This workshop is full. To be added to the waitlist, email Meghan at programs@mainewriters.org.
An IN-PERSON Poetry Workshop
ALL LEVELS
In his essay The Figure a Poem Makes, Robert Frost writes “no surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.” This workshop will provide opportunities for us to surprise ourselves, in Frost’s words, by “remembering something I didn’t know I knew.” We’ll create poems from images, memory, and observation. Activities will focus on generating new work and include short and long writing exercises, looking at examples of other writers, and discussing each other’s work. We’ll start without judging and follow the work where it needs to go.
+ PLEASE NOTE This workshop will occur in-person at USM in Portland Maine. The week of the workshop, students will be emailed the exact location of the class.
Stuart Kestenbaum is the author of six collections of poems, most recently Things Seemed to Be Breaking (Deerbrook Editions, 2021) and a collection of essays The View From Here (Brynmorgen Press, 2012). He served as Maine’s poet laureate from 2016-2021. Former US Poet Laureate Ted Kooser has written “Stuart Kestenbaum writes the kind of poems I love to read, heartfelt responses to the privilege of having been given a life. No hidden agendas here, no theories to espouse, nothing but life, pure life, set down with craft and love.”
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 Meghan Sterling at programs@mainewriters.org.
REGISTER BY PHONE
Call 207-228-8263 and register with your VISA or MasterCard.
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.
$70 Members / $100 Nonmembers
SCHOLARSHIP
The MWPA is proud to offer one full scholarship to this workshop for members-only. Scholarships are awarded on a combination of need and merit. Contact Meghan at programs@mainewriters.org to see if the scholarship is still available. Application Due on July 1st at 9:00 a.m.
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