When:Â 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, September 9, 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4, 11, 18, and December 2 (no class on November 25)
Where: Wordcrafters Online Zoom Studio, Meeting link sent with registration
Details: A 12-week online poetry class with Erica Goss designed to help you find inspiration from art and bring it to the page.
If you ever sit down to write a poem and don’t know where to start, you’re not alone. Staring at a blank page is frustrating—and normal. But you don’t have to conjure poems from thin air. Ekphrasis, the practice of writing in response to visual art, gives you a powerful creative spark to guide your pen.
In this 12-week online class with poet Erica Goss, you’ll explore the work of Expressionist painters who focused on subjective emotions, inner experiences, and spiritual themes, moving beyond literal descriptions. Expressionism, an art and poetry movement that started in Europe at the beginning of the 20th century and spread worldwide.
Each week, you’ll explore a new artist—people like Franz Marc, Marianne Werefkin, Gabriele Münter, and Egon Schiele—and let their work take you somewhere unexpected. You’ll ask yourself how the work moves you, what you can relate to and what seems strange–and then write in response.
You’ll create poems that reflect your inner landscapes while drawing on the inspiration of another artist’s vision.
Cost: Pay From Your Heart: $344/$459/$574
Information: Register here: https://wordcrafters.app.
