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QPF2017 WORKSHOP: POETRY BOOTCAMP FOR EMOTIONAL DELINQUENTS WITH HERA LINDSAY BIRD
August 29, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm AEST
$50
For award-winning New Zealand poet Hera Lindsay Bird, the central question/task of poetry is how to make something that feels alive on the page. How do we get to the heart of what we are trying to say, without being overly didactic or too oblique? How do we to approach what we are unable to approach, when we are stuck and overwhelmed, staring at a blank page? Good poetry should guide itself, not be dragged kicking and screaming towards a predestined conclusion. Good poetry allows the poem permission to steer itself. But how, practically, can we achieve this? And how can we take linguistic and formal risks while staying emotionally honest? This workshop is a practical guide to generating new ideas and experimenting with text, but it’s also about how we integrate emotional honesty into our writing practice, and how we can adapt formal exercises to bring us closer to the heart of what we are trying to say. Get your tickets today!
Tuesday 29 August, 6–8 pm
Meeting Room 1B, State Library of Queensland
Tickets: $50
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