No poetry knowledge or experience is necessary for this club but an open mind and a little curiosity would be great. This club will involve reading, discussing and writing poems and it will be lots of fun!
Poems, like any art, are subjective. What makes a poem resonate with you? What makes it beautiful to you? Another question we'll talk about in this club is: How does poetry on the page compare to poetry performed on the stage?
Ricky, your host for tonight, is a poet, and he can't wait to take this journey with you! He's chosen a few poems from various authors for us to read together and attempt to dissect their meanings. How do the writers play with language? How do they use literary devices like metaphors and rhythm to sound beautiful? What emotions do they convey to you? And how do these poems sound if we perform them on stage? Perhaps you'd like to try performing one for a supportive audience of people just like you?
Finally, let's write our own poems and perform them for each other! How will you use what you've learned to communicate through poetry? We can't wait to find out!