Feel the Spirit - Generative Poetry Weekend

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Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Sun, 22 Feb, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

624 White Street, Key West, FL, United States, Florida 33040 | Key West, FL

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SPEND A WINTER WEEKEND WRITING POETRY AT THE ELIZABETH BISHOP HOUSE, KEY WEST
Get into the spirit of creativity with a group of poets writing and sharing work in the newly restored Bishop House, where the renowned poet wrote many of the poems in her landmark collection, North & South. Just as Bishop harnessed her powers of concentrated observation, so too will you: through prompts, communal writing time and lively discussion you will be encouraged to dig deeper into the creative well.
Led by multi-genre author Rosalind Brackenbury, former poet laureate of Key West, this weekend intensive will leave you with a batch of new poems and refreshed ideas about what to do next.
February 20 (evening), 21 and 22 (daytime), 2026
$440
More information here:
https://www.kwls.org/news-updates/2026-generative-poetry-weekend/
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