Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009: Poetry Writing Workshop--Word by Word

Poetry Writing Workshop: Word by Word
Sat., Feb. 7, 2009
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Waccamaw Higher Education Center
160 Willbrook Blvd.
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
OLLI at CCU class
Instructor, Susan Meyers

What could matter more to a poem than the poet’s choice of words? The aim is what critic Helen Vendler calls “arresting linguistic vitality.” This class will explore how a poem’s diction affects its texture, tone, energy—its every aspect, really. Includes writing activities and a resource packet.

Lunch can be purchased at a nearby deli, or bring your own.
Registration, $30: Coastal Carolina University Lifelong Learning,
843-349-4032 or www.coastal.edu/outreach.

Alumni magazine for Queens University of Charlotte

I was pleased to be asked by Queens, the alumni magazine of Queens University of Charlotte, to write a brief piece on why I became a poet. My essay was part of an article about the Low-Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing offered at Queens. Check out the Winter 2009 issue of Queens (below), which includes the article, "The Write Stuff." The cover photo is of Michael Kobre, Queens professor and campus director of the MFA in Creative Writing Program, who wrote "The Write Stuff." Other alumni who contributed to it include Karon Luddy, Ron Stodghill, Peter Reinhart, and Jessica Handler.

Queens alumni magazine