Workshop

Going into the poetry workshop I was ridiculously nervous because I have never read any of my writing out loud to a whole class. After I got through reading the poem, it wasn't bad. All the positive comments and suggestions I received were really helpful and encouraging. I found it really beneficial to read other people's poems because I found new ideas and ways to go about writing through other's writing. Reading other people's work made me feel like I'm a terrible writer, but at the end of the day I got to read fifteen pages of nice words and that made me feel not so bad. We have so many talented writers in our class, the poetry workshop really encouraged me to become a better poet and to use all the different forms and techniques I've been learning throughout the semester. Overall, I enjoyed my first writing workshop and look forward to the next one.