Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop

Amsterdam Library 28 Church St, Amsterdam, NY, United States

“Ekphrastic” poetry  is poetry written in response to an image, or to a piece of art (can be a painting, photo, sculpture, etc.)  We’ll read some examples of ekphrastic poetry and then will write our own.  No previous “writing or poetry” experience needed!  FREE – call library to register. This workshop is funded  by Poets […]

Grafted Tree Book Launch

Professor Java's 145 Wolf Rd., Albany, NY, United States

A DNA test in 2018 revealed some shocking family news—my biological father was NOT the man who raised me. As I processed this information, I wrote poems about family connections. Then I realized that as adoptive parent, my sense of family is much broader than DNA connection. Grafted Tree emerged from these experiences.Come to my […]