Mary Oliver as Muse: Writing Prompts Inspired by Oliver's Poems

Name: Mary Oliver as Muse: Writing Prompts Inspired by Oliver's Poems
Start: 2025-04-12T14:00:00-04:00
Location: 18 Main St, Lenox, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01240

Schedule

Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 02:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

18 Main St, Lenox, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01240 | Lenox, MA

Beloved Massachusetts poet Mary Oliver (1935 - 2019) wrote of self-compassion and the natural world. In this writing workshop, Lara Tupper will help you explore these themes in Oliver’s poems and in brief writing exercises. No writing experience or prior knowledge of Oliver necessary, just a willingness to be curious on the page. All adults are welcome to attend. Please bring a notebook, a pen, and any writing tools that serve you.
This workshop is free to attend but space is limited. Please register in advance by sending a message through Lara Tupper's website: https://www.laratupper.com/contact.
About the presenter: Lara Tupper believes that a writing practice can be built from short bursts of freewriting. A graduate of the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College (MFA), she taught writing at Rutgers University for many years and now presents workshops throughout Western Massachusetts. For ten years she was a faculty member at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, where she led writing workshops and retreats for thousands of guests seeking creative enrichment. Lara is founder of Swift Ink Stories (private manuscript development and public writing workshops) and an award-winning author of four books (At the Center, forthcoming in 2027, Amphibians, Off Island and A Thousand and One Nights). For more about her work, please visit laratupper.com.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lenox Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.