
Learn to express with poetry and creative writing by exploring rhyming and non rhyming forms, haiku, and performance skills for digital platforms, guided by poet and arts professional Brian Jelassi.
Learn to express with poetry and creative writing through step-by-step guidance to compose metaphor-rich poems with mind maps and perform them on Instagram or YouTube.
Use mind maps to establish a poem’s central theme by building a word cloud, branching ideas, and choosing the strongest branch in five minutes; share your map for feedback.
Create a mind map for creative writing by identifying branches, grouping ideas, and selecting a path to shape a poem.
Explore how metaphors transform self-expression by turning clouds and sun into vivid word associations that reveal feelings, and practice mind map prompts before rhyming next.
Explore rhyming as an accessible entry point to poetry, generate rhyming words from prompts, craft a poem with rhymes, and prepare for future non-rhyming structures.
Explore haiku’s 5-7-5 structure to create vivid images in three lines, using metaphor and concise word choice to fit client-focused or commissioned poetry.
Explore performance basics for poetry and practical exercises, from choosing the platform and framing your face and hands to clear articulation and high-resolution video with voice exercises.
Set the mood for digital poetry by learning the poem by heart, pacing for platforms (one minute on Instagram, two and a half minutes max), and delivering with authentic voice.
Explore poetry and creative writing through performance, haiku, rhyming maps, metaphor, and flow with intuition to express yourself in a digital space.
Advance your poetry practice by writing daily, reading widely, and revising with feedback; submit to online magazines, connect with fellow poets, explore residencies, fellowships, grants, and open mics.
Have you ever wanted to express yourself through poetry but didn't know where to start?
Through an explosion of emotions and a journey of self-expression, learn to dive into poetry.
Hi, I am Pranjulaa and I have written 800 poems and two poetry books. Together, we will go through a step by step process of writing a poem.
The class is going to be structured through mind maps. We are going to use tools like Haiku, word prompts, metaphors and mind maps, which will help you really fire up your poem.
Skills you will learn:
Thinking creatively
Structured creativity
Expressing your emotions
Digital speaking
Using poetry as a tool
Meditative writing
Voice exercises
You will learn to write creatively and experiment with performing poetry digitally.
At the end of the class, you are going to perform poetry for social media.
Now I know you must feel that why must I bother doing this course when everything can be created through artificial intelligence anyway. Let me tell you that you are still a human, and humans feel. They express. They emote. The arts are here for you. Just like the arts helped you get through life during Covid -19, they will help you get through your day to day life.
So do this course and end with a lighter heart. Sleep with a peaceful mind.
No prior knowledge or experience required as long as you are a human!
Let’s get started!