I've Been Here and Never Been Here: Writing Poems About Place and Displacement

How can our poems be rooted but also rootless so that they are grounded but also free? This workshop will explore strategies for writing poems that are located in a place: a room, a city, someone's arms. From there, we will explore strategies for moving beyond the place into a sense of displacement or wonder. Bring your ideas for a poem about a place or a difficult or important experience. To write creatively is to transform an experience. It can be liberating. We will read contemporary example poems of place and displacement, learn strategies to infuse wonder into your poems, write a poem of your own, and receive feedback on the poem. Participants will leave with a new poem and with strategies and ideas to write more.