Saturday August 17
10am – 2:30 pm
$95
Refreshments, pastries and soup served; bring something more substantial if you like
Maximum 8
Please bring a journal or other paper for writing

This one day writing workshop invites you to discover the element of surprise with your writing.

The ‘free write’ method, which has been Sandy’s go-to for generating new material and poems for several decades, requires a series of short writings using phrases and lines from various published material such as a poem, essay, story, etc.

Through this sequence of short writings, and sharing some of this writing, we will be amazed by where our own mind and body is. And we, your readers, will be surprised as well!

Together as a group we will pull to the surface moments of your writing that offer us surprise, nuance and congruent thread. We will continue to develop the ideas and themes within each of our writings, through additional readings, as we develop each of our pieces into a completed form.

Participants can work within all forms of writing such as prose, poetry, journaling or any genre of your choice. Come prepared to be surprised by where your mind takes you, and the connections to
the rest of your life!

Gaby Weis is a writer and photographer based in Maine and Rhode Island. She weaves images and words to share stories of longing, femininity and the hidden vulnerable fragments of everyday life. She is always in search of inspirations that offer beauty and ease to life as a parent and artist.

Sandy Weisman is both poet and visual artist. Her poetry has been included in two anthologies and several other journals, including Salamander, Spillway, Barrow Street, The Maine Review, Off the Coast, Lily, and Muddy River Poetry Review. Sandy’s art work has been exhibited locally at the Maine Jewish Museum in Portland, Michael Good Gallery in Rockport, Granite Gallery in Tenant’s Harbor, Waterfall Arts in Belfast, and other locations in the Boston area. She is a founding member of the Midcoast Maine Book Arts group. Her artist books include Ontogeny, Book of Hours, Love Letters to Nora, Who Is Not a Migrant, and Blue.