Demystifying Poetry: The Art & Joy of Befriending Verse
Saturday April 13, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
with teaching artist Danielle Gasparro
In the Library’s Community Room
An interactive reading and writing instruction class that merges the study of poetry as a literary craft with its power as a lifelong companion. Open to adult students of all experience and interest levels.
Do you walk in fear of poetry, yet feel somehow drawn to its imaginative charms and long to befriend it? Perhaps even waltz right up to its mystifying form and invite it inside for a cup of morning brew? If so—this intimate afternoon of scholarly delight is for you! It’s no secret that great poems can, and often do, demand a lot from our curious, meaning-seeking minds. Still, as Elizabeth Alexander noted, “Poetry is the human voice—are we not of interest to each other?” Whether a well-crafted line of verse calls us to more openly engage with the world around us or deep within us, poetry can seize our hearts, stir our souls, and enrich our lives like no other art form.
Dobbs Ferry Public Library Writer’s Circle
This writing group was offered to the public during the pandemic at Manhattanville College’s MFA in Creative Writing program. Many students and alumni and local writers have continued to meet and share their works in supportive virtual sessions on Zoom.
If you want to be creative, you might be interested in joining this group. We share stories, poems, drafts, and final works and give feedback to one another with the hopes of improving our craft. We also share resources in the Rivertowns and Westchester that help writers in the area to advance their skills and writing careers.
Our next meeting will be on Thursday Sept. 21 at 10:00 a.m.
If you are interested in joining us, please send your email to Sara Bramble at sbramble@dobbsferrylibrary.org or to reference@dobbsferrylibrary.