(photo by Chas Demster)TWO FREE EVENTS
APRIL 6TH @ SKYLIGHT BOOKS
1818 N. VERMONT AVENUE
LOS ANGELES, CA 90027
1) A FREE WORKSHOP: Appreciating "Difficult" Poems
Instructor: Terry Wolverton
Sunday, April 6 2-4 p.m.
Pre-registration required: call 323-661-5954.
Some readers of poetry may get discouraged, intimidated, or even annoyed when they encounter poems that don't seem to communicate their messages easily. Indeed, several traditions in modern and contemporary poetry are not about making a clear argument or conveying a sincere emotional experience. These poems have other intentions, and understanding those can help increase appreciation and even enjoyment of them.
Together, we'll read and discuss a few select poems that might be considered "difficult," then play with a writing exercise that might render a "difficult" poem.
Instructor Bio: Terry Wolverton is the author of six books, including EMBERS, a novel in poems, and her recent collection, SHADOW AND PRAISE, and the editor of fourteen anthologies. She is the founder of Writers At Work, where she teaches weekly workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
2) FREE READING: Poets At Work
Sunday, April 6 5 p.m.
Join poets Kim Dower, Yvonne M. Estrada, Donna Frazier, Dylan C. Gailey, Brett Guitar Hofer, Eric Howard, Davia Rivka, Jessie Rothwell, Pat Viera, and Terry Wolverton as they read works that explore the gamut of poetic styles-from haiku to cut poems, from sonnets to paradelles-and subjects that surprise, provoke, and make you laugh. The best will do all three and more!
Writers At Work
inspiring, encouraging, empowering writers since 1997
4022 Fountain Avenue, Suite 202
Los Angeles, CA 90029-2220
323-661-5954 telephone
email: WtrsAtWork@aol.com
website: http://www.writersatwork.com
blog: http://writersatwork.wordpress.com/
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