Full Description
Becoming a Poet brings together a diverse group of acclaimed young writers to reflect on their composing processes, writing experiences and developing creative practices.
Finally giving youth writers the chance to share their own creative experiences, this book includes over 30 short essays in which young poets discuss and reflect on a poem they have written, talking about the journey from draft to final version. As well as offering unique insight into the minds of developing artists, these poets will also discuss key issues pertaining to the writing process:
- mentors, inspiration and influence
- how their poems developed
- their views on poetry and how this might have shaped their poem
- identity
- the importance of poetry for mental health
- their writing life and routines, including writing during a pandemic
- experiences of submitting, performing and publishing their work
- building poetry networks
Underpinned by research from the Young Poets' Stories project, the essays are accompanied by commentary from educators Sue Dymoke and Anthony Wilson to draw out key themes and takeaways with the hope of improving poetry writing courses in the future.
Offering the broadest snapshot of young, modern writers and alert to the ever-changing and dynamic ways artists come to and write poetry today, Becoming a Poet also offers practical guidance on such areas as submitting work, mentoring opportunities, competitions, writer's networks, grants and a list of poetry anthologies and collections to be inspired by. Championing young poets and putting them into dialogue with their peers, this is the ultimate exhibition of the voices of tomorrow.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
1. Introduction - Sue Dymoke (Nottingham Trent University, UK) and Anthony Wilson (University of Exeter, UK)
Part 1: Talking about my poem
2. A J Pettigrew
3. Annie Fan
4. Ginny Darke
5. Lydia Wei
6. Molly Groake
7. Kajol Marathe
8. Jacob Keenan
9. Laura Potts
10. Poppy Tully
11. Nadia Lines
12. Sarah Adegbite
13. Matthew Birch
14. Ella Stanton
14. Samyukta Sainath
Section 2: Key Topics
15. Rowan Jessop
16. Bryony Dawson
17. Hermione Marshall
18. Georgie Brooke
19. Ziqi Yan
20. Alix Green
21. Cyrus Larcombe
22. Julia Pearson
23. Claudia Taylor
24. Emily Breeds
25. Sophie Russell
26. Elijah Quinto
27. Commentary
28. Practical Guidance for Poets - Sue Dymoke and Anthony Wilson
29. Conclusions
References
Index
