Join us on Sunday, March 14, 2021 from 2:00pm - 3:00pm Central for a generative workshop with featured poet Rebecca Morgan Frank.

First lines, First moves: A Poetry Workshop

In this craft workshop, we will explore different approaches to bringing readers into a poem. We will read and discuss different modes of first lines and try them out in our own poems as opportunities for generative inspiration or surprising revisions. Participants are welcome to bring existing drafts to work with or to focus on starting new poems.

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The workshop will take place virtually via Zoom with Otter Live Captions. An ASL interpreter will be present. Access copies of workshop materials will be made available via Google Docs.

Register for the virtual workshop by clicking on the "Registration" button on the Eventbrite page, donating any amount you can, and entering the required fields. You will receive an email with the Zoom information.

Suggested donation of $5.

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FEATURED READER:

Rebecca Morgan Frank's fourth collection of poems is Oh You Robot Saints! (Carnegie Mellon UP). Her poems have recently appeared in The New Yorker, American Poetry Review, 32 Poems, Women's Review of Books, Pleiades, Ploughshares, and The Kenyon Review. She is co-founder and editor of the online literary journal Memorious.

EVENT HEADER IMAGE DESCRIPTION:

Left side: In this black and white photo, the poet is visible from the shoulders up and looks to the side. She has curly hair that falls just past her shoulders and wears a collared shirt with snaps. Photo by Brian McConkey.

Right side: The words "Rebecca Morgan Frank, March 14, 2021" in bold black superimposed over the words "Open Mouth Presents" in transparent light blue.