Poetry Share
One Hot Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United StatesIt's so darn hot that even the poetry is sizzling! On Wednesday, August 16 from 6:30 - 8:00pm, join writer and poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building for an evening of speaking your truth through poetry. August's Poetry Share challenge is to find and read your poems that illustrate summer, hot weather,
A Spooky Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United StatesJoin writer and poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building for an evening of speaking your truth through poetry. October's Poetry Share challenge is to find and read your poems that illustrate what you consider spooky or scary, from critters to creatures to the state of our world. (And you don't have any
Comfort Food Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United StatesGrab your comfy blanket and join writer and poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building for a "Comfort Food" Poetry Share on Saturday, January 20th from 1:30-3pm. January's Poetry Share challenge is to find and read your poems that are carbohydrate rich, warming, uplifting, full of compassion and understanding, and/or consoling. (And you
March Madness Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United StatesWhy are March Hares mad? To ponder this and other questions about life and Spring, join writer and poet Arianna Alexsandra Collins of Offerings for Community Building for an evening of speaking your truth through poetry. This March Madness challenge we toast to our frisky, cabin-fever, crazed, momentary-lapses-of-reason, mad-world poems. (And you don't have any,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Lovin’ Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United States"Summer lovin' happened so fast," sang the Firefly. "And so the drama ensues," teased Puck. Come, sit for a spell. Drink the fairies' sweet wine, let the tales spin and tangle, and share poems of dream lovers, night weavers, fantastical moments, and stands for the pursuit of freedom and happiness. And if you don't have
A Transformational Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United StatesSometimes you battle your demons on the page. But monsters and mayhem can transform with pen and paper or keystroke and screen. You have the power to turn your villains into wise counsel or a hero's dream. Find examples of your poems to read that have turned from woeful to joyful, from fearful to hopeful,
Death Becomes Poetry Share
Belding Memorial Library 344 Main Street, Ashfield, United States"You think I've been buried? No, I have been planted."Sometimes we all need a place and time to be still, to retreat, to hibernate. Find examples of your poems to read where you have recognized that without death there could be no rebirth, where you forgave yourself for retreating, where you gave yourself time to
Poetry Critique Meet Up in March
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesPoetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance. Learn what is working in your poems, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. Register for Saturday March
Poetry Critique Meet Up in April
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesPoetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance. Learn what is working in your poems, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. Register for Sunday April
Poetry Critique Meet Up in April
Northampton Center for the Arts 33 Hawley St., Northampton, MA, United StatesPoetry Critique Meet-up on Zoom is a chance for poets to give and receive immediate constructive feedback on their poems by everyone in attendance. Learn what is working in your poems, and what may need revision. Contribute your observations to other poets. Be fascinated by the breadth of the written word. Register for Sunday April