Poetry Workshop - A Time for Rhyme - In-Person

Let’s have fun exploring the properties of consonants and using their sounds to improve our poems. Everything affects your reader’s experience, including the sounds in your poem. Learn techniques to make your poems more meaningful using consonant sounds, and try out these techniques in a welcoming environment.

This workshop is for both teens and adults! Anyone who writes poetry or wants to write poetry. Poets,
language nerds, and anyone who wants to understand language better. 

Cupertino Poet Laureate Keiko O’Leary is a poetry and language nerd but in a fun way! She can’t wait to show you a bunch of cool techniques for using sound in your poems, and she’s super excited to hear your ideas and learn about your work.

Let’s have fun experimenting with rhythm and rhyme as a way to improve our poems. Many traditional forms of poetry are based on rhythm and rhyme. Even if you don’t write in traditional forms, you can use their underlying structures to make your poems more meaningful for your reader. Learn techniques to make your poems more meaningful using rhythm and rhyme, and try out these techniques in a welcoming environment.

This workshop is for both teens and adults! Anyone who writes poetry or wants to write poetry. Poets,
language nerds, and anyone who wants to understand language better. 

Cupertino Poet Laureate Keiko O’Leary is a poetry and language nerd but in a fun way! She can’t wait to show you a bunch of cool techniques for using sound in your poems, and she’s super excited to hear your ideas and learn about your work.

Let’s have fun trying out poetic rhythms as a way to improve our poems. The rhythm of language affects your reader’s experience of your poem. Learn techniques to make your poems more meaningful using rhythm, and try out these techniques in a welcoming environment.

This workshop is for both teens and adults! Anyone who writes poetry or wants to write poetry. Poets,
language nerds, and anyone who wants to understand language better. 

Cupertino Poet Laureate Keiko O’Leary is a poetry and language nerd but in a fun way! She can’t wait to show you a bunch of cool techniques for using sound in your poems, and she’s super excited to hear your ideas and learn about your work.