Thursday, June 13 and Thursday, June 20 | 6 PM - 7:15 PM | *choose: $10 | $20 | $30 per class
Join 2024 Teaching Fellow Michele Parker Randall for a unique poetry experience. This workshop uses former US Poet Laureate & Pulitzer winning poet William Meredith’s idea that poets/poems fall into three roles: apologist/praise, witness/dissidence, and solitary agent/confessional. Attendees can expect to learn what each role means, explore sample poems, and be encouraged to attempt each style in guided writing exercises. No experience is necessary. Registration is highly encouraged, but not required.
Come one day or both. (June 13: The Role of Observation & Apologist/Praise—June 20: Witness/Dissidence & Solitary Agent/Confessional Poems). Poet Michele Parker Randall is also a Visiting Sullivan Lecturer at Stetson University and a Craigardan alum.
Location: Main Campus. Look for the Craigardan Event sign at the end of Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene). Google Maps Link
PLEASE REGISTER
*PROGRAM FEE STRUCTURE
While many of our programs are free, we also offer classes and events with a fee. There are three prices to choose from on a sliding scale:
subsidized $10| regular fee $20 | help others $30
Upon registration, we trust you to choose the right fee that matches what you can afford. Do you need financial assistance? Can you pay the regular rate? Do you have the ability to pay a bit more and make funds available for others?
If in doubt, give us a call at 518.242.6535
Michele Parker Randall is Craigardan’s 2024 Teaching Fellow. Michele reads and writes poetry and prose and has authored The Museum of Everyday Life (Kelsay Books) and A Future Unmappable, chapbook (Finishing Line Press). Her work can also be found in Nimrod International Journal, Atlanta Review, Tampa Review, Bangalore Review, and elsewhere. Michele gets to teach Poetry, Personal Essay, Fairy Tales, Reading Lyric, and Literature of Mental Health/Neurodivergent Literature at Stetson University. She will happily talk for hours about all things Poetry, and she feels strongly that neurodivergent narratives and art can make a difference in reducing the stigma imposed on those living with mental illness.