Order Up – A Poetry Workshop

Overview

Write an original poem shaped like a menu, where the items are memories and feelings instead of food.

In this workshop, we'll write an original poem shaped like a menu, complete with items, prices, and descriptions, except each item is a memory or feeling instead of a dish. We'll look at how list poems work, then use that structure to build one of our own. By the end, you'll have a finished poem that reads like a menu and works like one too.

STARTER

Gather together in community to write poetry

SIDES

Read list poems and discuss how the form flows, what it brings to the table, and best how it utilizes concrete images.

ENTREES

Create a list poem in menu format

DESSERT

Share your poems with the group

In this workshop, we’ll write an original poem shaped like a menu, complete with items, prices, and descriptions, except each item is a memory or feeling instead of a dish. We’ll look at how list poems work, then use that structure to build one of our own. By the end, you’ll have a finished poem that reads like a menu and works like one too.