Tamara Woods and Ted Webb are offering a workshop called “Poet’s Guide to Metaphor and Marketing” on Saturday, August 7, 2010, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Monongalia Arts Center (MAC).
Tamara Woods
Ted Webb
They say they’ll show you how to spiff up your poetry and then they’ll show you how to sell it.
The postmark deadline for early-bird registration is Friday, July 9. Those, who register early receive a $10 discount on fees. The final mail-in registration date is Friday, July 30. To get a registration form, contact: Ted Webb on Facebook and/or at: tedwebb at care2.com or call: 304-285-8784.
Seats will fill up fast, and the workshop is limited to the first 40 people registered.
“While being involved in the poetry scene in town, we’ve had people ask us about poetry workshops and if there is one available,” said Woods. “The idea is for the workshop to be compact, but filled with useful knowledge to help the poets to take their work to the next level.”
The MAC is located at 107 High Street beside Hotel Morgan.
Following the workshop, the Second Annual Brew Ha-Ha will be held in downtown Morgantown. This one-of-a-kind event brings together comedians, food and beer.
About the authors:
Ted Webb is a co-founding member of Morgantown Poets, a monthly event serving the literary arts community in north-central West Virginia. His poem, “Star Bus” was recently selected for Mountain Line “Poetry on the Move” program. Webb’s writing has been published in Appalachian Sand & Gravel, West Virginia Words, Outstretch, Appalachian Crier and Trillium, among other places.
Tamara Woods is also a co-founding member of Morgantown Poets. She has hosted Tha.Speakeasy, a poetry slam open to the community since 2005. She has written for a number of West Virginia newspapers including the Dominion Post and The Wheeling News-Register. She blogs for Indyposted.com.
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Have to miss this one because I’ll be out of town. What a shame–it sounds great.