R130. CANCELLED: What’s Poetry Got to Do with It?: Creative Writing in the Wider World
Status: Not Accepted
Thursday, March 5, 2020
9:00 am to 10:15 am
Poetry is a practice of introspection and transformation. How can poetry help us to be more introspective and transformative in our nonpoetic lives? Four panelists discuss the uses and effects of poetic engagement in four different contexts: a psychology study, a prison justice organization, a religious studies classroom, and a printmaking workshop. Panelists will share techniques for bringing poetry into nonpoetic settings in productive ways.
Participants
Moderator:
Samantha Fain is an undergraduate student at Franklin College studying creative writing, psychology, and Spanish.
Chloe Martinez is the program coordinator for the Center for Writing and Public Discourse at Claremont McKenna College, as well as lecturer in religious studies. Her poems have appeared in publications including Waxwing, The Normal School, The Collagist, PANK, and The Common.
Helena Mesa is the author of Horse Dance Underwater and a coeditor for Mentor and Muse: Essays from Poets to Poets. She teaches at Albion College.
Annie Finch
