August 17, 2023 • Poetry Workshop with Jenifer DeBellis: Performance Poetry Viewed Through the Eye of the Storm
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST
Location: The Roethke House (1805 Gratiot Avenue, Saginaw, Michigan 48602)
Cost: A $10 donation is required for adults to attend this event. If a donation is a hardship right now, please reach out to us at info@friendsofroethke.org.
About the event:
In this workshop, poet and author Jenifer DeBellis invites writers to utilize natural phenomena—in the form of severe storms, disasters, or other weather patterns—as unifying motifs to generate performance poetry that juxtaposes extreme forces of nature with one’s identity politics. Some major themes this workshop will explore include modes of tension, place-based inspiration, and mining memories that reveal identity and how these help poets tap into the story within the story.
A LIGHT DINNER IS INCLUDED. Sandwiches, chips, and cookies will be provided. Please email sherrin@friendsofroethke.org if you have any dietary restrictions.
About the facilitator:
Jenifer DeBellis, M.F.A., is author of New Wilderness (Cornerstone Press), Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free (Library Tales Publishing), and Blood Sisters (Main Street Rag). She edits Pink Panther Magazine and directs aRIFT Warrior Project and Detroit Writers’ Guild (501c3). She's featured in Psychology Today and Seattle's My Independence Report and her writing appears in CALYX, the Good Men Project, Medical Literary Messenger, Solstice, and other fine journals. A former Meadow Brook Writing Project fellow, JDB facilitates summer workshops for Oakland University as well as teaches writing throughout metro Detroit. JeniferDeBellis.com.
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Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST
Location: The Roethke House (1805 Gratiot Avenue, Saginaw, Michigan 48602)
Cost: A $10 donation is required for adults to attend this event. If a donation is a hardship right now, please reach out to us at info@friendsofroethke.org.
About the event:
In this workshop, poet and author Jenifer DeBellis invites writers to utilize natural phenomena—in the form of severe storms, disasters, or other weather patterns—as unifying motifs to generate performance poetry that juxtaposes extreme forces of nature with one’s identity politics. Some major themes this workshop will explore include modes of tension, place-based inspiration, and mining memories that reveal identity and how these help poets tap into the story within the story.
A LIGHT DINNER IS INCLUDED. Sandwiches, chips, and cookies will be provided. Please email sherrin@friendsofroethke.org if you have any dietary restrictions.
About the facilitator:
Jenifer DeBellis, M.F.A., is author of New Wilderness (Cornerstone Press), Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free (Library Tales Publishing), and Blood Sisters (Main Street Rag). She edits Pink Panther Magazine and directs aRIFT Warrior Project and Detroit Writers’ Guild (501c3). She's featured in Psychology Today and Seattle's My Independence Report and her writing appears in CALYX, the Good Men Project, Medical Literary Messenger, Solstice, and other fine journals. A former Meadow Brook Writing Project fellow, JDB facilitates summer workshops for Oakland University as well as teaches writing throughout metro Detroit. JeniferDeBellis.com.
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Click “Add to cart”.
Click on your cart in the bottom right corner.
Complete the checkout process.
Once you’ve completed check out, you will receive an email confirming your purchase. If you do not receive this email, contact us at info@friendsofroethke.org.
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023
Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. EST
Location: The Roethke House (1805 Gratiot Avenue, Saginaw, Michigan 48602)
Cost: A $10 donation is required for adults to attend this event. If a donation is a hardship right now, please reach out to us at info@friendsofroethke.org.
About the event:
In this workshop, poet and author Jenifer DeBellis invites writers to utilize natural phenomena—in the form of severe storms, disasters, or other weather patterns—as unifying motifs to generate performance poetry that juxtaposes extreme forces of nature with one’s identity politics. Some major themes this workshop will explore include modes of tension, place-based inspiration, and mining memories that reveal identity and how these help poets tap into the story within the story.
A LIGHT DINNER IS INCLUDED. Sandwiches, chips, and cookies will be provided. Please email sherrin@friendsofroethke.org if you have any dietary restrictions.
About the facilitator:
Jenifer DeBellis, M.F.A., is author of New Wilderness (Cornerstone Press), Warrior Sister, Cut Yourself Free (Library Tales Publishing), and Blood Sisters (Main Street Rag). She edits Pink Panther Magazine and directs aRIFT Warrior Project and Detroit Writers’ Guild (501c3). She's featured in Psychology Today and Seattle's My Independence Report and her writing appears in CALYX, the Good Men Project, Medical Literary Messenger, Solstice, and other fine journals. A former Meadow Brook Writing Project fellow, JDB facilitates summer workshops for Oakland University as well as teaches writing throughout metro Detroit. JeniferDeBellis.com.
To register for the event:
Select an option.
Click “Add to cart”.
Click on your cart in the bottom right corner.
Complete the checkout process.
Once you’ve completed check out, you will receive an email confirming your purchase. If you do not receive this email, contact us at info@friendsofroethke.org.