Poems About Paintings, a writing workshop with Adam Giannelli

5600 Mayflower Hill Drive,Waterville ME 04901

09 April, 2022

Description

Join us for an in-person poetry workshop that will take place in the museum, led by Adam Giannelli Join us for an in-person poetry workshop with Adam Giannelli, who teaches literature and creative writing at Colby College. Participants will discuss poems written about works of art, a type of poetry called ekphrasis. We'll play a word and image game and read poems written by Colby students, followed by a chance to write your own ekphrastic poem about a work of art in the museum. Refreshments will be served, and all participants will receive a writer's notebook and pencil. This two-hour workshop is free and open to campus and community audiences, ages 13+. Please register here. Bio Adam Giannelli is the author of Tremulous Hinge (University of Iowa Press, 2017), winner of the Iowa Poetry Prize, and the translator of a selection of prose poems by Marosa di Giorgio, Diadem (BOA Editions, 2012). His writing has appeared in the Kenyon Review, New England Review, New York Times Magazine, Washington Post Magazine, Ploughshares, and elsewhere. He currently teaches literature and creative writing at Colby College. PLEASE READ: COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES To ensure, the health and safety of everyone, please follow these guidelines in the museum spaces. Please note that these guidelines may change, dependent on circumstances in the state and the college campus: If you or a person from your household has or has had cold or flu-like symptoms, please refrain from visiting the museum until everyone is well and has completed a medically recommended quarantine period.Mask use is encouraged in the museum.Masks are required for those who are unvaccinated/not boosted.Please maintain a safe social distance from anyone outside of your household throughout your visit.Please use hand sanitizer upon entering the museum, or wash your hands in the lobby restroom.