteller. Define good writing and build a foundation for bonding with readers.

  • Prose Structure. Begin to master the basics of stimulation and sentence flow.

  • Descriptions. Refine your descriptions through new concepts like emotionality.

  • Dialogue. Take your dialogue to the next level with concepts like animation and emotivism.

  • Worldbuilding. Tackle the toughness of creating and utilising the world of your story.

  • Narrative. Learn the basics of narrative tension and structure.

  • Characters. Deepen your understanding of narrative tension through characters.

  • Scene Construction. Apply your new understanding to effectively construct whole scenes.

  • Poetry. Learn the basics of poetry and poetic technique.

  • Poeticism and Tone. Bring everything together to better understand tone and poeticism.

  • Musicality. Combine poetic technique and narrative flow to unlock the deeper aspects of storytelling.

  • Process. Finish the course with an outline of best practice for writing a novel, from first words to final polish.