Poetry makes use of patterns: rhythmic devices and rhyme schemes; repetition and variation; mirroring and echoing of sounds and ideas; organization and arrangement of structure and layout. All these techniques combine to create a landscape for the reader to visit and explore.
Whether you're an experienced poet hoping for a new approach to familiar terrain, a beginner looking for waymarkers at the early stages of the journey, or a reader just setting out along the path, this course is designed to help you better understand and enjoy the world of modern poetry.
Gwyneth Box writes poetry and non-fiction in both Spanish and English and is an experienced commercial and literary translator. She has had photo-reports and articles published in international magazines and has won a number of UK poetry awards. As well as translations for web, screen and stage, she has translated ten children's books for the independent Spanish publisher, Topka, who have recently published her own bilingual children's picture-poem book Bubbles / Pompas. She is a qualified teacher, a Swanwick Writers' Summer School tutor, and a member of the Society of Women Writers and Journalists.
