Don’t Relax! 13 Ways to Create Tension in Poetry

With Ellen Bass

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Don’t Relax! 13 Ways to Create Tension in Poetry with Ellen Bass is a captivating recorded program hosted at The Rowe Center, designed to delve into the intricate art of crafting tension within poetry. Tension, recognized as a crucial catalyst for change and persuasion, stands at the core of engaging literature. This masterclass, led by the insightful Ellen, aims to arm writers with the knowledge to not only captivate their readers from the first line but also to leave them profoundly transformed by the end of the poem or story.

Throughout this two-hour lecture, Ellen meticulously selects a range of exemplary poems to dissect, highlighting 13 specific strategies to weave powerful tension into your poetic creations. She explores essential elements of the craft that ensure your poems are not only taut and compelling but also rich with the genuine complexities of life. These techniques span across various poets and some prose writers, offering a broad spectrum of examples and insights.

Ellen’s masterclass is more than a simple guide to writing; it’s an invitation to transform your approach to poetry. By adopting these strategies, you not only undergo a personal transformation, becoming both enlarged and enriched, but you also set the stage for your readers to experience a similar journey of change. This recording of the original class, including Ellen’s comprehensive two-hour lecture, promises to be an invaluable resource for poets and writers aiming to deepen their craft and engage their audience with every word.

Ellen Bass

Ellen Bass

Ellen Bass is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. Her most recent book of poetry, Indigo, was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2020. Previous books include Like a Beggar, a finalist for The Paterson Poetry Prize The Publishers Triangle Award, The Milt Kessler Poetry Award, The Lambda Literary Award, and the Northern California Book Award; The Human Line; and Mules of Love, which won The Lambda Literary Award. Bass has also written works of nonfiction, including, with Laura Davis, The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, which has sold over a million copies and has been translated into twelve languages. The New Yorker has published ten of Bass’ poems throughout the years, and two have been chosen for The New Yorker podcast. In 2021, Bass was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry. She teaches in the MFA program at Pacific University and lives in Santa Cruz, California.

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