Eating Poems

Lots of people can write. But so many people’s writing is boring.

They might be able to spell well. They might be able to punctuate perfectly. But they can’t make you care — their words lack power. They sound like robots.

(Alas: this is even true of smart, clever, thoughtful people — people whose ideas should be spread!)

Why? Humans are natural mimics: we imitate what we pay attention to. So if you want to become a powerful writer, load your brain with powerful writing.

What is a poem?

A lot of people imagine poems as fancy, frivolous, and frustrating… but a good poem is the exact opposite.

A poem is the most powerful sounds, emotions, rhythms, metaphors, and ideas… without any boring bits.

A poem is the most powerful language you can fit into a small space. It’s the perfect way to load your brain with powerful language.

This might be perfect for anyone from ages 8 to 88 who wants to eat poems.

This is a do-it-yourself curriculum — there aren’t any classes to attend. Thus, we’re able to open it up to everyone, adults included!

Question:
Are the poems that are included “kid poems” (think Shel Silverstein) or “adult poems” (think Emily Dickinson)?

Both! This collection also includes Ogden Nash, Robert Frost, William Blake, Carl Sandburg, Bill Watterson, W.H. Auden, and more.

What they share in common is that they’re all good poems, perfect for anyone to fall in love with, regardless of age.

When you buy this, you’ll download a 24-page booklet. It gives you links to the twenty of Brandon’s favorite poems, and a checklist for how to eat them.

In the booklet is a link to a recording of our hour-long workshop, in which Brandon explains how these methods works, and why you might want to learn poetry in the first place.

Eat poems, of course. (We’ll make it easy.)

For each poem, you’ll get a checklist. It’ll guide you through four things:

fall in love with the poem,
get curious about it,
master its meaning,
and memorize it easily.

Because this is a do-it-yourself curriculum, you can go at your own pace. (We suggest one per week.)

You’ll taste them, devour them, and digest them. They’ll become a part of you, for the rest of your life.

They won’t just make you a more powerful writer — they’ll make you a more powerful speaker and thinker, too.