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.
OCTOBER PROGRAMS
All October programs are “pay what you can.” If you would like to support these programs, there is a button for contributions at the bottom of this page (just FYI the amounts are set by Squarespace, not me, and you are very welcome to select your own amount), here at PayPal, 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.
Art & Craft Poetry Workshop on Metaphor
In this session, we explore the power of metaphor in poetry, and in our experience and understanding of the world. Derived “from the Greek word metaphora meaning ‘a transfer’ in the sense of carrying over, altering, or changing the essence of one word to a different word,” metaphor can serve as a vehicle for transformation. Participants will leave this session with concrete strategies for working with this vital, alchemical, mysterious, and at times monstrous, device.
REGISTER
Please sign up for ONE of the dates/times below. Once the session reaches capacity, it will no longer accept submissions.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 6:00-8:00 PM CT
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2:00-4:00 PM CT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM CT
October Poetry Book Club
Join us for the September Poetry Book Club discussion of Lift Every Voice by Phillip B. Williams on Friday, October 23rd, 12:00 PM-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.