An IN-PERSON Poetry Presentation in Augusta, Maine
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The metaphor in poetry has magical properties. In fact, the poet Annie Finch often quotes revered author and British occultist Dion Fortune who once said “magic is the art of changing consciousness at will.” The metaphor shifts how we perceive, and become aware of, our surroundings—it has the ability to refresh language and make words come alive. Metaphor makes visible the interconnectedness of all things, and when rendered well (serving to illuminate and clarify, versus obfuscate and abstract), the metaphor functions as a portal out of sanctioned boundaries of realities into ways of being that are nuanced and nonlinear.
In this presentation, participants will explore, through readings and writing exercises, the various ways to wield the metaphor’s magic.
+ PLEASE NOTE This presentation will occur in-person at Lithgow Public Library in Augusta, Maine.
Cave Canem graduate fellow Arisa White received her MFA from UMass, Amherst, and is the author of Perfect on Accident, You’re the Most Beautiful Thing That Happened, Black Pearl, Post Pardon, A Penny Saved, and Hurrah's Nest. Her poetry has been nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, NAACP Image Award, California Book Award, and Wheatley Book Award. The chapbook “Fishing Walking” & Other Bedtime Stories for My Wife won the inaugural Per Diem Poetry Prize. She's the co-author of Biddy Mason Speaks Up, the second book in the Fighting for Justice series for young readers. Arisa is an associate professor of creative writing at Colby College.
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