Free June And July Writing Through Art Poetry Workshops At The Clark Art Institute And The Smith College Museum Of Art
| Greetings, friends! Happy solstice! Happy summer! I hope this finds you as well as possible as we continue to navigate this threatening time. Writing provides us with useful balm and strength, whether we are focusing on new work or a revision. We must keep our imaginations open. Our ability to create can offer us necessary sustenance and connection. For me, teaching and writing poetry and reviewing manuscripts of prose and poetry are life-saving. In addition to having new poems published in The Painted Bride Quarterly, The Patterson Literary Review, Keystone Poetry: Contemporary Poets on Pennsylvania, Tendrils, and Shadowplay, work from my new manuscript just appeared in Tar River and is forthcoming in Plume! Thanks to the generosity of the Ashfield Local Cultural Council, the Clark Art Institute, the Belding Memorial Library, and the Lilly Library, two free Writing Through Art Poetry Workshops are taking place on June 25 and July 23. I hope you can join me! There are 2 last minute openings for the June 25th Clark Art Institute’s Writing Through Art Poetry Workshop. And 13 spaces available for the July 23 Smith College Museum of Art Writing Through Art Poetry Workshop in Northampton. Below is info about the workshops and signing up. Wishing you the balm of reading, writing, and enjoying the natural world. I hope to hear from you soon for a manuscript review, coaching, and/or to attend the summer Writing Through Art Poetry Workshops — Jan |
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| What THE CLARK ART INSTITUTE’S FREE WRITING THROUGH ART POETRY WORKSHOP A June afternoon writing about family, love, grief, and joy. We’ll explore exciting ways that art can openmemories, emotions, and new ways of expressing ourselves. Who New and experienced poets. When Wednesday, June 25, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Where Clark Art Institute, 255 South Street, Williamstown, MA 2 spaces are available due to last-minute cancellations. To sign up, please email janfreemanpoetry@gmail.com.   What THE SMITH COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART FREE WRITING THROUGH ART POETRY WORKSHOP A July morning writing about family, love, grief, and joy. We’ll explore exciting ways that art can openmemories, emotions, and new ways of expressing ourselves. Who New and experienced poets. When Wednesday, July 23, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Where Smith College Museum of Art, 20 Elm Street, Northampton, MA 13 spaces are available.To sign up, please email janfreemanpoetry@gmail.com. |
| These programs are generously supported by the Belding Memorial Library, the Clark Art Institute, and a grant from the Ashfield Local Cultural Council which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. |
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| Accepting applications for the October 9–13Autumn in the BerkshiresWriting Through Art Poetry Retreat6 spaces available |
| DAILY WORKSHOPS IN THE GALLERIES OF MASS MOCA, THE CLARK ART INSTITUTE, AND THE WILLIAMS COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART. UNIQUE PROMPTS TO HELP YOU WRITE THROUGH THE BODY, WITH ALL SENSES AWAKE. ONE-HOUR INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS YOUR POEMS, CHALLENGES, & WRITING GOALS. DAILY EXERCISES TO HELP OPEN PERCEPTIONS. MEMORY, AND STRENGTHEN VERBS, NOUNS, METAPHORS.  Reading a new draft aloud during a Writing Through Art Poetry Retreat at MASS MoCA. |
| Cost $750, with limited financial assistance available. Accommodations Area residents can commute. Poets from out of town can reserve rooms at Hotel Downstreet, across the street from MoCA, explore Airbnb’s and other hotels at https://massmoca.org/visit/stay/ |
 Poets sharing drafts in the Prow at MASS MoCA |
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