Well, this was the meeting we were all waiting for! Basking in the light of our recent poetry reading, there was a total of 10 poets who showed up to read and critique poetry and discuss publishing routes for prospective poets and writers.
It was a bang up night with everyone contributing at least one or more poems. There were so many highlights, it is hard to know where to start: Patrick read a bunch of great haiku and (Bob) Dylan-esque poems and word play; Cheryl read a number of her master haiku; John S. read some earlier poems and offered plenty of useful critiques; John C. read some poems in the midst of creation and offered some useful help for those wishing to publish; Bernadette brought in her book of poems and read a few touching excerpts; Linda resolved to hunker down on her writing during these trying times (and everyone seconded that!); Connie got information about submitting her poetry to greeting cards; and so much more.
Everyone had fun and felt encouraged to keep on writing. I handed out an exercise using description about an object brought home from travel (email me if you would like a copy- andy.schuck@westlandlibrary.org).
Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, July 1st from 7-8 p.m. Keep writing and hope to see you there!
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