WE NOW MEET ON THE 4th SATURDAY of each month.
We have a NEW VENUE:QUAKER (FRIENDS') MEETING HOUSE),22 SCHOOL LANE,Liverpool L1 3BT. Pls read directions section.
Central Liverpool venue
MAY meet postponed because of closure of our former venue(Merseymade)
WE MEET BETWEEN 12.45 AND 1 PM, in the FOYER of the Friends Meeting House(entrance School Lane).
AT LEAST ONE OF THE HOSTS(Steve and/or Jeremy) WILL BE IN THE FOYER TO GREET YOU:)CHECK OUR PROFILE PICS!
We have a booked room, but this may change from meet to meet/on the day(they have about 10 meet rooms); so the hosts will guide you to our room of the day.
If you arrive after 1 pm , ask their Receptionist what room we are in, and knock on the door!
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COST: £5 PER ATTENDEE: covers room rental cost;no profit is made;we are wholly unfunded.
Payable to Steve (Organiser) at start of the event, preferably cash; otherwise -to Steve-via bank giro transfer(again,at start of the event)
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SAFER-SPACE LGBTQ (18+) Group for writers at ANY stage: beginners to advanced. ALL GENRES.
LGBTQ(18+) writers ONLY.
PRIVATE ROOM.
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* PLEASE NOTE: it can be a bit nerve-wracking to attend a group for the first time; but we are very friendly;the group is suitable/welcoming to LGBTQ(18+) people who have just come out,or just arrived in the area(as well as regular attenders!)
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The whole of today's meeting is facilitated by Garnett "Ratte" Frost, a published writer, and pen and ink artist.
THE THEME IS EKPHRASIS.(Writing inspired by pictures/painting/images)
PART ONE
PREPARED WRITING (about 3/4 mins reading time), any genre, on the theme for the whole meeting: EKPHRASIS. No pressure to read aloud if ur 1st meet!
The sense we are using EKPHRASIS is in its original, particular one of "Writing inspired by visual imagery"(painting, photograph sculpture, anything within the visual arts).
A famous example is Keats' poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn".
PRE-WRITE PROMPT:
Describe/tell us about your favourite painting/photo WITHOUT telling us its title: eg describe(any genre) Van Gogh's Sunflowers without using that title or referring to sunflowers specifically(eg use VERBAL imagery that EVOKES sunflowers, without naming them!)
Please bring a digital/paper copy of the image to display to the group, if possible(for AFTER reading your ekphrastic piece of writing!)
BREAK
PART TWO
WORKSHOP
ON-THE-DAY IMAGERY(eg photos/pictures/paintings ) PROMPTS will be used-throughout the workshop- to stimulate you to write ekphrastically
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OUR GROUP'S FEEDBACK MODEL:
CONSTRUCTIVE, DEVELOPMENTAL FEEDBACK: ie no feedback "sandwiches"(as filling is not often very tasty...);
so ENCOURAGEMENT; but ALSO, the way FORWARD for your peer writers, ie DEVELOP a character /image further.
You can also request the kind of feedback(or NO feedback) you want!
PLEASE REMEMBER ALL CRITIQUE/FEEDBACK IS SUBJECTIVE.
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OUR GROUP'S TRIGGER WARNING SUBJECTS:
ANY sexual or physical abuse.
Large amounts of violence generally
ANY references to suicide,including THOUGHTS of suicide(ideation)
ANY references to self-harm.
If any of these subjects come up- in the prepared or on-the-day writing- please alert the group,BEFORE you start reading your piece; and we shall decide(as a group) whether we-collectively-feel ok with you reading of this material.
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FACILITIES
There is no cafe; but we can use one of their kitchens(there is one on each floor;some rooms have one attached!)
Please bring own food(not needing heating); coffee/tea/milk(cows only) and sugar provided by our regulars:)
Venue kitchen has crockery cups cutlery.U can bring take -out drinks and food.
If you want NON-cows milk, please bring ur own(there is a fridge)
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ACCESSIBILITY
THE VENUE IS COMPLETELY WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE: lift 2 all floors, room for wheelchairs in all rooms
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LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING NEWCOMERS AND REGULARS:)