Palm Beach Poetry Festival Will Host Four Poetic Events In March and April
Susan R. Williamson, Director of the Palm Beach Poetry Festival, and Dr. Blaise Allen, Director of Community Outreach, today invited local poets and poetry fans to four public events during March and April (National Poetry Month):
March 21 - 1 pm (Saturday)
Celebrating Irish Poetry Limericks, and Blarney
Facilitated by Michael Mackin O'Mara
Celebrate St. Patty's Day with this fun Irish poetry workshop. During the workshop, participants will read some of the best loved Irish poems, learn about the history of limericks, and pen a few of their own. Blarney, sharing your work, and wearing of the green is optional. St. Pat's Pub will offer a special holiday lunch menu.
+ Facilitator Michael Mackin O'Mara has lived and worked in West Palm Beach since the 1980s. Before that he studied under Hans and Ilse Juergensen at the University of South Florida. He is the managing editor of the South Florida Poetry Journal.
St. Pat's Pub
1600 East Hillsboro Blvd. in Deerfield Beach (33441)
954.428.4539
FREE
April 4 at 1 pm (Saturday)
Howe to Notice
Facilitated by Camila Saavedra
Honoring the works of Marie Howe, this workshop will examine poetic techniques that magnify the simple (moments, objects, thoughts) to create a sense of universality in confessional poetry.
+ Facilitator Camila Saavedra is an MFA candidate at Florida International University. She enjoys all genres but is partial to poetry and creative nonfiction. She writes about trauma in its many forms. Her poem, The first time I realized I might not be alive, appears in This Thing We Call Poetry: An Anthology of Poems by Young Adults with Cancer.
Old School Square Crest Theatre
Classroom TBD
51 N. Swinton Avenue in Delray Beach (33444)
561.243.7922
$10 per person
April 16 at 7 pm (Thursday)
National Poetry Month Film Series at Lynn University
The Wife
Facilitated by Bonnie Bonincontri
After nearly 40 years of marriage, Joan and Joe Castleman (Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce) are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as Great American Novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm, and diplomacy into the private role of Great Man's Wife. Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work. Joe's literary star has blazed since he and Joan first met in the late 1950s. The Wife interweaves the story of the couple's youthful passion and ambition with a lifetime of shared compromises, secrets, betrayals, and mutual love.
+ Facilitator Bonnie Bonincontri is an Assistant Professor at Lynn University and editor of Quest, the university's arts journal.
Lynn University
Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
3601 N. Military Trail in Boca Raton (33431)
FREE
April 18 at 1 pm (Saturday)
Improv and Performance for Poets & Writers
Facilitated by Anthony Francis
In this workshop, participants will practice introductory group improvisational acting exercises and play fun games with props to increase creativity, inform their writing about persona and characters, boost self-confidence for public speaking, and improve their performance, No previous acting experience is required.
+ Facilitator Anthony Francis is CEO & Director of Improv U, Inc. and the annual Palm Beach Improv Festival.
Old School Square Crest Theatre
Classroom TBD
51 N. Swinton Avenue in Delray Beach (33444)
561.243.7922
$15 per person
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