Modesto-Stanislaus Poetry Center presents a poetry workshop with acclaimed Mexican poet and translator Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, “Poetry in the Age of Pandemics.” As the months of the pandemic wear on, it has been increasingly difficult for creative individuals to stay productive. In the wake of uncertainty, overwhelming chaos, and general apathy at the state of …
Join us in this free poetry workshop where we focus on ars poetica poems. Ars poetica poems examine the role of poets themselves as subject, their relationships to the poem, and the act of writing. We’ll look at ars poetica poems by other poets and note what’s going on in those poems, then we’ll write …
In this workshop we will explore the past and future through poetry. Our history, science, mythology, and, most importantly, our imaginations will be our guides. Facilitated by Karen Baker, this free poetry writing workshop will begin at 1:00pm Pacific Time on Saturday, July 31, 2021. “A poem is the most efficient form of time travel” …
Aug 31
Please check our Events for details on this free poetry workshop scheduled for September 19, 2020 at 1:00 pm.
The Letter: Writing Resistance in Epistolary Poems …while also helping save the post office Join Stella Beratlis in this free online workshop on writing truth to power via epistolary poems. Epistolary poems, from the Latin “epistula” for “letter,” are, quite literally, poems that read as letters. We will read examples of epistolary poems and generate …
