Friends, Romans, Writers,
Lend me your ears! Well, technically your eyes, since you are indeed reading this message not listening to it. So lend me your eyes, which may be an improvement for me. Seeing as how I am near-sighted and all, but I hear as you age you tend to have trouble reading fine print, too. So pretty soon, I shall be blind both ways,well, enough of that!
Thank you for coming to our last Spring session! Was a pleasure to spend time with you all!
Hope that you are having a great week! Here's a recap of our workshop:
Warm-ups
As a writing warm-up, we chose from prompts below and wrote for ten minutes:
1. Road Trips
2. New career/reinventing oneself
3. The fine print...
4. Museums
After a few of us shared our warm-ups, we introduced ourselves, shared good news and started our critique session.
Celebrate National Poetry Month at Callahan Branch Library
To sign up to read poetry at the Spoken Word Festival on April 22, please call Alison at the Callahan Branch Library. The phone number is 904-879-3434. Event begins at 5:30 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m.
The Sweet Spot and the Callahan Friends of the Library will provide refreshments.
Please plan to attend. The event is free! There will be door prizes from places such as Callahan BBQ, The Butt Hutt and Game Stop!
If you don't wish to read, come support those who are participating.
Critique overview from April 15 CCWW
Cameron S. began the session with a story about a patient, Smiles, whose inner voice was named Thomas and was trying to get him to harm others and himself. Members commented on the honesty of the piece and the thought patterns of the patient. Matt Y. then shared a thought provoking short poem. Members commented on the imagery and depth of the poem. Richard N. continued by sharing more of his Dodge story. Members enjoyed his choice of yellow roses and Vicki's confidence of adding lunch to their church date.
Connie W. 's humorous prompt-based piece was in a bar setting in which her characters were attempting to sell their hot sauce to large companies. Members enjoyed her vivid descriptions and said the piece felt like an old west "showdown". I, Lisa C., then shared "Driver's Ed" a short prompt-based narrative between Pa and his son, Jim Bob. Members liked the dialect and the humor of the piece. Robert O. then read another selection from his "Furry Writing Group" piece. Members commented on the names of the cats and how people enjoy talking to their pets.
Thomas E. delivered the final log of his "Welcome to Eden" piece. Members encouraged him to continue with the piece as they thought it flowed well and had good dialogue. Lori L. continued with her Sienna piece. Members thought the subtle glimpses into the underlying problems with Grandma worked well. Oliver M. shared a story in which the main character was questioning his life. Members thought the sarcastic attitude and tone worked well. Jack Y. ended the session with a Batman and Robin story in which Woody saved the day. Members enjoyed his piece!
Well, done, guys!
Links of Interest
National Poetry Mont and 30 Ways to Celebrate It
I’ll keep this link up for another week or two since April is National Poetry Month. The first link shares information on National Poetry Month. The second link offers 30 ways to celebrate poetry in April.
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Link to information on National Poetry Month here: http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/41
Link to 30 ways to celebrate here: http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/94
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Feeling creative?
Creativity Portal is a site full of ideas, imagination generators, lists of questions and more. Site is designed to celebrate and spark creativity. Thanks to CCWW member, Cheryl L., for recommending this site.
More here: http://www.creativity-portal.com/
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Summer Session? If you are interested please contact me, Nancy or Michele.
Thanks for your support and have a wonderful week!
~Lisa
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