A 5-Week Multigenre Workshop
Thursdays, January 7 - February 4, 6-9 PM
Whitman famously credited Emerson’s essays with giving him the push he needed to write his opus, Leaves of Grass: "I was simmering, simmering, simmering; Emerson brought me to a boil.” Compelling writing often follows compelling reading. In this generative workshop, we’ll practice attentive reading as a way to stimulate writing, exploring how other writers influence our thinking and our work. With a number of inspirational examples and writing activities, we’ll see how gathering seeds from other writers can keep our imaginations fresh, stave off writer’s block, and bear fruit in our own creative lives.
$275 Members/$355 Nonmembers
Mike Bove is the author of six books of poetry, most recently Stone Math. His debut novella, A Catalog of Imaginary Houses, is forthcoming in May 2027 from Split/Lip Press. His work has appeared in Rattle, Electric Lit, Chestnut Review, Tar River Poetry, Southern Humanities Review, and others. He is a former writer-in-residence at Acadia National Park and the current Editor-in-Chief of Hole in the Head Review, a biannual poetry journal. Mike is Professor of English at Southern Maine Community College where he teaches Literature and Creative Writing. He lives in Portland, where he was born and raised. www.mikebove.com
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