Thursday, March 5th | 6:30 pm

Tandem @ 26 Main Street

Presenter: Jnana Sagara

What guidance does your future self have to offer you? Come join health coach Jnana Sagara in a visualization and poetry workshop, where we will write a poem from the perspective of our future selves and get clear on direction for our next steps in life.

Sunday March 8 from 12-2 pm

Art on Main, Bristol

Presenters: Annie Perkins and Meara Harrison

We invite writers at all levels to the gallery to share our excitement for both the written word and visual art. Ekphrastic writing is simply an individual’s written reaction to a work of art - in this case you could choose the more traditional route of a painting or photograph or let yourself be absorbed by a ceramic bowl, textile or piece of jewelry. Ekphrastic writing can be vividly descriptive, give voice to the subject or the artist and take whatever imaginative leaps the viewer may feel.

We will talk a bit about Ekphrastic, choose our subject then move to our individual writing. We will then regroup to share our work and the experience (optional). Bring a notebook for your writing and anything else you need to feel comfortable on a folding chair.

Saturday, March 28th, 1-2:30 pm

Peake House @ 16 North Street

Presenter: Karla Van Vliet

Karla Van Vliet is an artist, writer, and co-director of Anhinga Press. Her most recent publications are Bone Scribed and Wildwood Devotions, both collections of poetry and asemics (Shanti Arts.) She is also the author of She Speaks in Tongues (Anhinga Press,) a collection of poems and asemic writings, and Fluency: A Collection of Asemic Writings (Shanti Arts) as well as others. Her poems, asemics, and artwork, have appeared world-wide. Karla is a co-founder and editor of deLuge Journal, and the founder of Van Vliet Gallery, an online gallery which showcases art and asemcis from around the world.

A FREE restorative yoga class with nature poems.

Friday, April 10th 6:00-7:30pm

Yoga Grace Studio, 8A Main St (above Cubbers)

For this class, experienced yoga teacher and reiki practitioner Jen Peterson will share nature poems while you rest in postures allowing you to receive the vibrations and meaning of the poems in each pose so you can receive the vibrations and meaning of the poem in a state of deeper consciousness.

This free yoga class is gentle and accessible to all bodies. Restorative yoga is a style of yoga involving resting in gentle floor based postures for several minutes to allow the nervous system and the body’s tissues to soften and relax. It is a great way to decompress as you head into the weekend.

Bring your own mats if possible, some will be available for use if you don't have one. All other props are provided.

Regisration Required. Limited to 8 people

Saturday, February 21st | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Lawrence Memorial Library

Presenter: David Weinstock

Hiding deep inside you is a treasure of amazing poetry, poems which only you can write. The world is waiting to read them!  In this workshop, designed for writers at all levels of experience, you will learn several nearly-magical tricks to find and release your talented inner poet. Let’s bring those hidden poems into the world. This will be a “generative” workshop; by the end of our two hours together each of us will have one or more new poems, and some new ways of finding ways to write them. We will explore ourselves to find the possibilities, and also to identify anything might keep your poetry from emerging.

David Weinstock is a Middlebury poet, the founder and leader of the weekly Otter Creek Poets workshop at the Ilsley Public Library since 1997. Questions? Email david.weinstock@gmail.com.

Sunday, February 15th | 12-2 PM

The Tillerman dining room

Presenter: Gwen Rodgersoon

Whether you identify as a writer or not, if you feel called to play with and discover your creative voice, this workshop is for you. Through our time together we will break through creative blocks with exercises to tune into our personal experiences and transform them into poetry and prose, through stream of consciousness writing and guided prompts. Drawing from what inspires us, and our own life experiences, we will experiment with our own unique styles and voices. We will explore our passions, and our pain points; grounding, centering, and diving into our creative wells as we write and discuss the creative process and experience. The purpose of this workshop is to inspire and unlock the creative juices, to let go of perfectionism or self-judgement, and excavate our inner worlds in order to transmute and alchemize our thoughts, feelings, inspirations, ecstasy and yes, pain, into words. We will also explore other writers’ published works for inspiration. Sharing what you write is encouraged but never required.

There are 20 spaces available for this workshop. To reserve your space, please register below.

Wednesday, February 14th | 10:30 - 11:30 AM

Lawrence Memorial Library

Want to pen an original poem to submit to be published in one of our local store windows during the month of March? Or, write something just for yourself!? Jen will be teaching the "I Am From" poem format for writers of all levels of experience. No experience needed! Ages 9+, 10 spots available.

Wednesday, February 11th | 6:30 PM

Lawrence Memorial Library

Join presenters Buffy Aakaash & Cindy Ellen Hill. Love poetry is often associated with courtly, heteronormative romances, excluding queer relationships through gatekeeping by anthology editors and publishers. Vermont Poets Buffy Aakassh and Cindy Ellen Hill will shed light on an array of love poems that never made it into textbooks, from ancient Greece to 19th century Addison County. Come and be inspired to write a love poem, no matter who and how you love!

Sunday, February 1st

12:00-2:00 PM

Lawrence Memorial Library

Join local poet, Lily Hinrichsen, and Jane Ploughman of Plough Girl Press to create a small book of prompts that inspire you to write. No experience with art or writing necessary! Recommended for ages 15+.

There are 12 spaces available for this workshop. To reserve your space, please register below. Once the registration fills at 12 we will create an automatic wait list.

Friday, January 30th

6:30 PM

Lawrence Memorial Library

Join us for a community screening of Come See Me in the Good Light, a documentary following the life and final years of the late Andrea Gibson, poet, writer, and activist.