Experimental Writing: Unlock Your Creativity
A course by Mara Pastor , Writer
Learn to write unique texts and poems by playing with word associations, original ideas, and the strikeout technique
Learn to write unique texts and poems by playing with word associations, original ideas, and the strikeout technique
Did you know it was possible to write without actually writing? By combining art supplies, colors, and the strikeout technique, you can bring new texts to life out of old ones. This form of visual poetry involves removing words from a text to craft a new piece that's full of surprises in a process that stimulates the imagination through word play.
In this online course, poet Mara Pastor shows you how to use this and many other experimental techniques to unlock your creativity. For the final project, compose a chapbook of original strikeout poems and discover where experimental writing can take you!
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 22 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (49)
- 1,650 students
- 13 lessons (1h 25m)
- 22 additional resources (8 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a chapbook of original poems using the strikeout technique.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in poetry, visual art, collage, and word play for exploring their creativity.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you just need art supplies or writing instruments, such as different colored markers or pencils, an old book, and a good dose of imagination.
Reviews
A course by Mara Pastor
Mara Pastor is a Puerto Rican poet, editor, and literature professor with a passion for words, as well as visual arts and collage. For her, poetry is like a linguistic playground, an open space to let her imagination run free and embrace the unexpected results.
She has published poetry books around the world with publishing houses like Punto de Partida, Cardboard House Press, and University of Arizona Press, and her poems have been featured in magazines such as World Literature Today. Her work has also earned her an Ambroggio Prize from the Academy of American Poets.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Before Crossing Out
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The Writing of Poetry Crossed Out
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Visual Poem Concepts
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The Beauty of the Support
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The Poetic as a Process
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U3
The Erasure
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The Materials
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The Meaning that Emerges
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The Multisensory Elements
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The Linearity of the Poem
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U4
The Novelty
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Create Tile 1
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Create Tile 2
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Make a Blog
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FP
Final project
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Experimental Writing: Unlock Your Creativity
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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belotaurore
La manière de procéder est expliquée pas à pas, il y a énormément de ressources proposées afin de prolonger le travail par la suite. J'ai beaucoup apprécié de suivre ce cours!
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caribdis2010
Las estrategias están explicadas paso a paso, te permite aplicarlo en las aulas para desarrollar la creatividad de los estudiantes.
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moiramarquez77
Muy buen curso, un contenido bien explicado que fomenta la creatividad y ayuda a desarrollar a la perfección la tematica de la clases, logrando el objetivo final y acompañados de una exelente profesora. Muy recomendado!!
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vi_ste08
Molto interessante! Su un argomento difficile come la poesia! Top!
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adrianafaina
Achei a técnica surpreendente. Não conhecia! 😊
A professora explica muito bem.
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