April 12, 2022 • POETRY WORKSHOP • Dr. Carol Barrett – Defining Moments: Narrative and Image in the Emotional Shift Poem
7:00 – 8:30 PM EST
Aided and abetted by sample poems from published literature, we will examine how poets may focus on a significant moment in a relationship, which marks an enduring change. Novelists explore multiple incidents which shape important relationships; poets benefit from identifying specific events which have symbolic significance. Whether writing about parents and children, adult intimacy, or other relationships, we will explore how to use narrative and image to highlight profound shifts in the felt experience. Participants will be encouraged to develop a poem of their own, with the opportunity to share it with the gathered group.
About the workshop facilitator:
Carol Barrett holds doctorates in both Creative Writing and Clinical Psychology. She has published two volumes of poetry (Calling in the Bones and Drawing Lessons) and one of Creative Nonfiction, titled Pansies. She coordinates the Creative Writing Certificate Program at Union Institute & University, where she teaches doctoral students in Interdisciplinary Studies. She also teaches Psychology doctoral students at Saybrook University. Carol enjoys sending her poems to places one would not typically look for poetry – JAMA, The Climbing Art, The Bee Keeper’s Journal, Oregon Birds – as well as literary magazines and anthologies.
7:00 – 8:30 PM EST
Aided and abetted by sample poems from published literature, we will examine how poets may focus on a significant moment in a relationship, which marks an enduring change. Novelists explore multiple incidents which shape important relationships; poets benefit from identifying specific events which have symbolic significance. Whether writing about parents and children, adult intimacy, or other relationships, we will explore how to use narrative and image to highlight profound shifts in the felt experience. Participants will be encouraged to develop a poem of their own, with the opportunity to share it with the gathered group.
About the workshop facilitator:
Carol Barrett holds doctorates in both Creative Writing and Clinical Psychology. She has published two volumes of poetry (Calling in the Bones and Drawing Lessons) and one of Creative Nonfiction, titled Pansies. She coordinates the Creative Writing Certificate Program at Union Institute & University, where she teaches doctoral students in Interdisciplinary Studies. She also teaches Psychology doctoral students at Saybrook University. Carol enjoys sending her poems to places one would not typically look for poetry – JAMA, The Climbing Art, The Bee Keeper’s Journal, Oregon Birds – as well as literary magazines and anthologies.
7:00 – 8:30 PM EST
Aided and abetted by sample poems from published literature, we will examine how poets may focus on a significant moment in a relationship, which marks an enduring change. Novelists explore multiple incidents which shape important relationships; poets benefit from identifying specific events which have symbolic significance. Whether writing about parents and children, adult intimacy, or other relationships, we will explore how to use narrative and image to highlight profound shifts in the felt experience. Participants will be encouraged to develop a poem of their own, with the opportunity to share it with the gathered group.
About the workshop facilitator:
Carol Barrett holds doctorates in both Creative Writing and Clinical Psychology. She has published two volumes of poetry (Calling in the Bones and Drawing Lessons) and one of Creative Nonfiction, titled Pansies. She coordinates the Creative Writing Certificate Program at Union Institute & University, where she teaches doctoral students in Interdisciplinary Studies. She also teaches Psychology doctoral students at Saybrook University. Carol enjoys sending her poems to places one would not typically look for poetry – JAMA, The Climbing Art, The Bee Keeper’s Journal, Oregon Birds – as well as literary magazines and anthologies.
