Day of Poetry

Diane Lockward wrote about hosting a day of poetry at her home — isn’t her family room gorgeous with those big bookshelves? — and sharing prompts with the other writers. She writes that the day lasts from about 10 – 4. At the start, there’s plenty of gabbing and then they get down to business, which involves spending 20 minutes creating in response to a prompt. After the 20 minutes, each person reads what they have. No critiques happen. The other writers offer appreciative ahhs and hmmms so as not to ruin the early stage of creation.

I like this idea! I must do this myself.