The in-person Poetry Weekend Intensive with Maria Gillan and Kevin Carey will happen April 19 – 21, 2024 in Mendham, NJ. It is held at an English Manor House, St Marguerite’s Retreat House on 93 acres of wooded land with pathways for exploring the property. This serene, beautiful setting is perfect for contemplating nature and nurturing the creative spirit.
This poetry weekend intensive is open to all writers over the age of 18.
It begins at 5 p.m. Friday, April 19 and ends at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 2024
The purpose of this retreat is to give poets the space and time to focus on their writing away from the pressures and distractions of everyday life. Participants will draft poems in the workshops and should bring the willingness to take risks. Also bring previously-written work for one-on-one
critiquing sessions and ,group readings.
At this retreat, poets will find:
• support and encouragement;
• stimulating writing exercises/prompts leading to the creation of new work;
• workshop leaders who are actively engaged in the writing life;
• opportunities to read their work aloud to the group;
• a community of writers and networking opportunities.
Maria Mazziotti Gillan's newest poetry collection is When the Stars Were Still Visible (2021). Other recent publications are the poetry and photography collection, Paterson Light and Shadow, and the poetry collections What Blooms in Winter and The Girls in the Chartreuse Jackets, a pairing of her poems with her paintings. Maria's artist website is MariaMazziottiGillan.com and her poetry website is MariaGillan.com.
Kevin Carey is the Coordinator of Creative Writing at Salem State University. He has published
three books of poetry, The One Fifteen to Penn Station (2012), Jesus Was a Homeboy (2016) which was an Honor book for the Paterson Literary Prize, and Set in Stone (2020) all from CavanKerry Press. He
has co-directed & co-produced two documentaries about poets, All That Lies Between Us and
Unburying Malcolm Miller. see kevincareywriter.com
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