What we’re about
Poesy had it's first poetry workshop in February 2025. It began as a tentative project to gather a niche group dedicated to discussing and deconstructing poetry, either our own or ones that we have read and wish to explore.
This group requires a bit more active participation than what is typically found on Meetup. The group collaborates on a Discord server as well as in Meetup events. The Discord server is used to share thoughts and ideas around poetry and our workshop events. It's a democratic group where we decide collectively how the group evolves. For the Meetup event, each attendee needs to have a poem that they want to workshop, and agrees to review and listen to the poems of the other attendees.
This group is suitable for new poets or poetry fans who are new to poetry analysis. HOW to read and enjoy poetry is subjective but we can offer our approach to it. That said, this group is for poets who are open to diverse approaches and thoughts about poetry and love to dig deep into one.
The meetings will be organized thus:
- 2 hrs long
- Online through Zoom.
- Each participant will have 15 minutes to read their poem and have it analyzed by the group. No more than 8 poets at one time. Long poems may need to be broken into parts.
- When RSVPing for an event you will be required to send a poem to me through Meetup's direct messages.
Also, and optionally, I would love it if you tell me if you have a favourite poet or poem, and why. My favourite poet is Langston Hughes. He was the first poet to ever interest me way back in high school and he’s been with me ever since, even though I’ve learned to appreciate very different poets and poetry. When I use rhythm and repetition in a poem, I’d say that stems from his influence. I also greatly admire how present he is in his body of work. Lots of poets achieve this but I guess I must like him particularly for some reason.
I look forward to being introduced to new poets and poems!
