Finding the Poet Within: Writing Workshop Reminder
- At February 26, 2018
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Led by Lucy Adkins, the two part writing workshop, “Finding the Poet Within” will be held Saturday March 3rd and 10th, 1:00-3:00 pm in the Art Room at First Plymouth Church in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Explore the world of poetry in this workshop of inspiration and encouragement designed to help each participant find the poet within. Together, we will tap into the world of imagination, learn ways to jumpstart the creative process, and working from writing exercises, we will write our own poems. In addition, we’ll discover insights into ourselves and the practice of creativity, and discuss ways to make poetry and the writing of poetry a part of our lives.
Workshop cost: $40 per person
Registration is required. Contact addie@firstplymouth.org. or call 402-476-7565 , Ext 239 to register for the class. Hope to see you there! –Lucy Adkins
The Loneliness of the Writer
- At January 22, 2018
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Writing is a solitary occupation, and one of its hazards is loneliness. –Joyce Carol Oates
Some of the best times of a writer’s life come with long hours of uninterrupted work, a story unspooling before you on the computer screen, becoming one with the characters, the words flowing freely. But then the writing day comes to an end and you look up from your work, feeling strange, disconnected. As if you didn’t know where you belong.
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- At May 22, 2017
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What is it we are “about?”
“Painting is damned difficult—you always think you’ve got it, but then you haven’t.”—Paul Cezanne
What is it we are “about” when we write? When we paint or produce a play? What are we after? Is it a certain feeling or mood, an emotional response? Maybe like the impressionist painters, it involves a specific goal—such as capturing the play of sunlight and shadow, accurately portraying the luminosity of light on water. Maybe, like Cezanne, the goal is to paint an apple that is both the essence of apple. and also an apple with such form and solidity that you could almost extend your hand and pluck it from the canvas.
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