Poetry Connected (Zoom)

Come VIRTUALLY join us for a night of creativity and community, and delve into the meaning of poetry! Expect a judgement-free, supportive space to write, create, share, and mingle with other Bay Area poets.

Consider bringing your muse, ideas, and voice. Be heard, be seen, and have a mixed drink (that you made at home).

A prompt is offered for your muse to mull, and deep discussions connecting the day's thoughts.

Our schedule for the evening will be roughly:

6:00-6:15pm: Check-in and greetings.
6:15-6:45pm: Writing prompt and writing time.
6:45-7:30pm: Each poet shares one poem of their choice with the group and receives short, generalized feedback. This can be from the prompt, but does not have to be.
7:30-8:00pm: (Optional Google Doc share, Screen Share or read the poem aloud) Poets submit their piece based on the prompt to the group for positive feedback from group members. We'll focus on what lines stood out and what we liked. It's not mandatory to comment.

Our schedule for the evening will be roughly:

6:00-6:15pm: Check-in and greetings.
6:15-6:20pm: Poets share their Google Drive links.
6:20-8:20pm: Workshop poems.

Workshop Guidelines

1. We start with positive comments (“what’s strong” and “what’s stays with me” are possible sentence starters) and then move on to constructive criticism.
2. We assume the poem is fictional unless the poet says otherwise.
3. The poet refrains from speaking when we’re workshopping their poem. Please let the poem speak for itself.
4. Along with verbal comments, poets are encouraged to type comments on the poem in the Google Doc after the poem is read aloud.
5. As we're workshopping a poem, the poet has the option to type a question(s) on the Google Doc. Attendees will then respond to this question.

Please bring one poem you would like to workshop that's a maximum length of 1.5 pages.

Come VIRTUALLY join us for a night of creativity and community, and delve into the meaning of poetry! Expect a judgement-free, supportive space to write, create, share, and mingle with other Bay Area poets.

Consider bringing your muse, ideas, and voice. Be heard, be seen, and have a mixed drink (that you made at home).

A prompt is offered for your muse to mull, and deep discussions connecting the day's thoughts.

Our schedule for the evening will be roughly:

6:00-6:15pm: Check-in and greetings.
6:15-6:45pm: Writing prompt and writing time.
6:45-7:30pm: Each poet shares one poem of their choice with the group and receives short, generalized feedback. This can be from the prompt, but does not have to be.
7:30-8:00pm: (Optional Google Doc share, Screen Share or read the poem aloud) Poets submit their piece based on the prompt to the group for positive feedback from group members. We'll focus on what lines stood out and what we liked. It's not mandatory to comment.

Our schedule for the evening will be roughly:

6:00-6:15pm: Check-in and greetings.
6:15-6:20pm: Poets share their Google Drive links.
6:20-8:20pm: Workshop poems.

Workshop Guidelines

1. We start with positive comments (“what’s strong” and “what’s stays with me” are possible sentence starters) and then move on to constructive criticism.
2. We assume the poem is fictional unless the poet says otherwise.
3. The poet refrains from speaking when we’re workshopping their poem. Please let the poem speak for itself.
4. Along with verbal comments, poets are encouraged to type comments on the poem in the Google Doc after the poem is read aloud.
5. As we're workshopping a poem, the poet has the option to type a question(s) on the Google Doc. Attendees will then respond to this question.

Please bring one poem you would like to workshop that's a maximum length of 1.5 pages.