As we make space inside ourselves to believe in our power to create transformative art, we carve pathways forward into all sorts of power.
Many of us have struggled and are struggling this year to find a way to stay motivated to create work. Others have found surprising new pathways into quiet solitude and into productive virtual writing communities. Wherever you fall inside or outside these descriptions, writing forward is a complex process. We define writing forward in this series as leaning into old writing or scraps of writing, to massage and stretch it in unexpected and innovative ways; exploring new echoes, voices, and images to write new works as collage; and sharpening and polishing our work in preparation to share it with specific audiences.
KayJo Creatives presents Writing Forward: Crafting Revision, a 6-week writing workshop, with co-facilitators Cynthia A. Briano and Dr. Natalie J. Graham.
Each session will consist of a short generative prompt, interactive lesson on revision, and a feedback workshop broken into 2 smaller breakout groups. Participants will complete 6 drafts of new poems, create a publication plan, develop revision strategies, complete a revised manuscript of 8-10 poems, and have a 45-minute one-on-one consultation with one of the co-facilitators.