Upcoming Poetry Workshops at Sebastopol Center for the Arts
NEXT UP: MARCH 30, 2025 WORKSHOP ON DOCUMENTARY POETRY HOSTED BY SEBASTOPOL CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Sign up for one or for all three, the choice is yours! They are part of a Poetry Challenge series which offers more focused writing themes than a generic workshop does. The second workshop, which takes place March 30 from 10 a.m. to Noon is being held in conjunction with the Documentary Film Festival.
What is documentary poetry? Documentar
Sign up for one or for all three, the choice is yours! They are part of a Poetry Challenge series which offers more focused writing themes than a generic workshop does. The second workshop, which takes place March 30 from 10 a.m. to Noon is being held in conjunction with the Documentary Film Festival.
What is documentary poetry? Documentary poetry, as described by the Poetry Foundation, is usually written to shed light on an issue or injustice. The issue or injustice may be explored firsthand (if directly experienced by the poet) or secondhand (if experienced by someone other than the poet). Oral or written histories, news coverage, and other sources, may be used in providing context to the issue or injustice being written about. Poets from Muriel Rukeyser to Sonoma County’s own Iris Dunkle and Jodi Hottel have written powerful documentary poetry. As is the case with many subgenres of poetry, the definition of documentary poetry is constantly in flux, therefore workshop participants are encouraged to trust their own instincts instead of seeking to conform to any one style or approach.