Poetry on the Lawn: A Tri-Monthly Generative Writing Workshop with Laura Adrienne Brady

Sponsored by the Northern Arizona Book Festival, local poets and writers will teach an accessible poetry workshop on the northwest lawn of the Downtown Flagstaff-Coconino Public Library!

Write in community! Each workshop focuses on a topic or form and challenges you to write on the spot in community with other writers. Please bring a blanket or folding chair to sit on, writing materials, and yourself! There is no age limit and we welcome all writers at any level. Where Poetry Meets Myths, Legends, & Fairy Tales How can old stories be teased apart and then fashioned into new visions, worlds, and inspirations for the modern day? What makes poetry and verse a unique vehicle for these retellings? Together we'll read some fine examples and explore a collection of tales, finally engaging in a series of prompts that help us enter and refashion mythic worlds around contemporary themes. Laura Adrienne Brady is a writer, educator, and singer-songwriter (known as Wren). Her poems and essays have appeared or are forthcoming in The Iowa Review, Poet Lore, Brevity, and elsewhere. Laura’s latest project Pink Stone is an album of original songs and an illustrated companion book, and she is currently at work on a poetry collection inspired by an Irish legend. Explore her multidisciplinary work at LauraAdrienneBrady.com SUMMER SUNDAYS: May 25th; June 1st, 22nd, 29th;July 6th, 20th, 27th;August 3rd, 17th, 31st