A 5 Week HYBRID Poetry Workshop
Wednesdays, April 3 through May 1
Schedule Note: two Wednesdays, April 10 and 17, will be online only.
ALL LEVELS
In his poem “Sorrow is Not My Name,” Ross Gay writes, “No matter the pull toward brink. No / matter the florid, deep sleep awaits. / There is a time for everything.”
As we live through difficult and uncertain times, there is great power in finding and celebrating all that is worthy and beautiful. In this generative poetry workshop, we will read and write poems about grief, both personal and global, while finding the treasures within and the joys we can recall, to renew us in order to live fully and deeply. As Gay writes at the end of his poem, “I remember. My color’s green. I’m spring.”
This 5 Week workshop will juxtapose memory and current events to weave poems that capture the dichotomies of our lived reality. Readings will include Ross Gay, Diane Seuss, Sharon Olds, Danez Smith, Chen Chen, and many others. Through writing prompts, readings, exploring current events and kind, encouraging feedback, we will be working together to generate poetry that explores what it is to be alive at this time in history, and learning techniques for mining our lives' riches to keep going.
+ PLEASE NOTE This workshop will occur EITHER IN-PERSON or ONLINE via Zoom. Students do not need to create an account to participate, but should test out Zoom before their class if they are first-time users. The week of the workshop, students will be emailed a link that they may click to enter the class.
+ REQUIRED EQUIPMENT A reliable, fast internet connection (broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE), speakers & a microphone (built-in or USB plug-in), and a webcam (built-in or USB plug-in).
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Multi-Pushcart Nominee Meghan Sterling has been published or has work forthcoming in Meridian, Hunger Mountain, The Los Angeles Review, Rhino Poetry, Rattle, Colorado Review and many other journals. Her first full length collection These Few Seeds (Terrapin Books) came out in 2021 and was an Honorable Mention for the 2022 Eric Hoffer Grand Prize in Poetry. Her chapbook, Self Portrait with Ghosts of the Diaspora (Harbor Editions), her second full length collection, View from a Borrowed Field (Lily Poetry Review's Paul Nemser Book Prize) and her third full-length collection, Comfort the Mourners (Everybody Press) all came out in 2023. She lives in Maine with her family, works as a professional writer, and teaches poetry workshops.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED
All MWPA workshops require advanced registration. We accept registration by phone, mail, and online via our website. We cannot guarantee registration in the final 24-hours before a workshop, and can rarely accommodate day-of registration.
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QUESTIONS
For any questions regarding this workshop, please contact programs@mainewriters.org.
REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-228-8263 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.
$275 Members/$475 Nonmembers
REGISTER BY MAIL
If you prefer to pay by mail, please print this registration form (downloadable PDF) and mail it to the MWPA with a check or credit card information.
SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one partial scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Email programs@mainewriters.org to see if the scholarship is still available. Application Due by March 12 at 9:00 a.m.
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