by Rowan | Jun 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
The Form of the Irish With the world’s eyes on Ireland and #repealthe8th lately, it seemed timely to explore an Irish poerty form for this month’s slam. Of course, when you’re working with a poetic form not originally intended for English, the...
by Rowan | May 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I’m still skipping sonnets But it’s spring here in the Pacific Northwest, and I’ve been reminded that it’s time to explore another classic form: the ode. Odes were once so numerous that their name became a synonym for “poem.” And...
by Rowan | Apr 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
In honor of YeahWrite’s seventh birthday this month, our poetry slam’s focused on sevens too: the seven lines of a rime royal. Or rhyme royal. Rhyme royale. Look, spelling wasn’t standardized yet when this form was developed. In fact, it’s a...
by Rowan | Mar 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
This month’s poetry slam is for the spellers out there. We’ve rhymed this year, we’ve scanned, but have we used spellcheck? We have not. So let’s start. (Fun fact: I once tried to talk my parents into moving because our home state didn’t...
by Rowan | Feb 1, 2018 | Fiction|Poetry, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I know it’s February but… Blah blah Valentine’s Day blah love blah sweetest poetry form blah. I’m already feeling nauseated. Hey, gang, what do you say we give the traditional sonnets a break this year, and try something else for February? As a...
by Rowan | Nov 1, 2017 | Nonfiction, Poetry Slam, Writing Help, YeahWrite
I’ve got rhythm How many songs say that? A whole lot. But as a writer you need rhythm too. Rhythm is what keeps our writing from feeling stale. How many times have you sat down to read a 500 word essay and felt that it was interminable, but a 5,000 word story...
