Craft & Release: a six week poetry, publication, and performance workshop

Expectations of Participants:

• Anyone 18 years of age or older is eligible to apply

• Access to a Google account and Zoom

• Submit three (3) unpublished poems at least two weeks prior to the start of the workshop to perspectivemattersny@gmail.com

$30/ per week for three weeks. REGSITRATION IS CLOSED

In this workshop with poet, editor and educator Sydney Valerio, participants will craft a portfolio of six poems they want to release into the world. Writers will enter the workshop with three unpublished poems and create three additional poems in the workshop.  All will receive individualized feedback and critique. Writers can expect sessions that include exercises, prompts, and activities that focus on generating the three new poems. Sessions will include a discussion of craft and the editing process of poetry. Writers will also prepare for the performance/reading of their work.  They will learn to revise with an editor’s eye, gain insight into…