Join us for this FREE 4-part virtual workshop series. We will be using GoToMeeting. You will be able to interact with the presenter and create your own work. All experience levels welcome.

Many people today think of poetry as a means of self-expression. Others find writing or reading poetry to be cathartic or therapeutic. While these things are certainly true, we often forget that poetry remains the most enduring form of storytelling, and the truths that poetry explores form a complex historical record of the times in which they were written.

During this workshop, you will bear witness to the ongoing Covid quarantine. By examining your truths—of humor, of anxiety, of lament, and loss—you will be encouraged to create poems that will help you process your experience, while creating something that will contribute to the historical record of our time.

About the Facilitator: Daniel Ruefman’s works of poetry and prose have appeared widely in periodicals, including Adelaide, Barely South Review, Burningword, Clapboard House, Dialogist, Gravel Magazine, Red Earth Review, Sheepshead Review, Temenos, and many others. He is the author of two collections of poetry, Breathe Automatic (2014) and Sleep Bringer (2019). A native of western Pennsylvania, Daniel currently lives in western Wisconsin where he teaches writing at the University of Wisconsin – Stout. To learn more about him, visit https://danielruefman.com or connect with him on Twitter: @Ruefman_Writer.

Join us for this 4-part workshop series:
Monday, April 20- 3-4 pm;
Thursday, April 23- 3-4 pm;
Monday, April 27- 3-4 pm;
Thursday, April 30- 3-4 pm

ACCESS THE WORKSHOP: https://mailchi.mp/riverfallspubliclibrary/poetry-april2020