Poetic form

~ Shall I compare thee

to a villanelle? Thou art

petite, sweet haiku

Curious about the difference between a haiku and haibun? A sonnet and a villanelle? By popular demand, this Masterclass will explore poetic form through a series of guidelines, examples and hands-on writing exercises. Learn the rules, then have some fun breaking them!

Part 1: The Masterclass

In this Poetry Masterclass + Workshop, award-winning poet Paris Rosemont will teach you some of the rules of poetic form. Test out some new forms and see where they may lead your creative process. Armed with this knowledge, you decide whether you'd like to colour neatly within the lines, or outside these conventions. Either way, you'll have the tools of poetic form in your artillery kit, ready to deploy whenever you might wish to use them.

Part 2: The Workshop

Bring along a poem you've written. During the final hour of this session, we will workshop your poetry in a kind and constructive way. Paris will facilitate discussions to try to help you identify possible blind spots in your work in order to strengthen and polish your poetry so that it sparkles!

This Poet in the House Masterclass + Workshop has been made possible through the generous support of a Randwick City Council Community Creative Grant. Thank you!

Paris Rosemont is the author of poetry collection Banana Girl (WestWords, 2023), shortlisted by the Association for the Study of Australian Literature for the 2024 Mary Gilmore Award for a first volume of poetry, shortlisted for the Society of Women Writers NSW Inc. Poetry Book Awards 2024, and longlisted for the Poetry Book Awards 2024 (UK). Paris’s poetry has been widely published and has won awards both locally and internationally. She takes delight in bringing her poetry to life through multi-disciplinary modes of expression, including theatrical performance. Paris's second poetry collection, Barefoot Poetess, is due for release in March 2025. She may be found on Instagram, Facebook, or at www.parisrosemont.com