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SUMMARY:Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop
DESCRIPTION:in conjunction with Time Bound\, an exhibition by Cheeraz Gormon.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop will be held in-person at Hoffman LaChance Contemporary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop will be facilitated by Jason Vasser-Elong. Participants will reflect on and write poetry inspired by Cheeraz Gormon’s photography. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE WORKSHOP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParticipants will walk around the gallery to observe the photographs. Then\, they will take a second walk around the gallery and focus their energy on one photograph that stands out to them. With journal or paper in hand\, participants will search for narratives and write about what they notice in the photograph. That writing will be used to craft a poem. \n\n\n\n\nRSVP FOR THE WORKSHOP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSCHEDULE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6:00 p.m. – Introductions6:30 p.m. – Gallery walk7:00 p.m. – Writing and crafting a poem7:30 p.m. – Community share \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE FACILITATOR\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJASON VASSER-ELONG is the author of Shrimp (2Leaf Press\, 2018)\, a collection of poetry that examines identity in a post-colonial context. He has been featured in documentaries\, “Poetry in Motion: St. Louis Poets Take the Mic” and “Never been a Time” performing poetry\, and was recently featured in “Verse and Voice: The Podcast.” He holds a degree in anthropology\, a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing with an emphasis in poetry and is a doctor of education. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE EXHIBITION\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTIME BOUND is on display at Hoffman LaChance Contemporary October 2 – 24\, 2026. It features Cheeraz Gormon’s photographic images and field recordings of Addis Ababa and Lalibela\, Ethiopia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVENUE
URL:https://stlouispoetrycenter.org/events/time-bound-ekphrastic-poetry-workshop-2026/
LOCATION:Hoffman LaChance Contemporary\, 2713 Sutton Boulevard\, Saint Louis\, Missouri\, 63143\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person Events,Poetry Workshop
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