We have been invited to run a workshop at the Bloomingdale Public Library in Bloomingdale, Illinois on Wednesday, June 18 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. If you don't mind traveling, we would love to see you out there.
Two of our poets, Kitty and Qoca, will be on hand to lead the workshop (along with Ms. Z, of course. But who wants to hear from her when Kitty and Qoca are so much more interesting?)
The agenda will go something like this:
We will have a getting to know you exercise (nothing too scary or embarrassing). Then we will discuss various techniques for the technical aspects of poetry (That's where our poets come in). Next we will offer you a couple of formal forms you can try. As a group we will endeavor to create a poem that will go down in history. Finally we hope that by the time you are done you will create something on your own that you would be glad to publish in our e-zine or some other publication.
I can't wait to see you there.
Showing posts with label Poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poetry. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
A Question of the Ages
ARS Poetic-a
Question to pick up and run with
Or an idea with which to wander?
How can I recreate my emotions,
With only a pen?
And if I spoke of them once,
Would my stories happen again?
Would people from my past resurrect themselves?
It's been a long time
Can men change to correct themselves?
Change from the chains of their gangs and pick up the pieces since they fell?
I usually don't ask questions,
Because answers don't come.
So I write these lines in my notebook,
Just for kicks, or for fun.
But now back to the question
Could I recreate the flesh of the figures of my imagination?
Bring about the blood to beings for rhyme and reason?
Should I try and let ink flow like blood
From people in Guatemala?
Does our government still saga
Indigenous massacres in America
places like the the U.S. and Nicaragua?
Is there such thing as purposeful poetry
Without flaws?
If when, a rebel owns a pen
Would that bring him cause?
Aw Shit!
Too many questions come to mind at the time
Lets just stick to the question of
ARS Poetica
7.28.2007
Qoc'avib Kab'lajuj K'at
Revolorio Feltes
Question to pick up and run with
Or an idea with which to wander?
How can I recreate my emotions,
With only a pen?
And if I spoke of them once,
Would my stories happen again?
Would people from my past resurrect themselves?
It's been a long time
Can men change to correct themselves?
Change from the chains of their gangs and pick up the pieces since they fell?
I usually don't ask questions,
Because answers don't come.
So I write these lines in my notebook,
Just for kicks, or for fun.
But now back to the question
Could I recreate the flesh of the figures of my imagination?
Bring about the blood to beings for rhyme and reason?
Should I try and let ink flow like blood
From people in Guatemala?
Does our government still saga
Indigenous massacres in America
places like the the U.S. and Nicaragua?
Is there such thing as purposeful poetry
Without flaws?
If when, a rebel owns a pen
Would that bring him cause?
Aw Shit!
Too many questions come to mind at the time
Lets just stick to the question of
ARS Poetica
7.28.2007
Qoc'avib Kab'lajuj K'at
Revolorio Feltes
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