Poetry Workshop

The poetry workshop was insightful and pushed many of us and our writing out of our comfort zones. Being the second student to present her poem was nerve-wracking. The first round of comments gave me confidence in my writing. The second portion opened my eyes to problems I did not see in the poem. The class focused on details and drew my focus in, creating a better poem afterwards. Most importantly, workshop showed me that as an author I need to recognize my audience. My audience does not have the story details I possess, making me more aware and cognizant of my story-telling. Surprisingly, the workshop was beneficial even when your work was not being analyzed. Responding to other students' poems provided new ideas, techniques, and style choices that could potentially benefit our personal revision process. The poetry workshop was entertaining, honest, and humbling easily making all of our writing better.