SPC AFFILIATED WORKSHOPS

 

COAST TO COAST POETRY CONSORTIUM SUNDAYS, 3 p.m.

 

Coast-to-Coast Poetry is a critique workshop dedicated to working through the process that brings poetry to the printed page. They meet once a week, Sundays at 3 p.m. via Zoom. This is a serious group of writers that will stretch your levels through kind and constructive questioning. The questions are always about the work and never about the poet. Each participant brings a poem (1) to be read followed by a round robin discussion that takes approximately ten minutes per poem. The group is curated by Len Germinara. If this interests you, contact Len directly at www.lensir@hotmail.com">www.lensir@hotmail.com SPC

 

TUESDAY NIGHT POETRY WORKSHOP: NEW START TIME: TUESDAYS AT 7 p.m.

 

Due to the good fortune of growing participation, the Tuesday Night Workshop is now starting at 7 p.m. Danyen Powell has been facilitating the Tuesday Night Poetry Workshop at The Sacramento Poetry Center for over 30 years. It’s a hybrid event: both in person at the Sacramento Poetry Center, 1719 25th St., and on Zoom. Designed to elicit constructive feedback, the workshop involves a critique of presented work. It begins promptly at 7 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. Writers can participate in the workshop by emailing one poem on a standard sizedsheet of typing paper to: sac.tuesday.poetry@gmail.com by 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays so all the poems are screen-shared from one place. For more information, please write to sac.tuesday.poetry@gmail.com.

 

POLYPHONICS: A WORKSHOP OF POETS IN CONVERSATION, WEDNESDAYS AT 7 p.m.

 

The workshop is conducted by poet and SPC member Kyle Griffiths. The generative writing workshop explores the intersections of diverse voices and creative energies, shaping a shared poetic dialogue. Overarching themes will be proposed as the lens through which to guide your writing. Each session will center on one of these themes, using a variety of writing modalities — journal entries, personal letters, descriptive exercises, and reflective prompts — to deepen the exploration. This workshop will foster intimate discussion, meaningful feedback, and a deeply supportive creative space. The workshop is conducted by poet and SPC member Kyle Griffiths. If you’re interested in participating, or have questions, drop a note to kylegriffithsband@gmail.com.

 

MARIEWRITERS WEDNESDAYS AT 6 p.m.

 

MarieWriters was founded in honor of Marie Reynolds, a Sacramento poet whom many were lucky to know. Before Marie died of breast cancer in fall 2018, we started a weekly writing group in her name. MarieWriters is a generative workshop–one person brings a prompt; and we all write for 30 minutes. Then we share what we’ve written and provide positive feedback–commenting on the strong points in each other’s writing. The workshop is facilitated by Bob Stanley. MarieWriters meets Wednesday nights, online, starting at 6 p.m., and always welcomes new writers! New link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81754439193? pwd=HFFo6xbvVIIaiKYGu8M4LOgg8sfviL.1

 

WRITING FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THURSDAYS 5 p.m.

 

Writing From The Inside Out is a weekly prompt writing course facilitated by Nick LeForce, attended by a group of your fellow writers, poets, and those wishing to use writing for personal growth and expression. You get a prompt at the beginning of the week, and then have a read-around on zoom at the end of the week. It’s free, fun, a great way to share, and reading a poem is optional. Please register to participate. You will receive a writing prompt every Monday morning by email to use as a catalyst (or use your own inspiration) to write your original work. We meet on Thursday afternoons at 5 p.m. via zoom to read our work to each other, and use the basic AWA format for commenting on shared work. Once you have registered, you do not need to register again, simply use the link sent to you in your confirmation email. More info: www.nickleforce.com → Inside Out. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/ meeting/ register/upwkde- opjkpnyQECAVBKolY4hKCdl61uAT

 

SAC POETS WORKSHOPS AT SPC, THURSDAYS (EXCEPT FIRST), 7 p,m.

 

Sac Poets, directed by Chio Saetern, is a poetry community that hosts a variety of workshops, a poetry book club, and a poets' group therapy (with a professional, offsite). Their mission is to empower the diverse poets of Sacramento through free and accessible workshops and education, and create a collective identity for poetry in our city. They meet on Thursdays (except for the first Thursday of the month) at SPC, and hold events on other days elsewhere. Follow them on instagram @sacpoets; for more information/questions write to them at sacpoets916@gmail.com.