Letting the Heart Sing: Sonnet Form and Composition

Workshop Description

Examine the Petrarchan and the English sonnets, with a focus on the role of the volta, the structure of the pentameter line, the opportunities and pitfalls of rhyme schemes, and the uses of enjambment, caesura, and internal rhyme. We’ll consider how a time-honored form can remain contemporary by looking at modern “sonnets” that either adhere to or break from the traditional forms. Sessions include generative writing activities and constructive feedback, with each student having a rough draft of a sonnet completed by the end of session four.

Workshop Details

Fall 2024
Five sessions with Terence Culleton on Zoom
Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 PM (ET)
Dates: TBA
$220.00

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Workshop Facilitator

Terry Culleton, an award-winning teacher and author, has published three collections of formally crafted narrative and lyric poems, including A Communion of Saints and Eternal Life, both out through Anaphora Literary Press. His most recent collection, A Tree and Gone, published this spring by Future Cycle Press, consists of fifty-four English sonnets exploring our relationship to the natural and spiritual worlds, and to ourselves as we navigate our busy and increasingly commodified lives. Sonnets from A Tree and Gone have been featured in numerous anthologies and journals, and several have been short-listed in international sonnet contests. You can find out more about Terry Culleton’s work and read his blogs about poetry at terenceculletonpoetry.com.

Comments

“Great class! Tons of information on sonnets, time to write, helpful feedback, good group!”

“I found Terry’s formal expertise quite helpful, and his engagement with and advice about our own drafts very much on target.”

“Terrific!”

“Inspiring, encouraging, and technically very helpful.”

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Discount: RHR Discount does not apply to this workshop.

Refunds: Up to one week prior to the workshop start date, full refund minus $15 processing fee. After that time, there are no refunds.

Workshop sessions are not recorded, nor are there make up sessions.