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What is a Sonnet? Shall We Write One Together?

We will read examples of sonnets- both traditional and humorous and will attempt to write the form in iambic pentameter.

Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan

45 Minute Program

$150

About the Author

Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) India, studied in upstate New York in the finger-lakes area, and is now based in Campbell, California. She sees herself as a citizen of the world and her published books are all about these global connections. She is a children's author, voice-over professional and poet. You can hear her voice in audio books on Audible and in documentaries, educational and journalistic initiatives, travel films, and more. Her essays and stories have appeared in print publications.

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Introduction to Poetic Forms

I will share examples of poetic forms and literary terms. There will be time for Q and A and sharing

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45 Minute Program

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Voice Over Basics

As a professional voice talent with a large portfolio of varied work under my belt and as an author of children's books I know the value of words to draw in readers and an audience. In this class I will share basic techniques of voice over and we will practice reading aloud with poems and tongue-twisters and more.

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So You Want To Be a Poet?

I will use my latest book as a guide to introduce readers to poetic forms like sonnets, nonets and limericks, poetic stanzas of various lengths, and metered lines that demonstrate the beat and rhythm of rhymed and unrhymed poetry. We will then practice creating poems as well using word exercises.

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