Poetry as
Memoir
Memoir as
Poetry
Writing Workshop with Linda Freeman
Sunday, January 22, from 1:30-3:00pm
You’ve got
much to say. A lived life. Putting it all down on paper doesn’t have to be a
daunting task! In this roll-up-our-sleeves writing workshop we will get to work
with pen and paper to unleash your stories and memories and explore poetic
devices that can make them sing. This will be a fun, supportive creative
writing workshop designed to get your words flowing.
As writers,
we've been told to write what we know, and the memoir has become a very popular
literary form. This workshop will explore using poetry as memoir, as the
instructor did in her book, The Family
Plot (Backroom Window Press, 2022). Part craft discussion, part generative,
this workshop will delve deeply into what moves a poem from sentimental to
sizzling, and from individual to universal. With a frank look at truth,
revelations, family secrets and more. Please bring a notepad and pen and be
ready to write!
Registration is required, as spaces are limited.
In the event of inclement weather, this program will take place virtually.
About the Instructor
Linda McCauley
Freeman is the author of the full-length poetry collection The Family Plot
(Backroom Window Press, 2022) a memoir in poetry. She has been widely published
in international journals, including in a Chinese translation. She was
nominated for a Pushcart Prize 2022. Recently she was the featured poet in The Poet Magazine, and appeared in Delta Poetry Review, Amsterdam Quarterly,
and won Grand Prize in StoriArts’Maya Angelou poetry contest. She received
a grant from Arts MidHudson and was selected for Poets Respond to Art 2020,
2021 and 2022 shows. She was a three-time winner in the Talespinners Short
Story contest judged by Michael Korda. She has an MFA from Bennington College and is the former poet-in-residence
of the Putnam Arts Council. She lives in the Hudson Valley, NY. Follow her
at www.LindaMcCauleyFreeman,com, http://www.Facebook.com/LindaMcCauleyFreeman and Twitter@LindaMccFreeman. The Family Plot is
available on Amazon and through the Mid-Hudson Library System.