Virelai: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the virelai, a French form with nine-line stanzas and alternating rhymes.
Haiku Remix Game: A Fun Poetry Game
People love haiku. People love remixes. So, of course, it was only a matter of time before someone created the haiku remix game for poets and poetry lovers to play. Learn the rules (they're easy) and start poeming.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 489
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a death poem.
Everyday vs. Every Day
Learn the everyday rules of when it's appropriate to use everyday vs. every day with Grammar Rules from the Writer's Digest editors. When is it correct to use everyday? When should you go with every day? Are they interchangeable or not?
10 Best Summer Poems for Poets and Lovers of Poetry
Find the 10 best summer poems for poets and lovers of poetry here (plus a few more that have been cleverly hidden in hyper links throughout the post). From classics to contemporary and for poetry lovers of all ages, this post has something for everyone.
Snam Suad: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the snam suad, an Irish eight-liner.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 488
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a walking poem.
Nonce Forms: What They Are and How to Write Them
Discover the wonderful world of nonce forms, what they are and how to write them. Anyone can write them and make their own.
Flamenca: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the flamenca, also known as the seguidilla gitana or Gypsy seguidilla, a Spanish quintain form.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 487
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a praise poem.
How to Revise Poetry: One Simple Rule
When it comes to your revision, there's one simple way how to revise poetry without the pressure or responsibility of making your poem "better." Instead, you can actually have fun continuing with the process of poetic creation.
Cyhydedd Fer: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the cyhydedd fer, a Welsh couplet form.
Take Two: How to Adapt a Book Into a Screenplay
When adapting a novel for film, Script Magazine editor Jeanne Bowerman says your number-one job is to tell an amazing story—enhancing it for the format.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 486
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a waste poem.
WD Poetic Form Challenge: Treochair Winner
The Writer’s Digest Poetic Form Challenge (this time a treochair) is an opportunity for poets to try a form and for one (or more) of those poems to end up in Writer’s Digest magazine.
Stornello: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the stornello, an Italian tercet form.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 485
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a summer poem.
WD Poetic Form Challenge: Zejel
The WD Poetic Form Challenge is your opportunity to write and share a poem (zejel this time around) for a chance to get published in the Poetic Asides column in Writer’s Digest.
Casbairdne: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the casbairdne, an Irish quatrain form.
Take Two: Creating Multi-Layered Villains You Love to Hate
The villains we remember most aren't just bad, they have layers of goodness weaved in. Jeanne Veillette Bowerman explains how every character can have their own antagonist within your story.
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 484
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write an "On (blank)" poem.
Englyn Byr Cwca: Poetic Forms
Poetic forms are an opportunity to play poetic games with structure. Today, we look at the englyn byr cwca, a Welsh tercet form that incorporates both end and internal rhymes.
Waka: Poetic Forms
Poetic Form Fridays are made to share various poetic forms. This week, we look at the waka, a Japanese 5-liner.
Take Two: Ways to Submit Your Story to Hollywood
If you dream of your story being on the big screen, Script's editor, Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, gives you a peek inside the filmmaking industry and shares ways to submit your story to Hollywood.