persona poems – Trish Hopkinson

6 Tips for Writing a Successful Persona Poem–guest blog rewind by Lois Roma-Deeley

By Trish Hopkinson on September 29, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

I’m teaching a persona poem community workshop starting next week, so this seemed like a good post to share again. Enjoy! As writers we are so often told to "write what you know." And this is good advice. But this "rule" should not be taken literally, especially when […]

6 Tips for Writing a Successful Persona Poem–guest blog post by Lois Roma-Deeley

By Trish Hopkinson on April 2, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

As writers we are so often told to "write what you know." And this is good advice. But this "rule" should not be taken literally, especially when creating persona poems. The poet must create a place where the reader must, as Samuel T. Coleridge famously said, "willingly suspends […]