2020 Winter Workshops
Join us for a variety of workshops this season from accomplished writers from all across Northwestern Ontario. Our workshops are always open to the public, but some do require registration so make sure to check back often for updates!
January 2020
Poetry and Rhythm
with Holly Haggarty
Workshop Description
Rhythm in Poetry : Feel and Flow
Modern poetry commonly engages free verse, but does that mean that rhythm is no longer important? Not at all—rhythm continues to be an important aspect of poetry. This workshop focuses on metrical rhythm in poetry. Adeptness with metrical rhythm is not only an essential skill in writing formal verse, it can also improve the sense of feel and flow in free verse, moving it off the page and into the body.
Rhythm in Poetry : Feel and Flow
Modern poetry commonly engages free verse, but does that mean that rhythm is no longer important? Not at all—rhythm continues to be an important aspect of poetry. This workshop focuses on metrical rhythm in poetry. Adeptness with metrical rhythm is not only an essential skill in writing formal verse, it can also improve the sense of feel and flow in free verse, moving it off the page and into the body.
Venue: Mary J L Black Library
Date: Thursday January 23, 2020
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Registration: FREE
Contact: admin@nowwwriters.ca to register
Holly Haggarty
Holly Haggarty is an artist who plays with many genres. Her poetry has been presented in many formats, as written, spoken and visual word, in local, national and international venues. Recently, her work has been included in the literary journals The Artery, Understory and Feathertale, as well as in the academic anthologies, Poetic Inquiry: Enchantment of Place (Vernon Press) and Ma: Materiality in Teaching and Learning (Peter Lang).