Remember the Spell: Writing in Meter

Meter is the drumbeat that thrums under the skin of all poems. But for more than a century, free verse has occupied the dominant position in American poetry. Metrical poems have never entirely lost their appeal: one rooted in the body, and evident to the ear. In this studio, you'll explore the most popular meters: dactyls, trochees, anapests, and iambs and write poems in each, reclaiming and harnessing meter's power.