Workshops & Discussions

Forms & Features Online: Poetry of Surreality – AT CAPACITY

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All are welcome to a poetry discussion and creative writing workshop led by Maggie Queeney. In this session, we explore surreal poetry practices and a wide range of surreal poems before composing poems of our own that, as André Breton outlined its aims in his Surrealist Manifesto (1924), focus on the “disinterested play of thought” and the “omnipotence of dreams” rather than reason and logic.

Please note: we are offering several sessions of this program. Registration is required; space is limited. To register, fill out this form. We will do our best to accommodate everyone's wishes while allowing as many people to participate in these workshops as is possible. This program is for adult participants, aged 18 and older.

Closed captioning is available via Google Meet. We are happy to provide ASL interpretation. Please let us know at least one week in advance, if possible, if you would benefit from an ASL interpreter in attendance. If you would benefit from any other accessibility measures, please contact us by emailing [email protected]. To learn more about Google Meet’s built-in accessibility features visit https://support.google.com/meet/answer/7313544?hl=en

This program is currently at capacity, and registration is now closed.

Date
Monday, October 24, 2022, 6:00 PM CDT–8:00 PM CDT
Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 2:00 PM CDT–4:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 10:00 AM CDT–12:00 PM CDT
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