Many of us have a box stashed away inside our closet: old pictures, journals, and poems written by a younger version of yourself. Isn’t it high time you took that thing out again? Shake off the dust and ready your pen, because poetry is flourishing once again—thanks to the digital age we are in! Join the ranks of those who have been writing and regaling poems since we learned to write and regale, and find out how that beautiful heritage pertains to you, a poet residing in the twenty-first century.
Part 1 is where we lay the groundwork for you, a burgeoning poet, as you set out on this creative—possibly rhyming—adventure! You’ll learn about the rich history of poetry and how it relates to your personal experience as a writer in the twenty-first century. You’ll also discover the first steps on the path toward identifying your own voice as a poet, so that by the time the first chapter is done, you’ll feel ready to take on the contemporary world of digital poetry. Let’s start!