Name: Metaphorical Silly Putty: How to Stretch Your Metaphor Into the Surreal
Start: 2026-02-19T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-19T19:30:00-06:00
Location: Literati Press Comics & Novels

Metaphorical Silly Putty: How to Stretch Your Metaphor Into the Surreal

$25
Space is limited, so reserve your spot now at literatipressok.com/workshops
Do you want your metaphors to put an arm around your audience and remind them they are not alone? Or do you want them to melt mic stands into blue magma at your feet? If so, this is the workshop for you!
Durell Carter is a writer and teacher based in Oklahoma, where he shares his passion for literature with his students. He holds a Master's degree in English from the University of Central Oklahoma and, in 2023, released his first book, Mr. Monday Morning's Broken Songs and Testimonies. Durell Carter has had work nominated for Best of the Net, Best New Poets Anthology, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his poem “Views From the Red-Light Aquarium”. He has work published in Rawhead Journal, Wild Roof Journal, Midway Journal, Posit Journal, Rising Phoenix Press, The Closed Eye Open, Petrichor, DC Life Magazine, and others.