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We Shall Risk the Dimensions: Experiments in Poetry Revision

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR, United States

In this unique revision class, students will experiment with a variety of approaches that move beyond mere editing for the sake of discovery. With the goal of opening up possibilities, sharpening vision, and reinvigorating one’s poetic practice, students will spend each class exploring new techniques on old poems. Instructor: Stephanie Adams-Santos, Tuition: $275 (Scholarships available!)

$275

Mountain Writers: Poetry Revision Workshop with Lex Runciman

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This poetry revision workshop assumes that to begin writing a poem is to initiate a unique process of curiosity and discovery, and that to complete a poem is to end that particular process. Thus, our workshop aim will be not to fix a draft or finish a poem -- though those things could happen. Rather our aim will be to intuit and explore the draft's materials, to understand its intentions (first without the writer's comment), and to identify and experiment with possible fruitful revision. Our aim will be to deep the writer's sense of possibility for that poem and become more aware of revision possibilities for other poems as well. Participants will distribute drafts to be discussed the following session. No beginners. No prompts. Meets: Thursdays,…

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$300

Prompt, a Community Writing Workshop

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland, OR, United States

"Do it. It was the best gift I could give myself. You will stretch yourself as a writer no matter your level of experience." —Laurie, Spring 2019 Prompt participant "In ten brief weeks I learned of my strengths, built a regular practice of writing and made new connections. My writing improved significantly from peer feedback." —Suresh, Spring 2019 Prompt participant For writers and aspiring writers alike. See what Prompt can do for you... WHO: Write Around Portland runs community-building writing workshops: https://writearound.org/ WHAT: Prompt at Powell’s City of Books is a 10-week workshop by Write Around Portland designed to inspire the writing life. Based on the acclaimed Write Around Portland model, this dynamic workshop incorporates our favorite writing exercises, including freewriting; work with writing elements;…

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$300
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