In celebration of National Poetry Month, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument will host a poetry workshop Sunday, April 16th from 10am – 12pm. Facilitated by poet Jodie Hollander, this free workshop will allow participants to create an original poem inspired by their connection to public lands. Reservations are limited and are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Each workshop is limited to 20 participants. Email Ryan Carpenter at ryan_p_carpenter@nps.gov, or call (928) 526-3367 ... view more »
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument will host a poetry workshop Sunday, April 16th from 10am – 12pm. Facilitated by poet Jodie Hollander, this free workshop will allow participants to create an original poem inspired by their connection to public lands. Reservations are limited and are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Each workshop is limited to 20 participants. Email Ryan Carpenter at ryan_p_carpenter@nps.gov, or call (928) 526-3367 to reserve your spot today. Note that the normal park entrance fee still applies.
Poetry serves as a form of healing for hurt, pain and grief. The April 2022 Tunnel Fire devastated and traumatized the Flagstaff community; in this workshop we’ll discuss examples of celebrated poems that tackle difficult topics and study effective techniques for channeling pain into poetry. Through a series of writing prompts, we’ll delve into our own experiences and turn them into powerful, effective poems. This workshop is for anyone interested in the incredible transformative power of poetry to heal.
Jodie Hollander is the author of a full-length collection of poetry entitled My Dark Horses, studied poetry in England, and her poems have appeared in The Yale Review, The Poetry Review, and The Best Australian Poems of 2011 and 2015. She is a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship in South Africa, a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant in Italy, a Hawthornden Fellowship in Scotland, and attended the MacDowell Colony in 2015.
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