Poetry Workshop: A Guided Meditation for Writers
December 28, 4:00 p.m. |
Poetry Workshop 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Poetry Reading & Open Mic, 6:30 p.m.
Imagine stepping into a forest glade at twilight and finding--what, exactly? Experience "Forest Vespers," an imaginative guided meditation tailored specifically to writers, meant to generate inventive and unexpected images, phrases, and ideas. This workshop welcomes writers of any style and experience level and is led by poet Erica Reid. There will be an opportunity to share at the end of the workshop, with no pressure to do so.
A donation of $10 is requested from poetry workshop participants. Please include "poetry workshop" in the comment line. Your registration is a tax deductible contribution to Heritage UU Church. Thank you!
After a break for dinner, please return for a reading featuring Erica Reid, winner of the 2023 Donald Justice Poetry Prize for her debut collection "Ghost Man on Second"; and Dick Westheimer, a father and gardener living in SW Ohio who has taken up poetry to make sense of the world . Both Erica and Dick have published poems in "Rattle" and other poetry journals.
Poetry Reading & Open Mic, 6:30 p.m.
Imagine stepping into a forest glade at twilight and finding--what, exactly? Experience "Forest Vespers," an imaginative guided meditation tailored specifically to writers, meant to generate inventive and unexpected images, phrases, and ideas. This workshop welcomes writers of any style and experience level and is led by poet Erica Reid. There will be an opportunity to share at the end of the workshop, with no pressure to do so.
A donation of $10 is requested from poetry workshop participants. Please include "poetry workshop" in the comment line. Your registration is a tax deductible contribution to Heritage UU Church. Thank you!
After a break for dinner, please return for a reading featuring Erica Reid, winner of the 2023 Donald Justice Poetry Prize for her debut collection "Ghost Man on Second"; and Dick Westheimer, a father and gardener living in SW Ohio who has taken up poetry to make sense of the world . Both Erica and Dick have published poems in "Rattle" and other poetry journals.