The world is filled with sources of inspiration if we just slow down and connect with our senses. Deepening our attention to the natural world and to visual art can serve as entry points into writing poetry. In this experiential workshop, we will read poems that draw on nature and art and then try out some poetry writing exercises of our own. We will use the beautiful garden at the Oak Park Art League as well as the exhibit Poetry of Place: Landscape and Sacred Space as our prompts to write and share new poems on nature and art. All are welcome.
Registration and Fees
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Members: $30.00
Non-Members: $40.00
Advanced Registration Required.
Hila Ratzabi is the author ofThere Are Still Woods(June Road Press, 2022), winner of a gold Nautilus Book Award and finalist for a National Indie Excellence Award. Her poetry has been published widely in literary journals and inThe Bloomsbury Anthology of Contemporary Jewish American PoetryandGhost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology. Ratzabi holds an MFA in Poetry from Sarah Lawrence College and lives in Oak Park.
