So, You Wanna Be a Poet

A writing workshop hosted by the Northern BC Writers Association and Prince George poet, Andrew Burton
This workshop will focus on freewriting (the fun part) using “prompts” to get the creative
juices flowing, followed by a framework for editing (the tear your hair out part) to reframe
and fine tune your first drafts into something that can be submitted for publication with
Confidence.
What to bring: pens (two because it’s embarrassing when your pen runs out of ink in the
middle of a workshop) a pencil (for editing) and paper I used to provide this but, have
you priced out legal pads lately?), your own coffee mug (full), *Optional* Bring some
original work you may want to edit. (something you think has potential but isn’t there
yet)
What you will get out of it:
1: A chance to work with a collaborative group of other writers, supporting each other in
developing your craft (as opposed to it being just you, your laptop and a bag of chips.
You know who you are!)
2: Some interesting insight into finding inspiration and a usable creative process to
generate rough drafts of poetic work. (prompts, such as, “Write something you would
never want your mom to read”)
3: Editing tips and techniques How to workshop a poem with others. How to comment
on the poetry of others in ways that are useful, respectful and help you to improve your
own work. (Do NOT say “This poem sucks”, unless it is a poem about a vacuum
cleaner)

Register online:
https://nbcwritersfest.ca/