13 September, 10:00 a.m. -- NM State Poetry Society Meeting

at North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center

7521 Carmel NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113

John Roche (Albuquerque Chapter member), will present a workshop on "Light Verse for Serious Times." John describes this workshop as follows.  

What we call "light verse" or "children's verse" is sometimes, in other cultures and contexts, called satire, and sometimes, wisdom. I described my book Tubbables as "trifling verse for a war-weary world." How does a writer navigate between what Horace said were poetry's two purposes, to educate and to delight? Is it "barbaric" to write poetry that does not directly address war, poverty, and climate apocalypse? Can "light verse" or children's verse or "trifling verse" also be a "poetry of witness"? Can poetry help keep us sane in these times? Is there a danger of poetry (or performance poetry) striving to be too explicitly "therapeutic." How does your poetry respond to such considerations?

In-person writing exercise. Free workshop.

This event is part of the NM State Poetry Society Albuquerque Chapter. In person. All are welcome to attend, consider joining the Albuquerque Chapter of the NM State Poetry Society.