Cursive & Penmanship Workshop on Sat., Oct. 12
When was the last time you used cursive handwriting? If it’s been a long time, what have you been missing? On Saturday, October 12, join Pamela Ayres for a workshop on the art of cursive.
Community Reading of Whitman’s “Song of Myself” on Oct. 6
Michigan Writers will present a reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”. The poem, a part of “Leaves of Grass” and consisting of 52 cantos, will be read in its entirety at the State Theatre, October 6 at 1 pm. Admission will be free of charge.
Tell Your Life through Stories
If you’re been wondering whether you want to write some stories from your life, or stories about your family, this seminar is a gentle introduction to the memoir. Meeting July 8 and 15, 2013.
July Poetry Boot Camp
Longtime Michigan Writers member, leader and presence Holly Wren Spaulding relocated to Massachusetts, but she’s back (although temporarily) in July! And she’s bringing back one of our long in-demand workshops, her Poetry Boot Camp, for a necessarily limited run.
Marla Kay Houghteling Workshop in Bay View
Marla Kay Houghteling, a Michigan Writers member, will conduct a workshop “Writing Poems from the World in Front of You” at the Bay View Association (a Chautauqua on Lake Michigan) on July 9, 11, 16, 18 from 1 to 3 p.m. The sessions will include using model poems as guides for writing one’s own poems by drawing on observation and memory.