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SUMMARY:The Survival Power of the Lyric Poem
DESCRIPTION:Write from the heart!\nThink now of poetry as a school for emotions\, and the lyric has had a revelatory power evoked through both beauty and pain for thousands of years. When you’re in the middle of writing a lyric poem that is fully inspired\, it isn’t a poem at all\, but a light in blindness\, a splintered house in a whirlwind\, with a gaping door\, but you feel your way through it\, until something surprises you. It is only afterwards\, through revision\, that it becomes anything like a poem\, and then it takes off on its own. This workshop is open to all levels and offers mini-lectures as well as critiques on craft and content. The only requirement is to write from the heart\, and nearly everything works\, if only from the intellect\, almost nothing works: it takes both to find your poem. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nStudents will learn how to find the poem within\, and to develop skills that best capture the artistry of imagery\, figurative language\, formal techniques both in traditional and free forms.\n\nTime requirements\n\n3 to 4 hours\n\nMaterials\n\nAll reading materials will be provided.\n\nWho should take this workshop?\n\nThis workshop is designed for all levels of poetry because the emphasis is on the generation of the poem\, and finding it from within\, and there is no pre-requisite for that.\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
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LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:5 Sessions,All Levels,Poetry,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:The Survival Power of the Lyric Poem
DESCRIPTION:Throughout the centuries\, the lyric has had revelatory power evoked through both beauty and pain.\nWhen you’re in the middle of writing a poem that is fully inspired\, it isn’t a poem at all\, but a light in blindness\, a splintered house in a whirlwind\, with a gaping door\, but you find your way through it. It is only afterwards that it becomes anything like a poem\, when you’re telling it to yourself and to someone else. This workshop is open to all levels of poetry writers\, all topics\, with only one requirement: write from the heart\, and nearly everything works\, if only from the head\, almost nothing works: it takes both. \n\nLive video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform\, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before\, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it). \n\nIn this workshop you’ll learn:\n\nfigurative language\ncompression\nevocation\nformal structure\ntone\nre-vision\n\nTime requirements\n\nNo time required outside of class.\n\nMaterials\n\nOptional: Poetry as Survival by Gregory Orr\nRequired: any anthology of British or American poetry\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/the-survival-power-of-the-lyric-poem-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:7 Sessions,All Levels,Poetry,Workshop,Zoom
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SUMMARY:The Survival Power of the Lyric Poem
DESCRIPTION:This workshop is open to all levels of poetry writers\, all topics\, with only one requirement: write from the heart\, and nearly everything works\, if only from the head\, almost nothing works: it takes both.\nThroughout the centuries\, the lyric has had revelatory power evoked through both beauty and pain. When you’re in the middle of writing a poem that is fully inspired\, it isn’t a poem at all\, but a light in blindness\, a splintered house in a whirlwind\, with a gaping door\, but you find your way through it. It is only afterwards that it becomes anything like a poem\, when you’re telling it to yourself and to someone else. This workshop is open to all levels of poetry writers\, all topics\, with only one requirement: write from the heart\, and nearly everything works\, if only from the head\, almost nothing works: it takes both. \n\nIn-person class: This workshop will take place at The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh St\, Bethesda MD. \n\nTime requirements\n\n3 hours/week\n\nMaterials\n\nRequired: any anthology of British or American poetry\nOptional: Poetry as Survival by Gregory Orr\n\n\nIf you need an accommodation for this workshop\, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests\, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
URL:https://writer.org/event/the-survival-power-of-the-lyric-poem/
LOCATION:The Writer’s Center\, 4508 Walsh Street\, Bethesda\, MD\, 20815\, United States
CATEGORIES:7 Sessions,All Levels,Poetry,The Writer's Center,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Poetry Revision and Sequencing
DESCRIPTION:If you have a grouping of poems that you would like feedback on while identifying how particular innate qualities contribute to your own style\, this workshop is for you! We will consider aspects of sequencing poems if they have the potential for a series\, and discuss the importance of weaving\, arcing\, leaping\, and linking together aspects of each poem or set of poems. We will learn how to identify thematic currents and pay attention to coherence when that is your goal. All levels of experience are invited and we learn from everyone.
URL:https://writer.org/event/sequencing-poems/
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CATEGORIES:4 Sessions,All Levels,Poetry,Workshop,Zoom
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