(scroll down for detailed schedule)
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR A WORKSHOP IS NOVEMBER 9, 2012.
Apply to attend a workshop! Festival workshops are limited to 12 qualified participants and 3 auditors to provide a meaningful level of discussion, and careful, informed attention to your work. (scroll down for detailed schedule) To apply, review our Guidelines and use the online application to apply early. You may download a pdf of the 2013 Schedule. (tba)
WORKSHOPS FOR QUALIFIED WRITERS OF POETRY
CRAFT MASTERY with B.H. FAIRCHILD
NEW SHADOWS: MOVING POEMS FROM IMITATION TO INNOVATION with Terrance Hayes
ENLARGING POEMS with JANE HIRSHFIELD
A WORKSHOP ON LAYERING with TONY HOAGLAND
THE POEM THAT WRITES ITSELF with Laura Kasischke
WORD BY WORD, LINE BY LINE with THOMAS LUX
SOMETHING PATTERNED, WILD AND FREE with TRACY K. SMITH
“GEM TACTICS”: DEPLOYING ECSTATIC RUSES IN POEMS OF ARDOR with LISA RUSS SPAAR
Beginning poets, shy about sharing their poems, should consider auditing a workshop as a great way to learn by observing and listening.
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2013 Palm Beach Poetry Festival
Workshop Participants' Schedule of Events
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| Monday, January 21 (Martin Luther King Day) (Book Signings follow all reading events) (Q&A sessions follow all Craft Talks) |
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| 6:00 - 7:00 pm | Registration and Welcome Reception | Vintage Gymnasium | ||
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7:00 - 8:00 pm 9:30 pm |
Organizational Meeting of Workshops Open Mic - Festival Bookstore, Ocean Breeze Room |
Assigned Classrooms
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Tuesday, January 22: |
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| 9:30 am - 12:30 | First Workshop Session | Assigned Classrooms | ||
| 12:30 - 2:00 pm | free time | Crest Theatre | ||
| 2:00 - 4:00 pm | Craft Talks: Tracy K. Smith & Tony Hoagland |
Crest Theatre | ||
| 4:00 - 5:30 pm |
Interview: Billy Collins, followed by Q & A |
Crest Theatre | ||
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8:00 - 10:00 pm 10:00 pm |
Kick-Off Reading: Open Mic - Festival Bookstore, Ocean Breeze Room |
Crest Theatre | ||
Wednesday, January, 23 |
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| 9:30 am - 12:30 | Second Workshop Session | Assigned Classrooms | ||
| 12:30 - 2:00 pm |
free time |
Crest Theatre | ||
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Craft Talks: Thomas Lux & Jane Hirshfield |
Crest Theatre | ||
| 5:00 - 8:00 pm | Festival Gala: Cocktails & Dinner* | Vintage Gymnasium | ||
| 8:00 - 10:30 pm |
Gala Reading: Special Guest, Billy Collins |
Crest Theatre | ||
Thursday, January 24: |
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| 9:30 am - 12:30 | Third Workshop Session | Assigned Classrooms | ||
| 12:30 - 2:00 pm | free time | Crest Theatre | ||
| 2:00 - 4 pm
4-5:30 |
Craft Talks: Open Mic, Festival Bookstore, Ocean Breeze Room |
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| 8:00 - 10:00 pm
10:00 pm |
Midway Reading: Tracy K. Smith & Thomas Lux |
Crest Theatre | ||
Friday, January 25: |
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| 9:30 am - 12:30 | Fourth Workshop Session | Assigned Classrooms | ||
| 12:30 - 2:00 pm | free time | Crest Theatre | ||
| 2:00 - 3:30 pm | Craft Talks: Lisa Russ Spaar & B.H. Fairchild |
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| 4:00-5:00 pm
8:00 - 10:00 pm |
Open Mic, Festival Bookstore, Ocean Breeze Room TFIG Reading: |
Crest Theatre |
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Saturday, January 26: |
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| 9:30 am - 12:30 | Fifth Workshop Session | Assigned Classrooms | ||
| 2:00 - 4:30 pm | Panel Discussion: Beloved & Influential Poems: Spaar, Smith, Lux, Hoagland, Hirshfield, Fairchild, Hayes | Crest Theatre | ||
| 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Finale Reading: Jane Hirshfield & B.H. Fairchild |
Crest Theatre | ||
| 9:00 - 10:00 pm | Coffee House: Performance | Vintage Gymnasium | ||
| 10:00 - 11:00 pm | Poetry & Party | |||
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Performance Poets: Marty McConnell & Rives followed by L I V E DJ Dance Party |
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* Partners and spouses of workshop participants are invited to attend the Fundraising Gala. Tickets are $125 (1 guest/participant) Tickets are $125. Auditor Tuition does not include the gala. Auditors may attend with one guest, tickets: $125 each. |
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