Writing up a Storm: Poetry

A hands-on approach to poem-making

If you like to make things – beautiful, personal things – you will enjoy this weekend workshop. Writing poetry is not some esoteric academic pursuit – it’s a craft and a skill and a creative pleasure available to us all. The exercises offered in this program will quickly lead you toward building confidence in your writing and experiencing the enlivening joy and playfulness that writing poetry can bring.

• Many of us start out in life with a creative spark, and a delight in poetry, but have the delight snuffed out by adults “teaching” us about poetry.
• The intent of this program is to help you recapture the joy of creativity through poem-making, and an opportunity to speak in your distinct voice about your unique experience.

POETS ON WRITING POETRY

“The interaction with a particular poem becomes a rite of passage from one stage of awareness of self to another, with the poem as the facilitator or guide during the process.” (Janet Rice)

“Poetry is a kind of meditation that slows me down and brings me back to myself.” (Allen Ginsberg)

“It is with words as with sunbeams. The more they are condensed, the deeper they burn.” (Robert Southey)

Format: The atmosphere of this program is mutually supportive, open, and non-judgmental. If you love words, there is no better way to express that love than by writing a poem – the language of the spirit and of the heart.

Faculty: Ellery Littleton

Ellery Littleton’s most recent book of poetry, “Riverwalk” – a poem a day for a year (Trafford Publishing/Jan.09) is available in The Haven Store.

2010 Dates:

Tuition: $355.00 (Accommodation and meals extra.)

Early Bird Tuition: $315 if you register and pay in full at least two weeks in advance.

Accommodation and Meals
The Haven offers a range of comfortable rooms and suites. All accommodation is designed to be shared by two or more people, though private rates are available. We make every effort to meet the needs of all our guests, but cannot guarantee specific rooms. Rates include three buffet-style meals per day.

There are three types of room: Basic, Forest view, and Ocean view.
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