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September, 2024
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Event:
Poets on Poetry: Donnelly, virtual
Date:
September 15th, 2024.
Time:
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Location:
Virtual from Ridgefield Library
Contact:
barbjennes@gmail.com
Website:
Register: bit.ly/3SUajqT
Poets on Poetry
Learn strategies for offsetting the “squishy” influence of sentimentality
Poet Patrick Donnelly discusses how to turn sentimentality into an asset in poems by balancing soft, sweet elements with harder, drier language and concepts. A short exercise will challenge participants to toughen up a sentimental passage or—even more fun—ruin an unsentimental poem by loading it with syrup!
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