Start a new habit with the enjoyment of poetry – spontaneous bursts of thought and emotion that can be refined or not. JoEllen Moldoff leads the class through appreciation and exploration in poetry, starting with recognized poets and including participants in her classes.
Beginning this week: Three Tuesdays of Poetry for Poets, Poetry Lovers and the Curious — Jan. 6, 13, and 20, 1-3 p.m. at the Library, 7 fee for library and copying costs. Register at the library. Instructor: JoEllen Moldoff
Moldoff says, “Poetry makes meaning through the sound and rhythm of language, metaphor, compression, tone, and how the words are broken into lines. Reading poetry together is an opportunity to share the lyricism as well as the content of poems.
In this brief session, we will read aloud and discuss the work of contemporary American and international poets, poems that will inspire and awaken the poet in you. We will consider the poem’s content and context, form, sound, tone, word choice, lyricism, meaning.
“Poets which might be included: William Stafford, Mary Oliver, Jane Hirshfield, William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, Pablo Neruda, Constantine Cavafy, W.H. Auden, Walt Whitman, Robert Frost, Billy Collins, Wistlawa Symborska, Naomi Shihab Nye, Galway Kinnell, Czeslaw Milosz, Seamus Heaney, Elizabeth Bishop, Asian poets and poets of your choice.”
The first Writer’s Roundtable of the year will be Saturday, Jan. 10, from 1-3 p.m. at the library. Join fellow writers for conversation, creative writing prompts, and sharing work-in-progress. All are welcome.
The third annual 10-minute play festival will accept submissions for the festival through the end of January. Come to these workshops to “prime the pump” for your playwriting efforts!
