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SUMMARY:The Poetics of You: An Intro to Poetry Workshop with Melissa Studdard
DESCRIPTION:Monday(s)\, April 7\, 14\, 21 & 28\, 2025\, 6:30-8:30pm CST\, via Zoom \nNonmember $155        Member    $130                  Student $ 90     \n*EARN CPEs\n \n  \n\nPoetry has a way of shifting the way we view the world and ourselves\, of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary\, of infusing the mundane with meaning. Ready to see life through a poetry lens?  \nIn this four-session workshop\, we’ll explore and review basic poetic concepts while working with prompts designed to unlock your own unique poetic gifts and subject matter. The Poetics of You will be a generative\, supportive\, and encouraging space to learn\, experiment\, and explore. In the weekly virtual meetings\, we will study basic techniques\, read sample poems\, compose drafts\, and share writings. \nThis course is open to writers of all genres\, backgrounds\, and skill levels\, 18+. \nStudents will leave this class with:  \n\nNew drafts of poems\nUnderstanding of basic poetic concepts\nA sense of your own subject matter and unique abilities\n\n\nMelissa Studdard writes poetry\, fiction\, song cycles\, and libretti. Her most recent book is the poetry collection Dear Selection Committee (Jackleg Press). Her work has been featured by PBS\, NPR\, The New York Times\, The Guardian\, Ms. Magazine\, the Best American Poetry blog\, and the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day series and has appeared in periodicals such as POETRY\, Kenyon Review\, and New England Review. Her Awards include the Lucille Medwick Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America\, The Penn Review Poetry Prize\, the Tom Howard Prize\, the REELpoetry International Film Festival Audience Choice Award\, and more. As a librettist/lyricist\, she has had works commissioned by Aspen Music Festival\, Wolf Trap\, Yale Institute of Sacred Music\, and the University of Michigan School of Music. With Kelli Russell Agodon\, she co-hosts the YouTube poetry series Poems You Need. You can find her at www.melissastuddard.com and www.youtube.com/@PoemsYouNeed \nSocial media links: @melissastuddard \nLearn about Cancellation & Refund Policies 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/the-poetics-of-you/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Veterans Writing Collective with Sarah Colby
DESCRIPTION:The Veteran’s Writing Collective (VWC) encourages the art of writing in a workshop environment where participants are offered honest\, positive\, and constructive peer-to-peer and mentor feedback. The workshop is open to all active-duty military\, veterans\, retirees\, and their immediate family members. Writers of all levels working in all genres are welcome. \nThe VWC meets monthly online via Zoom.\nIf you would like an invitation to this class\, send an email to veteranscollective@geminiink.org\n\nSarah Colby was born in northern New Mexico and raised in the Rocky Mountains. She is married to a retired Army Chaplain and is mother to a son in the Navy. Sarah has an MFA in Creative Writing from Sierra Nevada College and an exuberant interest in making the ordinary luminous. Her war-time experiences have motivated her to be a voice for the mostly untold stories of families and loved ones during these years of protracted conflict. She is currently working on a manuscript of poems about her experiences as a military family member.\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/veterans-writing-collective-2020-07-15-2021-11-17-2023-08-16-2023-12-20/2025-04-16/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Cultivate Creative Resilience and Write Unforgettable Works with Jen Knox
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday(s)\, April 22 & 29\, 2025 from 6:30-8:30pm\, CST via Zoom. \nNonmember $145        Member  $125        Student $85 \n*EARN CPEs\n \n  \n\n  \nCreative resilience means facing setbacks and moving forward in your artistry anyway. It means harnessing the energy tocreate what you feel called to produce. It means owning your journey completely as you share your art. But how do you manage the ups and downs of the writing life\, tell your truths without injuring yourself\, and keep your creative engine burning through it all? \nIn this two-part workshop\, we will explore the many versions of creative block\, from writer’s block to rejection letters\, from tough critiques to typos to self-doubt. We will then combine writing and resiliency techniques to support an enduring creative practice while generating bold new work that only you can write.  \nThis course is open to writers of all genres\, backgrounds\, and skill levels\, 18+. \nWhat you can expect in this workshop:  \n\nA nurturing and fun space to explore your stories and poetry\nCreative resilience techniques for writing through and about difficult times\nPractice using these tools to generate authentic raw material\nFeedback and an opportunity to share\n\n\n\nJen Knox is an award-winning author and lecturer at Ohio State University. Her fiction can be found in The Best Small Fictions\, The Adirondack Review\, Chicago Tribune\, Istanbul Review\, Literary Orphans\, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency\, Room Magazine\, The Santa Fe Writers Project Quarterly\, and The Saturday Evening Post\, among over a hundred other publications. Jen’s books include We Arrive Uninvited (Steel Toe Books Award Winner in Prose) and The Glass City (Press Americana Prose Winner). She recently received grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the Greater Columbus Arts Council to work on a collection of essays about work\, and her newest novel Chaos Magic\, will be released by Kallisto Gaia Press in February 2025. www.jenknox.net \nLinks:\nInstagram\nSubstack\nFacebook\n \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/creative-resilience/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:Teen Writing Circle with Daniel Ramirez
DESCRIPTION:Register\nLast Saturday of Every Month 12-1:30pm cst via Zoom \nFor ages 13-19 years old \nAre you a teen who enjoys writing in their free time? Or are you someone who’s never had the chance to write on their own? If so\, this Online Teen Writing Circle is for you!  \nIn this once-a-month writing circle\, teens will enjoy writing in a judgment free zone. We’ll break the ice with one another and perform various writing exercises. You are encouraged to share your work with your peers and get constructive feedback\, but it is not required. Our only goal is to keep you writing! \nThis course is open to teen writers of any skill level. \nParticipants will leave the writing circle with:  \n\nNew\, unique written work\nListening and sharing experience\nConstructive feedback to help improve their writing\n\nWant to learn more about our Teen Writing Circle? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions!\n \n\nDaniel Ramirez has been an educator for over 15 years. After studying History in grad school\, he tromped around the outdoors doing conservation with teenagers. Spending time as a Montessori educator revealed the power of incorporating creativity with learning. Encouraging youth to tap into their creative abilities convinced him to discover his own. Since then\, in addition to his original love of storytelling\, he’s found a penchant for calligraphy\, puppetry\, poetry\, and block printing. A San Antonio native\, he explores the crystalline waters of Central Texas in his free time. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/teen-writing-circle-2025-03-29-2025-04-26/2025-04-26/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop,Youth
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