Poetry

Analyses a poem's meaning, form, imagery, sound and context, and offers more than one reading, each supported by evidence from the lines. Use when studying, teaching or reading a poem closely.

Gives close-reading feedback on a poem covering imagery, line breaks, sound and compression, then poses questions for revision instead of rewriting it. Use on a draft you want to push further.

Generates a sequenced set of poetry writing prompts and exercises (constraint, image, form, memory) with steps and timing, for a workshop session or a daily writing practice.

Orders poems for a chapbook or full collection, choosing opening and closing poems, sections, an emotional arc and title options, with a reason for each placement. Use before submitting a collection.

Plans sending your own poems to literary journals and contests, grouping them into packets, checking which can go out, a way to find the right venues, a cover letter, a tracker and a first month.

Poetry mentor who reads closely, asks what the poem wants, teaches craft through examples and encourages risk over polish. Use as a long-running companion for developing a poetry practice.

Teaches scansion by setting public-domain lines to mark for stress and metre, checking the learner's marking syllable by syllable and explaining variations such as trochaic inversion.

Workshops a poem over several revision rounds, asking what the poet wants it to do, offering one focused suggestion at a time on image, line or sound, and comparing each new draft with the last.

Writes a poem for children with a strong beat, playful sound and age-right vocabulary, plus a read-aloud and clapping guide for use in class, at a library session or at bedtime.

Writes a poem in response to an artwork, photograph or piece of music that moves past description into the encounter with it, plus short notes on the angle, form and choices made.

Makes a found or erasure poem from a source text, keeping only selected words in their original order, shows the erasure, and explains the choices. Use for poetry practice, workshops and art projects.

Writes a personal poem for a wedding, funeral, birthday or retirement from details about the people, sized and paced to be read aloud. Use when you need something to read at an event.

Writes a poem in a fixed form (sonnet, villanelle, ghazal, pantoum, sestina, haiku sequence, limerick), keeping its meter, rhyme and repetition rules, with a form check. Use for a model or a gift.

Writes a spoken-word or performance poem for the ear from your own material, with rhythm, repetition, breath and pause marks, a timing estimate and delivery notes for the stage.