Lezione 1
Permission To Be A Poet
On this first day, I invite you to give yourself permission to be a poet. Weāll look at what holds you back when it comes to writing and weāll go over various ways to help get you started. Iāll also ask questions guiding you to figure out why you want to write, how to find your creative focus, and what to consider while dreaming up your ideal poetic practice.
Lezione 2
Read A Lot Of Poetry
On day two, weāll explore the importance of reading poetry and Iāll offer up a few methods that have helped me integrate this practice into my daily life. Poetry is an oral tradition, and Iāll go over the significance of reading it aloud for comprehension and enjoyment. The best way to invite poetry into your life is to read it each and every day.
Lezione 3
Writing Practice
Today, I ask you to imagine your ideal writing practice. What does it look like to build a routine around creative expression? What is holding you back from making this happen? Weāll delve into the necessity of a writing ritual and Iāll provide many examples of practices to enrich your process.
Lezione 4
A Room Of One's Own
On day four, weāll look at the way space affects writing practice. In order to invest in a reliable writing routine, youāll need a space where you can focus on the craft. This can look like a room where youāre able to shut the door and be with your thoughts or a corner of the house thatās just yours. How can you create this for yourself? Iāll offer up some potential options as we focus on the influence of solitude as it relates to successful poetic practice.
Lezione 5
Write In A Journal
Today, Iāll highlight the essential aspects of keeping a journal and the ways that this practice uplifts a poetic mindset. Iāll go over some journaling techniques and guide us through the benefits of handwritten creativity.
Lezione 6
The Universe Speaks
On day six, weāll look at the many ways that listening to the universe comes into play with poetic practice. Iāll discuss my rituals, as well as other methods of divination that aid me in my quest to best receive the language of the universe that I translate into poetry.
Lezione 7
Make Time For Visions & Dreams
Today, Iāll focus on the creative influence of visions and dreams. My poetry revolves around many experiences I have during meditation or sleep, and I often pull from these realms as I write. Iāll go over the ways that I tend to this practice of remembering my dreams and accessing my visions. Iāll also discuss the potency of incorporating the subconscious into your creative work.
Lezione 8
Don't Forget The Body
On day eight, Iāll go over the importance of caring for your mind, body, and spirit in order to maintain a healthy landing place for the creative muse. If we donāt tend to our physical wellbeing, or our mental and spiritual wellness, then our poetic practice will suffer. In this lesson, Iāll move us through various methods that help nurture clarity and connection with the divine by way of self-care.
Lezione 9
The Magic Of Editing
Today, Iāll discuss the cornerstones of editing. Coming from someone who created a full-time career out of writing spontaneous poems, it often surprises people how much I honor the editing process. The magic of a poem arrives in different phases and the editing phase is as influential as the rest. Iāll go over the ways that I approach editing and offer some of my favorite revisionary tools.
Lezione 10
How We Are Healed
On this final day, weāll explore the ways that poetry heals and transforms us. I often turn to poetry when Iām lost, in pain, or when Iām grieving. In this lesson, weāll connect with the therapeutic aspects of the craft, and see how poetry can be the vessel for your grief, for your trauma, and your deepest desires.
