Creative Writing: Make Viral Digital Literature
A course by Ben ClarkPoet, Translator, and Creative Writing Teacher
A course by Ben Clark, Poet, Translator, and Creative Writing Teacher
Learn how to write poems that go viral on social media using creative writing techniques
Engage with your followers through poems. In this online course, poet Ben Clark teaches you the secrets to digital creative writing. He is an expert on the relationship between poetic texts and social media and has launched viral digital initiatives such as #Coronaversos, a project encouraging people to share poems during the pandemic.
Using simple ideas as a foundation, learn how to write poems designed to be posted on social media, as well as compiled in a book. Discover what features they should have and how to greatly increase their viral potential—being read and shared by thousands or even millions of people.
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 42 downloads
What is a poetic text?
10 minutes, 10 seconds
Poetry and social networks
7 minutes, 42 seconds
Anatomy of a viral poem
10 minutes, 5 seconds
The most beautiful poem in the world 1
10 minutes, 24 seconds
The most beautiful poem in the world 2
13 minutes, 12 seconds
The theme of the poem
8 minutes, 28 seconds
What's included in this course?
Get to know Ben Clark as he talks through his creative journey, how he started writing poetry, and his biggest influences. He also reveals why social media is the perfect place to share your poems.
Learn about the basic elements of poetic texts and how people interact with them online. Then start laying the foundation for your final project, a poem for social media, by outlining the structure using simple ideas.
Now it's time to write a few rough drafts. Choose a topic and find out how to come up with original ideas. Discover how to mold these ideas into coherent pieces and continue working on your texts until you've got post-worthy poetry.
Finally, Ben points out important features that increase the chances of your poem going viral. Review your work with a critical eye to assess its literary quality and check to see if it meets certain requirements before posting it on social media.
What is this course's project?
Write a poem with all the essential characteristics for going viral.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to write verses and record their thoughts and ideas about their experiences, emotions, and interests, as well as share their creative writing on social media.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necessary to take this course. All you need for materials is a notebook and a pen, a wastebasket to help you overcome your fear of mistakes, and your smartphone.
Reviews
- 2 months ago
Excelente curso, lo recomiendo.
- 4 months ago
Es un curso excelente, con explicaciones muy claras y útiles por parte del profesor (un maravilloso poeta) y muchísimo material.
- 5 months ago
Excelente muy claro
- 5 months ago
buen curso
- 7 months ago
Muy bien explicado todo, y buenos materiales adicionales para llevar el proceso.
Ben has received multiple awards for his books, including the 2021 Hiperión de Poesía award for Los hijos de los hijos de la ira (2006), the RNE Critical Eye Awards for poetry for La Fiera (2014), and the 30th International Poetry Prize from the Loewe Foundation for La policía celeste (2017).
He is also a poetry mentor at the Fundación Antonio Gala para Jóvenes Creadores and a poetry professor in the Spanish creative writing master's program at the University of Salamanca.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Poetry on social media
- What is a poetic text?
- Poetry and social networks
- Anatomy of a viral poem
- The most beautiful poem in the world 1
- The most beautiful poem in the world 2
- U3
The game of making poems
- The theme of the poem
- How to generate ideas
- Working with the unexpected idea
- First approach to the structure
- U4
Viralization in the network
- First draft and formatting
- What makes a poem viral?
- Revision
- A preliminary reflection
- U5
Activation of a poetic text
- Share your poetic text
- Copyright and social networks
- The importance of going beyond
- FP
Final project
- Creative Writing: Make Viral Digital Literature
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Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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FAQs
You’ll learn poetic writing techniques, strategies to share and make your poems go viral on social media, analysis of literary devices, and how to adapt your work to digital platforms while protecting your copyright.
This is an intermediate-level course: perfect if you already know the basics of poetry and want to dive deeper into current techniques, digital promotion, and poetry creation tailored for social media.
All you need is internet access, social media accounts, and a passion for writing. No special software or advanced literary training required.
The course walks you through publishing poems step-by-step, using images, hashtags, and best practices to boost visibility and safeguard your work on each social network.
You’ll explore metaphors, internal rhyme, fragmented structures, wordplay, crafting poetic imagery, and adapting universal themes to modern contexts.
Yes, the course offers concrete strategies to make your poems viral, pace your posts, leverage trends, and engage actively with the online poetry community.
Yes, we analyze poems by Queen, Luis Cernuda, Sabina, and others to understand how to weave literary and musical references into your own poetry.