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Writing and Performing Poetry in Meter

poetry workshop
Dr. Annie Finch
Poetry | Workshop

Do you want to write soul-shifting poetry? Hold the attention of the room as you recite that powerful poem, the crowd hanging on to your every word?

Then don't miss this event!

American poet and performer Annie Finch will show you how to create this magic in meter.

This is your chance to attend a poetry session from an award-winning writer who has come to shape American Literature as we know it.

Annie is the goddess of writing and performing rhythmical, metered poems in the United States.
- Annie has been described in The Dictionary of Literary Biography as 'a central figure in American poetry'.
- Her poetry has appeared in the New York Times, Poetry Magazine, and the Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century American Poetry.
- Her poetry has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Malayalam, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Spanish.
- She holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University.
- She has performed her poetry in India, Mexico, Africa, and throughout Europe.

Join us for an evening of poetry and magic at the Atta Galatta Bookstore!
 


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