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Many of us turn to poetry to explore the complications of life, language, and emotion. But what happens when we can’t find the right words to capture the complex energy of a mood or moment? In this workshop, we’ll consider how incorporating visual art and other texts can add texture and tactility to our work. Through erasure, palimpsest, and visual poetry, we’ll map out the potential of the page and discover how much more dynamic our ideas become when in conversation with others. In addition to guided writing prompts, we’ll read and discuss successful intertextual and visual/hybrid poems for inspiration. Ideal for poets at all stages and particularly useful for discovering new ways into a subject or teasing out new lines of thought.
Class size 12
Level Intermediate and above
Student Supply List Materials for inspiration: old notebooks, half-baked poems, photos, books by favorite writers whose lines you might like to steal, visual art books, old books, magazines, and/or preferred art materials.
Angela Voras-Hills’ first collection of poems, Louder Birds (Pleiades 2020), was chosen by Traci Brimhall for the Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Prize. Her writing has appeared in Kenyon Review Online, Prairie Schooner, Best New Poets, American Poetry Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, and New Ohio Review, among other journals and anthologies. She has received grants from The Sustainable Arts Foundation and Key West Literary Seminar, as well as a fellowship at Writers’ Room of Boston. She is currently a PhD student at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and associate editor of Cream City Review.
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Cancellation Policy
While we recognize that life intrudes and plans change, in consideration of the time and energy instructors invest in preparing for classes, we must adhere to the following cancellation policies:
Student cancellations
> Cancellations made 31 days before the published registration deadline date for any given workshop are eligible for a full refund less 25% of the workshop fee OR a gift certificate in the full amount of the workshop fee. The gift certificate can be applied to workshops or lodging one year from the date of cancellation.
> Cancellations made 30 days or less than the published registration deadline date for any given workshop are not eligible for refunds. We encourage all students to purchase trip insurance.
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Cancellations by Shake Rag Alley
> If Shake Rag Alley must cancel a class you will be notified immediately via email or phone and will receive a full refund or transferable gift certificate.
> If a class does not meet a minimum number of students, it may be cancelled. A decision to cancel a class due to under enrollment will be made on the day following the published registration deadline.
> If you have booked lodging with Shake Rag Alley in conjunction with a class cancelled by Shake Rag Alley, you may receive a full refund on lodging should you wish to cancel the lodging. Please call the office at (608) 987-3292.
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18 Shake Rag St.
Mineral Point, WI 53565
(608) 987-3292
