ONLINE Take the Mystery Out of Prosody
ONLINE - Take the Mystery Out of Prosody
Monday
Nov. 19, 2022
11am - 3pm MT
Instructor: Jade O'Riley
MEMBER PRICE: $63.75 (with member coupon AWCSM25)
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $85.00
This class takes the mystery out of prosody and turns it into practical down-to-earth tools for improving your poems. Prosody is the study of the art and science of sound. It explains how we feel about the written word; it shows us how to see, hear, and feel how a poem “means”. All poetry counts on our deep understanding of language to get the poem's message across; the closer we look at how sound induces emotional response, the closer we come to understanding how poems make impact. Bring to class poems whose lines and overall impact you’d like to improve using prosody.
This is an interactive online class using the Zoom web platform.
Jade O’Riley has spent many years learning the art and language of poetry. In 1996 Jade went to New York – the first year April became dedicated as National Poetry Month – and immersed herself in the poetry world; taking classes, going to uptown and downtown readings, spending hours writing at Poets house. Inspired by her time at Poets House Jade’s dream to open a Poets library in her home city began to germinate. In New York she also completed her first full-length poetry manuscript, “56 Days in the History of Love” which was then published by Mellen Poetry Press in New York. In 2007 Jade started teaching poetry At City Arts; she specializes in classic poetry forms and created a poetry editing technique called Poets Toolbox. In 2014 she opened Edmonton Poets House for library hours and poetry reading events. In 2019 Jade’s relocated to Calgary and took her City Arts poetry classes with her online; she also began teaching with Alexandra Writing Centre.