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‘It’s my language. I own it’. It's useful to bear that in mind. Realising this
is empowering.
2:56 PM Nov 11th
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What’s important is the poet’s sensitivity as to whether the colloquial
or formal works best.
12:17 AM Nov 5th
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A colloquial speaking voice may suit the theme or subject matter. At other times a more ‘formal’ mode of speech may work better.
12:14 AM Nov 5th
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If you begin a poem in a serious tone it is unlikely to work if you suddenly start using a humorous tone later on. Be consistent.
12:20 PM Nov 4th
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You can find all the tweets from The Poet's Notebook by Brendan Cleary at
12:55 AM Nov 2nd
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Tone is the attitude adopted by the speaker towards the subject matter. So ask yourself is the tone of voice adopted the most appropriate?
12:54 AM Nov 2nd
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If a poem compares the present to the past then splitting it into two stanzas provides space for the reader to reflect on the contrast.
12:14 AM Oct 29th
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You can always split a draft into sections, opening the potential for it to be presented in a more digestible form as a sequence.
10:30 AM Oct 27th
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Does the tone or subject matter affect the shape? A rant, for instance, may work best in one dense block reflecting the speaker’s voice.
10:28 AM Oct 27th
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Be aware of the shape your finished poem is taking. What is the relationship between the printed words & the whiteness of the page?
12:35 AM Oct 26th
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Coming up - Tweet 39 from The Poet's Notebook by Brendan Cleary.
12:34 AM Oct 26th
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...And a new short story competition for writers of children's fiction. Stay in touch with all the latest news at
12:12 PM Oct 8th
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Pighog will also be launching a new series - Pighog Passports - featuring younger poets and new voices, and a series devoted to Irish poets.
12:04 PM Oct 8th
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For NPD, Pighog announces a forthcoming new pamphlet (November) from Gregory Award winner and Sussex poet James Brookes: The English Sweats.
11:58 AM Oct 8th
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The poem may be set in the past but a change of tense can help
recreate the experience as if it were happening over again in the present.
11:10 AM Oct 8th
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Re-ordering lines can involve the reader in the world of the poem in a quicker, fresher way.
12:00 PM Oct 7th
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We see the moss first in our mind’s eye & then find out its location, the river.
12:00 PM Oct 7th
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More from The Poet's Notebook by Brendan Cleary: ‘Moss on stones by the river’ is more immediate than ‘By the river, moss on stones’.
11:55 AM Oct 7th
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Consider the impact of re-ordering lines or even stanza when re-drafting. You may achieve effects you may not have originally intended.
7:05 AM Oct 5th
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‘I stepped from the kerb, smelled the kebab shop, heard the howling
of the fire engine’ This is more compressed & flows more lyrically.
2:09 PM Sep 29th
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