Reading Poetry as if It Mattered
Reading Poetry as if It Mattered
You wrote it but how does it read when spoken? Does it flow? Does it engage an audience? This workshop looks at the tips and techniques of performing poetry rather […]
You wrote it but how does it read when spoken? Does it flow? Does it engage an audience? This workshop looks at the tips and techniques of performing poetry rather […]
The grandparents, aunts, uncles, our own parents told us about “the way it was” and when they passed and we thought, “why didn’t we collect those stories?” The same principles […]
Please join us for our National Poetry Month reading featuring Janna Knittel & Claire Wahmanholm! In-person at 1762 Hennepin Avenue Friday, April 12th at 7 PM FREE (but donations appreciated) […]
If you write poetry, how do you decide where to end line 1 and start line 2? Does it sometimes just feel right, or do you not really think about […]
This is an ongoing monthly series of storytelling open mics that will take place on the 3rd Monday of the month. Here's how it works: Up to 10 Tellers. 10 […]
Is it a Story or is it a Poem? Is there a boundary between them? In this workshop, we will consider length, density, and audience. And how the audience changes […]
This is an ongoing monthly series of poetry & spoken word open mics that will take place on the 4th Monday of the month. Here's how it works: Up to […]
Whether you call it "bilingual poetry", "lyric code-switching", or "poetic translanguaging" the task is to have the meaning of a poem in one language carry over to another. This workshop will explore the why and how of that effort. Instructor Bio: Sarah Degner Riveros is a single mother of five children who all make messes for […]
There are over 40 storytellers lined up to engage and entertain you at StoryFest, at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd. Bloomington, MN on Saturday, May 4th - all day and free for everything after 11 AM