Finding a Broader Context for Shaping your Narrative Poem

Program Type:

Classes and Workshops, Poetry, Writing

Age Group:

Adults
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Allowed Ages: Over 18

About this event:

What quality distinguishes a good story told in a well-constructed narrative poem from a good story told in a well-constructed narrative poem that is likely to impart wisdom to its intended audience?

Typically, the answer is the illumination of a philosophical context, imparted by comparison with an event or experience that has broader spiritual, political, or psychological significance than the personal story.  This workshop cannot bypass the deepest existential questions in the life of the poet around, "What are we here on this earth for?