Over decades of running and participating in writing workshops, I’ve found that the best workshops happen when they include simple but effective guidelines for responding.
This Four Points of Good Workshopping handout has served me well for creating a community of writers. It helps authors take in critiques and it helps participants guide their responses. It uses well-known interpersonal communication principles in order to achieve these goals.
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If you’re in the area – The Clarksville Public Library asked me to give a workshop on Black-Out Poetry + Art – It’ll be ton’s of fun. Don’t forget to register online (see link).
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Join IUS Senior Lecturer in English Michael Jackman as he shares his expertise in Black Out or Erasure poetry, which is a form of found poetry that is created by erasing words from an existing text and creating a poem. This can be achieved by simply marking through lines of text or by creating artwork around the text you wish to keep to create your poem. Mr. Jackman will teach what we need to know to create a poem and you create the art around it.
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Visit jefflibrary.org, Events Calendar for more information.
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