About this Event
About This Workshop:
The content of a poem tells as much a story as the appearance of the poem, much like a body and what's held inside. In this generative workshop, participants will invoke the body using the structure of the poem. From concrete poems, to sonnets, Venn diagrams to glossaries, explore traditional and experimental methods of shaping a poem into a visual and textural expression of the body. Participants will be guided through prompts and examples of formal experimentation, and will have a chance to respond with their own poems.
Who Should Attend:
Intermediate writers. Teens and adults.
About Your Instructor
Carrie George is a co-editor of Light Enters the Grove: Exploring Cuyahoga Valley National Park Through Poetry, Kent State University Press. Her chapbook Unbecoming won the 2024 Flume Press chapbook prize. She is the recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, and her work has appeared in Best of the Net, DIAGRAM, Hayden's Ferry Review, and elsewhere.
Event venue & nearby stays
Mustard Seed Market - Cafe, 867 West Market Street, Akron, United States
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