WAG POETRY
ABOUT WAG POETS
Wavewriters, the WAG poetry group, meets twice a month. We offer a judgement-free space to read/have your work heard by poets of widely differing styles and aesthetics; and to ask for specific feedback to further your writing. All comments are offered to lift up the strengths of a piece; ultimately, of course, the writing belongs to the writer. Sometimes, we use our time to seek ideas to move a piece forward, find the right voice, form or words. Often, we discuss specific aspects of writing poetry; or free-write together, sharing our words in the moment. We explore our vulnerability alongside our vision, celebrating each individual voice with equal attention. While some of us have published or seek to publish our work, that is neither focus nor requirement.
IN HONOR OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE:
WRITING IDEAS:
1. Explore in your journal how you feel about mornings, about winter. Is there a poem lurking in your words?
2. Record how the outside light looks at a certain time each morning, or afternoon, or evening through a given window. What patterns or rhythms do you feel/see? Do they suggest a repeated-line poem to you?
3. What in your life has evoked a sense of praise in you recently?
4. Start a 10-minute free-write with a line from the poem. Then start a second 10-minute free-write starting with the same line. Where to you end up?
Meetings
WAG Poets meet in person in the gallery the second Monday and final Thursday of the month starting at 1:30 pm. There is a $5 fee per person for each session to help defray WAG expenses. We are currently closed to new members.
Please contact Sarah Bartlett at sarbar66@gmail.com for more information.
RECENT WORKSHOPS
Seasons of Transition: A writing and collage workshop
On Sunday, November 16, eight women gathered to reflect on the various transi;ons facing us in our current lives. Responding to both wriAen and visual prompts, participants shared challenges and strengths, as well as inspiring insights about moving forward. In summarizing their experiences, they wrote in part:
I take with me a grounded sense of confidence in the strength women have to foster change and transformation.
We share the same concerns, fears, and obstacles; it’s comforting that we’re not so different at the end of the day.
A new beginning … new ideas … new insight into myself … A new direction to head.
Trying something without preconceived expectation -- processing through writing and art, and finding myself in the process. What gifts!
Well-structured, creative tools, openness and ease with which a circle of women connect, the sense of respect that so readily forms.
Just a few of the many fabulous collages created:
