Write On is happy to resume our collaboration with Midsummer’s Music, Poetry Meets Music. At one concert in each of Midsummer’s series offerings, a poet will read a poem written in response to a piece of music to be performed. Poets were given recordings in advance with no identifying information as to the title, composer,…

A new spin on ekphrasis! We take our Art/Speaks program to discover inspiration from other art forms. In this series, we are pleased to partner with Third Avenue PlayWorks to present a free creative lab following the pay-what-you-can premiere of each play in their season. Sessions will be lead by Write On volunteers. About Art/Speaks:…

This workshop, led by writer-in-residence Naomi Asaturyan, will be a dedicated space to explore writing from personal experience and memory. No prior writing experience is necessary. We’ll sit down together and with a few prompts from the teaching artist, we will begin writing. At the end of the session, participants will be invited to share…

Write On is happy to resume our collaboration with Midsummer’s Music, Poetry Meets Music. At one concert in each of Midsummer’s series offerings, a poet will read a poem written in response to a piece of music to be performed. Poets were given recordings in advance with no identifying information as to the title, composer,…

Find new ways of interacting with well-known natural objects Translating Nature: An Ecopoetic and Print-Making Workshop with Sarah Nance, Nancy Aten, and Dan Collins Ecopoet Sarah Nance will lead a discussion of ecopoetics using examples from early and contemporary American poets. Participants will practice their own version of ecopoetry by interacting in new ways with…

JOIN US FOR A CONVERSATION AND LIGHT RECEPTION WITH THE WINNER OF THE 2022 DICK SCUGLIK MEMORIAL RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP AND LOCAL VISUAL ARTISTS The Dick Scuglik Memorial Residency and Fellowship is given to a writer with demonstrated skill and interest in ekphrastic writing — writing inspired by visual arts. This year's winner is playwright…

FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO EXPERIENCED WRITERS: CREATE IN RESPONSE TO ART     Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Edgewood Orchard Galleries on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by poet Francha Barnard, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and…

JOIN US FOR A CELEBRATION OF GEOSMIN, THE NEW POETRY COLLECTION BY CATHERINE YOUNG In September of 2020, Catherine Young, a poet and writer from the Driftless region, spent a week in residence at Write On. During that time, she worked on several of the poems that are included in her new collection, Geosmin, published by Water’s…

Get started writing by reconnecting with nature in this three-part class FINDING THE MOTHER TREE: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest with Michael Brecke "We abuse land because we see it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with…

FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS TO EXPERIENCED WRITERS: CREATE IN RESPONSE TO ART   Write On, Door County is pleased to partner with Miller Art Museum on Art/Speaks, a free writing lab encouraging people to write in response to the images on exhibit. Led by poet Francha Barnard, these 60-minute writing activities are perfect for both beginning and advanced…