Workshop "Wanderlust: Distance and Intimacy in Poetry" at IWWG Sunday, March 3rd 12:00 EST / 18:00 CET

Join me online at the International Women's Writing Guild for a two-hour workshop at 12:00 EST / 18:00 CET where we'll wander and revel in poetry! Let's create some lustful metaphors, and use distance to create surprising emotional landscapes. We'll explore Lyn Hejinia's poetic theories, pieces from some of my favorite poets and dive into writing exercises. Hope to see you there! Register at: https://iwwg.org/event-5603029

Runner up in Boulevard Magazine's Poetry Contest

Seems like just yesterday I was in high school, sitting on the floor of Barnes & Noble, reading Boulevard Magazine for the first time and dreaming of seeing my name in its pages one day. Now Boulevard has selected me as runner up to their 2022 Poetry Contest. My poems will be in the next issue. Thank you Boulevard for this privilege and for sowing the seeds in my fifteen-year old heart!

Writing Workshop at IWWG NYC Conference April 15th

What can Poetry and Fiction learn from each other? Join me at the International Women's Writing Guild Conference at Poets House this Sunday, April 15th, and find out!

Poetry and fiction are perceived as separate and opposing forms, governed by different values and objectives: fiction, as leading with narrative and characterization; poetry, as a more effective vehicle for abstraction and the aesthetics of language. In this workshop, we will examine how the structures and devices of one form can generate stronger work in the other and provide a framework for editing. We will look at how the characterization and logistics of fiction can sharpen the purpose of your poems, and how poetry can calibrate the voice and language of your fiction, and act as a catalyst for experimentation.

Register at: https://www.iwwg.org/spring-big-apple/