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The Life of Elegies

Back by popular demand!​
A two-part virtual generative workshop exploring the history and usefulness of elegies today 
Meets virtually (we will send you a link)
Sundays, August 7 & 14, 12:00-1:15 p.m. EST
Register by July 25!


Elegy
noun
1. a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
2. a poem written in elegiac meter.
3. a sad or mournful musical composition


We are surrounded by loss of some type but how do we process it, mourn it, even celebrate and honor it? In this live virtual workshop we will explore the life of elegies as a poetic form in today's time. By looking at and discussing classical and contemporary elegies (mostly contemporary), you will be guided into writing your own. 


Over our two workshops, we will discuss:
  1. Use and purpose of traditional elegies
  2. Similarities and differences between classical and contemporary elegies
  3. How and why to consider writing elegies today
  4. Our own approach to writing elegies 

By participating, you will leave with
  • A better understanding of this poetic form
  • A packet of elegies curated by Jacinta
  • Your own elegies (and the feeling of release/processing that comes with writing one)
  • An extended community

We won't "workshop" each others poems but you will be given prompts and support to write at least two elegies, plenty of samples of elegies, time to discuss elegies and why write them today.  
Cost: $100
Register here by July 25!
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Photo used under Creative Commons from Casey Hugelfink
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