Program Overview

Writing Poetry (Micro-credential)

Overview

This course will take you through varied forms of writing poetry and introduce you to the Aotearoa poetry community. By the end of the course, you'll have explored different ways of seeing, created a portfolio of your own work, and gained a good understanding of what makes poetry work and how to critique it.

Level

5

Duration

8 weeks, part-time

Domestic Fees

$466 (indicative for 2025 intake)

What you will learn

This micro-credential will develop the skills for writing original poetry, develop critiquing skills, and introduce students to the New Zealand Poetry community. You'll be able to write poems in a range of poetic forms and styles, constructively comment on the work of peers, and critically reflect on published poetry.

Content covered

• Defining poetry
• Starters and inspiration
• Ways of seeing
• Form in poetry
• Contemporary poetry and historical poetry
• Editing poetry
• Analysing poetry and giving constructive feedback on poems

Entry requirements

Open entry.

Flexible study options

This micro-credential is worth 10 credits, you can enrol in one micro-credential, or study multiple separately.