Creative Writing: Make Viral Digital Literature
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
- 100% positive reviews (82)
- 2,197 students
- 18 lessons (2h 36m)
- 42 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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.
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Ben Clark
A course by Ben Clark
Ben Clark is a poet and translator who's been professionally devoted to literature since one of his poems went viral in 2011. He's studied the relationship between poetic texts and social media and has launched digital initiatives such as #Coronaversos, prompting others to share poetry during the pandemic.
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
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Poetry on social media
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What is a poetic text?
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Poetry and social networks
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Anatomy of a viral poem
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The most beautiful poem in the world 1
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The most beautiful poem in the world 2
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U3
The game of making poems
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The theme of the poem
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How to generate ideas
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Working with the unexpected idea
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First approach to the structure
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U4
Viralization in the network
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First draft and formatting
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What makes a poem viral?
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Revision
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A preliminary reflection
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U5
Activation of a poetic text
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Share your poetic text
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Copyright and social networks
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The importance of going beyond
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FP
Final project
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Creative Writing: Make Viral Digital Literature
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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.
Excelente curso, lo recomiendo.
Es un curso excelente, con explicaciones muy claras y útiles por parte del profesor (un maravilloso poeta) y muchísimo material.
Excelente muy claro
buen curso
Muy bien explicado todo, y buenos materiales adicionales para llevar el proceso.