{VIRTUAL} The Poet’s Grimoire: How to Craft Simple Verse for Use in Spellwork

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One of many ways to raise the energy of your spellwork is to write your ritual in verse, but writing poetry can seem daunting. This special seasonal offering will focus on a few basic yet powerful poetic forms with an eye towards making the writing itself accessible and easy for a beginner.

We will cover poems as short as 2-line types and a few longer forms as well as both rhyming and non-rhyming styles. You’ll get a detailed “Poet’s Grimoire” guide filled with lots of examples and spell-starters to help you find your flow. You’ll also get the opportunity in the workshop to practice writing in a safe and supportive environment. You will leave class with some ideas and samples you can use to enhance your spellwork.

Class is open to beginners as well as those with a little experience seeking further guidance. Come prepared with a specific intention, such as protection, prosperity, or a personal spring renewal, and we can work together to weave it into verse. It’s a great opportunity to get out that gorgeous notebook you had to have but are waiting to use!

YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Susan Redington Bobby, the founder of Professor of Words, LLC, is an online teacher, a freelance editor, a writing mentor, and a tutor. Her specialty is being able to read people on a deeper level through their writing, and she has recently completed a certificate course on integrative somatic trauma therapy.  She is a retired professor of English with expertise in fairy tales, adolescent literature, goddess archetypes, magical realism, creative writing, and film studies. She is the author of Beyond His Dark Materials, the editor of Fairy Tales Reimagined, and co-editor of The Artemis Archetype in Popular Culture. The Series Editor of Tales from Fiddler’s Green, she also occasionally publishes creative fiction. She is currently studying the Bardic Course in Druidry from OBOD. She maintains Mellie’s Grove, a certified NWF backyard wildlife habitat that is home to a rescued and small stabilized cat family and all manner of wildlife.