Original poetry composed in my spring 2019 Creative Writing Workshop course is written in four forms: letter poetry, pantoum, villanelle, and found poetry. Draft versions of works are available below and will be updated accordingly.
When composing my published poetry and current poetic works, I construct meaningful and striking in-text combinations through multiple creative mechanisms: symbolic sound choices, illustrative syntactic organization, and attention to form when applicable. Poetry involves multi-media awareness to ensure any added visuals and reading technique enhance the written word.
Soft Skills Spotlight
- Creativity
- Innovation
Writing Skills
- Multi-media Awareness
- Communicative Awareness
- Genre Conventions
Spring 2019: Poetry In Progress
Fall 2018 Poetry
Original poetry from my fall 2018 Techniques of Creative Writing course focused on incorporating well-placed enjambment to add layers of meaning and signal shifting points of view, strategically-placed punctuation and symbolic word choice, sound repetition to communicate emotion, and white space utilization and letter spacing to illustrate physical imagery and the relationship between internal and spoken dialogue. Click the tiles below to view. Click the below video to view my "Pearls Absolved" presentation; footage of me reading the poem accompanied by the presentation is coming soon.
Published Poetry
I've had poetry published in McLennan Community College's Spring 2018 edition of their literary journal, The Stone Circle. Out of my four original pieces published under the pseudonym Calena Eden, one poem, "Oceans Are Like Me," received Sigma Tau Delta recognition, an award for Excellence in Poetry. Scroll down for an interactive viewing experience.
Poems Published in the Spring 2018 Stone Circle Magazine
"Oceans Are Like Me" and "We Are as the Sky"
"Dance"
"Sobriety" (read at Windward Review Launch, Fall 2018-photographs to follow)
