Congratulations to all!
Winner Peter Marrison
2nd Marjory MacKellar
3rd Kate Gordon
H. Commended Wilma Ferguson
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Last week, we were delighted to welcome poet and novelist Michael Malone to the group where he delivered a very interesting workshop on poetry.
Using examples from his own and other work, he covered:
- the human connection and using emotion
- finding the right (specific) word
- an imaginative use of nouns and verbs
- the difference between abstract and concrete words and phrases
- using rhyme carefully - imagery and metaphor can make a difference
- write poetry regularly - and read it
- write fast without editing, then go back and find the right word and phrases
- poetry can misdirect the reader - apparently about one subject but may have a subtext
- lose empty words like 'was', 'that', 'had'
And now to put it into practise, members should submit their poems to the competition Michael will be judging by Tuesday 7th February.