Has the muse left you and inspiration fled? Do you find it hard to put into words your feelings, thoughts and emotions? Are you stuck in a rut with your writing — revisiting the same metaphors and line breaks again and again? How can you see the world with new eyes so that your writing becomes fresh and imaginative once more? Don’t worry, help is at hand with this two hour workshop that aims to get you out of your rut and thinking in new and different ways.
The key to writing differently is to learn to think and do things differently. Which isn’t as easy as it sounds as anyone who’s tried to break a habit will know. But it is possible and in this workshop you’ll get out of your head and creep into the cracks by exploring the spaces in between. Bring your child-like self, a sense of adventure and a willingness to play. Through movement, sound and drawing you’ll discover how to write poems that move beyond the page.
Bring along any art supplies that feel inspiring (coloured pencils, textas, watercolour paints etc) as well as journals, sheets of blank paper etc. It’s an excuse to go wild in the stationery section. If you want to stick with pen and paper that’s fine too but no screens please.
There will be time during the workshop to share your work with the rest of the group. Sharing is optional and positive feedback is encouraged. This workshop is suitable for poets at any level from emerging to established. Please come at least 5 minutes early so we can start on time.
Liminal Spaces – Beyond is Page, is part of an incredible line-up of events at this year's Perth Poetry Festival where I'll be appearing as a National Guest Poet alongside Juan Garrido-Slagado from South Australia and Jean Kent from New South Wales as well as International Guest Poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay from India and Local Guest Poets Lisa Collyer, Caitlin Maling, Talya Ruben and Luoyang Chen.
Workshop Details
Facilitator: Indrani Perera
Event: Perth Poetry Festival 2023
Organiser: WA Poets Inc
Time: 9.00 – 11.00am AWST
Date: Saturday 16th September 2023
Venue: Centre for Stories. 100 Aberdeen St, Northbridge, WA
Cost: $25-30
Book your tickets for the workshop here.
(early bird discount availabe until 1 July 2023)