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Found Poetry with Prasanta Verma
Mar 04, 2023 1:00PM—2:30PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $30.00
RegisterFind and create poems anywhere! In this workshop, we’ll discuss the idea of “found poetry,” look at a few examples, and use artifacts and texts from other sources as inspiration to create our own “found” poems. Join this workshop to jumpstart those creative juices, move past writer’s block, or as a catalyst for new inspiration.…
View MoreForm Without Fuss: How to Write Formal Poetry in a Modern Voice with Katie Vagnino
Mar 25, 2023 1:00PM—4:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $60.00
RegisterFormal poetry does NOT have to sound stilted or like it was written two hundred years ago. In this workshop, participants will learn how to infuse classic forms with contemporary syntax and language. The goal: to write poems that feel both timeless and relevant to today’s readers. We’ll also talk about how to incorporate formal…
View MoreRadical Revision with Christina Clancy
Apr 10, 2023 12:00PM—3:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $75.00
RegisterNot only can editing tighten and polish writing, it also provides an opportunity for writers to take chances, try new voices, and consider bigger picture changes to their work. In this workshop, we’ll write a short “snapshot” story and revise it many different ways: by changing the voice, tone, perspective, and genre. The teaching artist…
View MoreWriting the Short Poem with Donna Hilbert
May 02, 2023 6:00PM—8:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $180.00
RegisterThis four-week class is a generative workshop with the target of writing poems of no more than 14 lines. We will consider what formal elements might heighten the impact of free verse and will look at what makes a poem memorable: first lines, last lines, music, meaning. Class meets in person Tuesdays, 6 – 8…
View MoreWriting the Short Poem with Donna Hilbert
May 09, 2023 6:00PM—8:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $180.00
RegisterThis four-week class is a generative workshop with the target of writing poems of no more than 14 lines. We will consider what formal elements might heighten the impact of free verse and will look at what makes a poem memorable: first lines, last lines, music, meaning. Class meets in person Tuesdays, 6 – 8…
View MoreGetting Published in Small Press Magazines with Hayley Haugen
May 11, 2023 6:00PM—8:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $40.00
RegisterAs both a poet and editor of a well-known poetry journal and press, Hayley Haugen will offer tips on getting printed in both online and print small press magazines. She will offer advice on what to do and what not to do from both the poet’s and the editor’s perspective. This class will be offered…
View MoreWriting the Short Poem with Donna Hilbert
May 16, 2023 6:00PM—8:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $180.00
RegisterThis four-week class is a generative workshop with the target of writing poems of no more than 14 lines. We will consider what formal elements might heighten the impact of free verse and will look at what makes a poem memorable: first lines, last lines, music, meaning. Class meets in person Tuesdays, 6 – 8…
View MoreWriting the Other with Sandra Jackson-Opoku
May 18, 2023 6:30PM—8:00PM
Online
Cost $30.00
Register“Never judge another,” a Native American proverb instructs, “unless you have walked a mile in that one’s moccasins.” One crucial skill in the practice of the mastery of creative writing is that of empathetic imagination. On one hand, writers are often exhorted to “write what you know.” On the other hand, the emerging OWN Voices…
View MoreThe Wilderness Within with Tamara Madison
May 20, 2023 10:00AM—12:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $40.00
RegisterLet’s take a tip from Mary Oliver and bring our pens and notebooks on a nature walk! We will share some nature poetry (bring a favorite poem along with you!) and take a walk through the natural beauty of Write On’s property. We’ll then do some writing and have a discussion on the subject of…
View MoreWriting the Short Poem with Donna Hilbert
May 23, 2023 6:00PM—8:00PM
Write On, Door County 4210 Juddville Rd. Fish Creek, WI 54212
Cost $180.00
RegisterThis four-week class is a generative workshop with the target of writing poems of no more than 14 lines. We will consider what formal elements might heighten the impact of free verse and will look at what makes a poem memorable: first lines, last lines, music, meaning. Class meets in person Tuesdays, 6 – 8…
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