The Art & Craft Workshop series spotlights and explores various poetic forms, features, themes, and aspects of the poem-writing and revising process. These are spaces for us to connect to and through poetry; to start, tend to, or revive a creative practice; and to expand our knowledge of contemporary poetry together.
Participants will leave each session with the beginning of a draft, a list of recommended reading for further study, and several writing and revising exercises. Each workshop also includes an invitation to a peer feedback session, where writers will be guided through providing and receiving feedback to each other.
These programs are intended for folks 18 years and older, of all levels of experience, knowledge, and skill in reading, discussing, and writing poetry. Program topics, dates, and registration will be announced here and through my monthly newsletter. Please note that sessions are live online and never recorded.
JULY PROGRAMS
All July programs will be open for registration Wednesday, July 1st, at 12:00 PM CT, and are “pay what you can.” If you would like to support these programs, there is a button for contributions below (just FYI the amounts are set by Squarespace, not me, and you are very welcome to select your own amount) or via my Venmo @Maggie-Queeney.
If any amount is a barrier to you, you are very welcome to participate without contributing financially. It is important to me that these programs remain as accessible as possible to as many people as possible.
Join us for the July Poetry Book Club discussion of Becoming Ghost by Cathy Linh Che on Friday, July 24th, 12:00 AM-2:00 PM CT.
All are welcome, but space is limited to allow for discussion and participation. Participants should read a copy of the collection beforehand and select one poem they would like the group to discuss.
This workshops explores the haibun, an ancient Japanese form fusing prose and haiku, popularized by Matsuo Bashō. We will read and discuss a wide range of haibun together before experimenting with the form as a vehicle for composing landscapes, tracing movement, and evoking “that sense of aware—the quality of certain objects to evoke longing, sadness, or immediate sympathy” (Nezhukumatathil, “More than the Birds, Bees, and Trees: A Closer Look at Writing Haibun”).
This workshops explores the haibun, an ancient Japanese form fusing prose and haiku, popularized by Matsuo Bashō. We will read and discuss a wide range of haibun together before experimenting with the form as a vehicle for composing landscapes, tracing movement, and evoking “that sense of aware—the quality of certain objects to evoke longing, sadness, or immediate sympathy” (Nezhukumatathil, “More than the Birds, Bees, and Trees: A Closer Look at Writing Haibun”).
This workshops explores the haibun, an ancient Japanese form fusing prose and haiku, popularized by Matsuo Bashō. We will read and discuss a wide range of haibun together before experimenting with the form as a vehicle for composing landscapes, tracing movement, and evoking “that sense of aware—the quality of certain objects to evoke longing, sadness, or immediate sympathy” (Nezhukumatathil, “More than the Birds, Bees, and Trees: A Closer Look at Writing Haibun”).
July Poetry Book Club
Join us for the July Poetry Book Club discussion of Becoming Ghost by Cathy Linh Che on Friday, July 24th, 12:00 AM-2:00 PM CT.
All are welcome, but space is limited to allow for discussion and participation. Participants should read a copy of the collection beforehand and select one poem they would like the group to discuss.
Art & Craft Poetry Workshop on Haibun
This workshops explores the haibun, an ancient Japanese form fusing prose and haiku, popularized by Matsuo Bashō. We will read and discuss a wide range of haibun together before experimenting with the form as a vehicle for composing landscapes, tracing movement, and evoking “that sense of aware—the quality of certain objects to evoke longing, sadness, or immediate sympathy” (Nezhukumatathil, “More than the Birds, Bees, and Trees: A Closer Look at Writing Haibun”).