Chapters and Verses: Writing Poems Inspired by Books

Chapters and Verses: Writing Poems Inspired by Books

Looking for ways to go beyond book reports and dry reading comprehension guides? Turn book characters, settings and story events into poems. We’ll study sound, rhythm, imagery and figurative language to create new poems that capture the wonder and energy of award-winning books like Love That Dog, A Long Walk to Water and Promises To Keep. We’ll also discuss the process of editing and revising, as well as opportunities to enter student poetry contests and get published.


Artist Background

Michael Beadle is a poet, author, and teaching artist with a passion for language, writing and literature. He’s taught creative writing workshops since 1999. His focus is to encourage, inspire and challenge writers to express themselves so they can become more confident with writing and be lifelong learners and creative problem solvers. In addition to a 15-year career as a journalist, he’s published five poetry books, a poetry CD, and three photographic history books on Haywood County (NC). In 2012, he was selected as a poet-in-residence at the NC Zoo. He’s been an emcee for the NC Poetry Out Loud state finals and served as statewide coordinator of student poetry contests for the NC Poetry Society.


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