BECAUSE BIG STORIES THRIVE IN SMALL CONTAINERS.
Join award-winning poet Kelly Grace Thomas for a three-hour generative workshop where you will examine how to pack an unforgettable punch through the art of narrative. You will learn how to create tension with timing, write setting as a character, and balance detail, exposition, and dialogue to make your poems unforgettable. We will read and discuss poems by Ellen Bass, Danez Smith, Shira Erlichman, Ada Limón, and more. Expect to leave this workshop with three solid fresh starts and a new vehicle for your story!
In this workshop, participants will:
Learn how to establish setting as a character that speaks for itself
Sharpen point of view
Discover the impact of both macro and micro
Get in late and leave early to leave the reader wanting more
Use specificity to amp up sensory detail and create unforgettable portraits