Virtual Insanity Poetry Workshop

Virtual Insanity is a poetry workshop led by Poetry for the Masses in collaboration with non-alcoholic bottle shop Burden of Proof.
About this Event

Virtual Insanity is a poetry workshop centered around technology and its influence as we search for human connection. 

Through a series of prompts and creative exercises, our poets will explore our evolving relationship with social media, digital identity, and AI. Together, we will examine how technology has transformed the ways we communicate, remember, perform, create, and connect. Using poetry as a tool to reclaim our attention and deepen connection, we will attempt to answer questions like: What parts of ourselves do we share online — and what parts do we hide? Are we more connected than ever, or more alone? How has technology changed the way we express love, grief, friendship, and identity? What does it mean to create art in the age of artificial intelligence? 

And finally, what makes us human?

This workshop welcomes writers of all experience levels and offers a supportive space to explore deep and emotional themes through art and community. 

Themes: technology, creation, identity, creativity, language

Grab your ticket here and let us know you are coming. Thank you to our creative hub, Burden of Proof for having us, Aplos for providing delicious NA drinks for our poets to enjoy, and to YOU for supporting our collective and contributing to the literary arts. 

If this is your first time, Poetry for the Masses events are open to all people, as well as artists and creatives of all levels, interests, and disciplines. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us via our Instagram page @pftm.workshop.

About our facilitator: 

Alejandra Roggero is the inaugural Poet Laureate for the City of Whittier, appointed in April 2026. A graduate of Whittier College, and a Whittier College Scholar, she is the author of four collections of prose and poetry, including The Town and La Matriarca. She is one of the founders of Poetry for the Masses, a monthly workshop and collective in South Pasadena open to writers of all levels, and a member of the Los Angeles Poets Society. Her work seeks to soften readers — perhaps even to the point of dissolution. Her forthcoming book, soft serve, is set to be published in 2027.

Follow us on Instagram:

Poetry for the Masses: @pftm.workshop

Alejandra Roggero: @whateverguera

Jacob De La Vara: @jacobdelavara

Burden of Proof: @burdenofproofna