This is a working session for people curious about reading and writing poetry and those who want to deepen their practice. The word "stanza" means room. We will explore the idea that a poem is not a puzzle to be solved but a place to abide in. Together, we will read poems and explore concepts useful for connecting more deeply with poetry. During the session, participants will have a choice of drafting a poem or writing about their experience with a poem.
Amy Beth Sisson is struggling to emerge, toad-like, from the mud in a small town outside of Philly. Her poetry has appeared in Cleaver Magazine, Ran Off With the Star Bassoon, The Night Heron Barks and will appear in River Heron Review. Her last day job was in software development. She told programmers what business people wanted and business people why they couldn't quite have it. In fall of 2021 she started an MFA in Poetry at Rutgers Camden. amybethsisson.com