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[rayheinrich]

Hello all, I'm Illya. I've taken a poetry workshop as an undergrad and one in grad school, so I'm familiar with formal and more modern poetry. I joined to get back into the scene of constructively criticizing content and appreciating the experiences and imaginations of our fellow humans. I have a BA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing and I mostly write nonfiction like essays, articles and blog posts.

A lot of successful writers claim that poetry workshops, BA's in English,
and MFA's in Creative Writing destroy the creative parts of the brain to such
an extent that the actual act of writing becomes an impossibility. But I say to hell
with that type of negative thinking. Recent science has proven that human neurons,
given the right set of stimuli, are capable of amazing feats of regeneration.
Chin up... It's certainly within the realm of possibility that PigPen could help.

And welcome to PigPen.
Ray

Hey, everyone. I'm new to the site and not much more experienced when it comes to writing poetry. I just want to get better at it and help anyone any way I can in the process.

We can probably help with the writing, though there's a chance that the process
will drive you to actually fulfilling your other need. Either way, you'll find plenty
of people here who are willing to join you.

Welcome to PigPen.
Ray