Poetry Slam

The Cordova Branch Library/Indigo Poets Poetry Slam is happening Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m. Everyone has a chance to win prizes!

Come Prepared!

Our next meeting is this Saturday, August 4! Please come prepared because we will have lots to discuss and  please bring 3 works of yours that you would like to be critiqued! :)

Meeting Went Very Well

We saw quite a few new faces today. Ms. Crenshaw's presentation was wonderful. Everyone participated smoothly and progressed in a steady direction. Of course none of it would have been possible without the members that have attended. I look forward to seeing everyone next month.

Who's Looking Forward To This Saturday?

I sure am. Ms. Crenshaw will be leading us and it's gonna be exciting so you guys are in store for a real treat so get ready. Also please make sure to give her fan page a like on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/jessicalcrenshaw

In Good Spirits!

Yesterday's meeting went very well. Everyone was actively participating and it was just an absolutely amazing day and everyone had an amazing time. I know I did and I am looking forward to next month's meeting.

Next month's meeting will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m.

One of our very own will be leading us! It is going to be amazing! :)

Expect The Unexpected!

A surprise event will be announced soon! Details to be released later! :)

Ready!

Our next meeting is coming up this Saturday and we are so excited! Looking forward to seeing everyone there! Remember that the style we will be studying/learning this month will be the ZaniaLa Rhyme. :)

Success!

The interview was a success! The nervousness and excitement was building as we were in the studio. It was totally amazing.We even took a picture with the host Kacky Walton! Overall I'll say that this was a very interesting experience for us! :)

Surprises!

We have we been waiting for this all month long! Today is finally the day of our interview with local radio station WKNO. We will be going live on the air at 3:49 p.m. this afternoon during the segment Checking On The Arts. If you'd like tune in and show us some support please turn your station to 91.1 FM. Thank you very much for continuing to be a support for this community event! :)

The ZaniLa Rhyme

For our June meeting we will be learning how to write in the ZaniLa Rhyme style of poetry. The ZaniLa Rhyme is a repeating form of poetry created Laura Lamarca. It consists of three 4 line stanzas with set poetic length. :)

Much Better This Time Around!

Yesterday's meeting for Indigo Poets was much better than last month. We had a great discussion, participated in various writing prompts, learned the poetic style that is the Alexandrine and overall had a great time and I am looking forward to the our next meeting.

Next meeting is June 2, 2012 @ 2:00 p.m.

More details in the next blog! :)

On The Rise

Our second meeting is only 3 days away and I am looking forward to seeing all who show up. I am excited and nervous at the same time but never short of confidence! May this Saturday bring out the best in all of us! :)

Poetry Prompts

Here are the poetry prompts for our upcoming meeting:

Prompt #1: Has there ever been a time in your life when you struggled with your connection with "God"? Was the battle even worth it? Did you learn anything from it? Was it inspirational?

Prompt #2: Have you ever developed an attraction for a person who was emotionally unavailable? Were they supposedly in a relationship? Did you want them so bad you fantasized about them?

Prompt #3: Have you ever felt like someone or something was missing from your life? When it came back how did it make you feel?

See you guys this Saturday! :)

Alexandrines

For our upcoming meeting I would like us to focus on Alexandrines. Firstly an Alexandrine is a metrical line of poetry written in iambic hexameter which consists of approximately twelve syllables.

Our key focus points for next month's meeting will be as follows:

1. Read over constructive examples of  and discuss Alexandrines

2. Engage in 10 minutes of free writing.

3. Reveal what you were thinking by reading in turns.

4. Practice writing a single Alexandrine (twelve syllables)

5. Engage in poetry writing prompts and construct poems entirely from Alexandrines

6. Read, analyze, discuss, edit.

P.S. Bring some of your own work to read it will be fun and an excellent way to connect! Also bring some poetry by your favorite author that we can analyze and discuss as a group. It is always fun interpreting the meanings of poems. :)

See you there!

Not Giving Up!

Well the meeting was okay. Only one person showed up but we are not giving up. This just means we have to kick things up a notch! Revamp! Put a new spin on things! So the planning begins now. Next month's meeting is May 5, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Details will be revealed later. 

See you there!

Signed Indigo Poets

Focus Points

For this month's meeting (which is tomorrow) we will be focusing on the following criteria as follows:

1. Each member shall introduce themselves to one another. The members shall then engage in conversing about how/why they became writers, what inspired them to become writers, What their goals are as writers, and what they plan to do to achieve these goals.

2. If any member brings any of their work to be read or shared amongst the other members they should limit it to up to three poems. This will apply to all members.

3. We will then take a break and engage in 10 minutes of free writing to get the juices flowing in order to prepare us for our creative writing prompts.

4. We will then engage into the creative writing prompts that have been prepared for us.

5. Members shall then place their poems in a stack for a random shuffle and then pass them around to random members of the group to critique. They shall then proceed to hand the poems back to each poet and allow them to edit it. This process shall then be repeated.

6. Members shall then discuss what inspired them to write the poems and elaborate upon the symbolism/role of each device used in their poem and how it aids the poem in developing its meaning.

7. We shall then engage in an additional 10 minutes of free writing and then have a little Q & A/Brain storming session for ideas on what members think we could do to improve the group. Feedback is always essential!

8. Members will each be given a copy of the April 2012 issue of POETRY Magazine upon departure.

Happy National Poetry Month! 

Everything is officially prepared for the meeting and I am looking forward to seeing everyone there. I am particularly interested in discussing and reading as well as interpreting some of the poetry we come across. This will be a fun day for us and can't wait to see what it has in store!

Peace & Love,

Indigo Poets

Our Purpose

The Indigo Poets Poetry Club is a non-profit organization aiming specifically to cater to helping poets build relationships with each other as well as coming together to realize and experiment with all areas of the craft. The purpose of this group is to gather like minded poets with similar goals to come together and realize these goals. The group also operates as a constructive critiquing group and we will all be helping each other strive to create better poetry. We will actually practice writing prompts and write in different forms and also a list of specific poetry books will be assigned to all group members to read and discuss between meetings. I will also be handing out free copies of the April 2012 issue of POETRY magazine in celebration of National Poetry Month.


If you need to reach me you may call me on my cell phone @ 901-240-1645

For more further information you can email me @ Glenn_2008@hotmail.com

or indigopoets@hotmail.com

And last but not least, if you happen to know any other poets in the area don't hesitate to invite them to this group. Group meeting will be held every first Saturday of the month.

This group is for poets ages 18+ only

Be sure to bring a journal, a pen, and your imagination!

See you there!