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”BACK TO POETRY BASICS”

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    twofiftythree

    • 4 months, 2 weeks ago

    bi-trillets attempt. this one wasn’t easy for me…never do well when rhymin is involved.

    endless night confession

    breathe in the black smoke, love feels like a joke
    the nights we wasted tasted strange
    cheap liquor kiss, dirty exchange

    you were my worst itch, struck like a kill switch
    old barroom lungs in borrowed light
    we swore we’…Read More

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      RICHARD "Rascal" JENKINS
      4 months, 1 week ago

      A brilliant submittal, Syr Dru 🥂

      Congratulations on another successfully excellent effort in displaying such admirable skill in the true essence and grasp of that which is conveyed in these earnestly shared teaching sessions.

      Your poetic potential is second to none … this piece is spot-on in every sense of the phrase: meter, poetic voice, i…Read More

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        twofiftythree
        4 months, 1 week ago

        I wonder if we are readin the same poem. I really expected this one to get marked up with a red pen on all the places I went wrong. I appreciate your input and the lessons you’re providin. I’ll agree with you on fixin the rhyme so I’ll add the s to pain. but you’re gonna have to pry my lowercase letters and lack of punctuation from my cold dead ha…Read More

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    RICHARD "Rascal" JENKINS

    • 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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    SESSION SIX
    The “BI-TRILLETS” form.
    Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

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    I had planned to teach this session on Meter, or more specifically “Poetic Meter”, which entails getting into some rather complex technical issues.
    But, since we’ve been rather saturated with technicalities of late…Read More

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    Fia Naturie

    • 4 months, 2 weeks ago

    Secret Ride (magic of Poetic Voice)

    He came at night,
    On a wind of heat.
    A bead of sweat,
    On lips so sweet.
    “Come with me”
    He whispered close.
    They are all asleep,
    Said, my sexy host.
    I crawled out of bed.
    On crumpled sheets.
    A teddy that cling,
    To my heat.
    Just be quiet.
    It will be fun.
    No one will know,
    Not even one.
    Once ins…Read More

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    RICHARD "Rascal" JENKINS

    • 4 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi, Sam Nash 🍷

    Welcome to “Back to Poetry Basics” … and, thank you for joining-in.

    You can take part in any of the previous lessons or jump right in on the current “Poetic Voice” lesson.
    Our new lesson, beginning, Wednesday, December 3rd, will be on “Meter”.

    if you have any requests or ideas,let me know and we’ll do it! ⁓ Richard🖋️

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“ BACK TO POETRY BASICS ”
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This group is created to help those who want to learn new techniques in poetry, to brush-up on, and/or refine their skills.
The group is led by longtime poetry teacher, Richard “Rascal” Jenkins.
If you have questions about any aspect of poetry, he’s a wealth of knowledge and is always available to lend a hand or furnish answers.
Just message and he’ll respond.

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“DUE TO LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN,”

Sessions are on hold until further
notice; maybe, resuming this year.
Anyone interested, message me.

I wish you all “HAPPIEST WRITING.”

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Just drop-in and follow the lesson posted on your left. Anything you want to know – not included – post it on this site after you’ve finished reading, and Richard will answer.
(taking notes or copy/pasting/printing is a great idea that will serve you well as a reference while studying.)

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