The Lived Experience: a Poetry Workshop

It’s a sentiment echoed in writing courses across the world: “Write what you know.” Write what you know, and the writing will be honest, compelling, and reach the right audience. It’s oversaid and may feel limiting to some, but it works and you’ll never know unless you try. The next great American novel — or poem — might be sitting inside your brain waiting to escape onto paper. At this poetry workshop hosted by Spark Central, local poet Stephen Pitters will tell his story of living alone on an all-white campus in 1960s Louisiana and how that experience shaped his life and inspired his work for decades to come. After Pitters’ presentation, participants will write their own poems based on lived experiences that they’ve come up against, just like Pitters has done in his books and poems.

The Lived Experience: A Poetry Workshop • Tue, Feb. 6 from 5-7 pm • Free • Spark Central • 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. • spark-central.org • 509-279-0299