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A Special Poetry Workshop with Lisa C. Taylor
Join us for a special Lit Fest edition of Word Honey at the Library!
Make This Moment Your Moment- A Poetry Workshop (and reading) with Lisa C. Taylor
A writer is always present, looking at shadows the sun makes on asphalt or a particular cloud formation. How can the awareness of the finite time you have here on earth make your poetry more alive? As you pay close attention to the ordinary details of life, you will find a way to anchor these observations in poems or whatever form organically emerges. You are welcome to adapt any of these writing exercises to any form. If you aspire to (or already are) a poet or writer, you know that writing daily, even for a few minutes, will make you a better writer. Join me for an exploration of how poetry (and writing) can sharpen your awareness and enrich your experience of living in our flawed yet gorgeous world.
Lisa C. Taylor is the author of the 2025 novel, The Shape of What Remains, three poetry collections and two poetry chap books plus two short story collection. Her honors include a Surdna Arts Fellowship, the Hugo House New Works Fiction Award, Pushcart nominations in fiction and poetry and Best-of-the Net nominations in both categories. Her poetry collaboration with Irish writer Geraldine Mills, The Other Side of Longing received the Elizabeth Shanley Gerson Honor at University of Connecticut. Lisa holds an MFA in Creative Writing, and she is the co-director of the Mesa Verde Writers Conference and Literary Festival. Lisa has received writing residencies from Vermont Studio Center, Willowtail Springs, and Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland. Lisa was a spotlight feature on the AWP website and a two-time mentor for the AWP writer-to-writer program. Lisa edited the anthology Four Corners Voices in 2025, and it recently received the Colorado Book Award. www.lisactaylor.com
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