Introduction to Indie Poetry

What is Indie Poetry? 

Indie poetry has an affinity for social awareness and is written by musical performers that often associate this term with their genre of music. The term “indie” rose out of the strong sense of independence that these artists take when creating their music-- which includes their lyrical process, subject inspiration, & occasionally record publication. Indie poetry demonstrates the ways in which writing can be emotionally exploratory, and how it can create a meaningful dialogue concerning different aspects of social awareness.

Indie Poetry Presentation
This presentation goes over two basic poetry forms commonly seen in Indie poetry. It covers defining characteristics of Indie poetry in relation to content, style and structure.

Overview of form & style & indie poetry from CreativeWritingWorkshop

Challenge: Write 1-2 poems or look for work you already have that you are willing to post on the blog. You can title the posts under "Workshop 2," and your name, but for formatting purposes, we can always get to it later.