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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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SUMMARY:Sunday Workshop: Raphael Maurice
DESCRIPTION:This workshop will be held in-person at High Low. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaint Louis Poetry Center is thrilled to welcome poet Raphael Maurice for the October Sunday Workshop! This will be a traditional / revision workshop. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGUIDELINES & REGISTRATION\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease note: this workshop is limited to 15 participants. Registration is required\, and is first-come\, first-served. \n\n\n\n\nSubmissions due by Sunday\, October 11\n\n\n\nSubmit only one poem\, one page in length\n\n\n\nProvide name\, mailing address\, phone number and email address\n\n\n\nThose submitting poems are expected to attend the workshop\n\n\n\nYou do not need to submit a poem to attend\n\n\n\nIf you need to attend virtually\, please indicate this is your registration email\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo register\, email:sunday.workshop@stlouispoetrycenter.org *Please attach poem as separate Word or PDF document. We are not accepting mailed submissions at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 11\, 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT THE POET\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRAPHAEL MAURICE is the author of The Idiot’s Calendar and Against Music (Spartan Press). He is a widely published author and poet. He lives in Washington\, MO with his wife and two children. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVENUE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Sunday Workshop series is supported in part by:
URL:https://stlouispoetrycenter.org/events/sunday-workshop-october-2026/
LOCATION:High Low\, 3301 Washington Ave\, Saint Louis\, MO\, 63103
CATEGORIES:In-Person Events,Poetry Workshop
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