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

Here is the Eye’s Open sonnet. Thank you, Richard, for helping me understand the nuances of a sonnet

Was born with eyes wide-open on that day,
to be prepared for seeing every truth …
not wanting to offend in any way,
for what had happened up there on the roof.

While holding onto pasts, like in a box …
we crawled, we stood, we soon beg…Read More

This is my “Magic of Poetic Voice” submission

The Beast Confession
Confessions are made to come from the heart
To make you feel the weight of it
Whether is it good or bad from the start
I need you to sit and understand me a bit

I wandered into a space without time
Alone with my thoughts
Never hoping that someone could be…Read More

hopin to receive partial credit for late assignments…

swore under oath

rationality
face down hands cuffed to my tongue
heart screams alibi