Ghazal workshop with Ellen Rowland
Date: Tuesday, April 7
Time: 1-3pm Eastern
Duration: 2-hours
Cost: $25
Limited to 15 participants.
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Readings are recorded and shared with all who sign up.
~ About The Workshop ~
In this instructive and generative workshop, we’ll delve into the Arabic Ghazal, exploring its historical origins and cultural significance, as well the specific stanza structure and musical devices, including refrain, rhyme, and use of repetition. Through illustrative examples, we’ll learn the particular patterns and music of this ancient form to express cultural differences, celebrate love and beauty, or insist on an idea or theme.
The first hour of workshop will cover the history of the Ghazal and its influence on modern poetry with examples and detailed writing guidelines, followed by discussion.
The second hour will be dedicated to writing time to practice the form and optional sharing of our work.
In order to create an intimate environment that encourages discussion, sharing of ideas and writing, this workshop is limited to 15 participants.
All poetry levels welcome.
~ About The Workshop Leader ~
Ellen Rowland is a writer and editor who leads small, generative poetry workshops on craft and form. She is the author of two collections of haiku: Light, Come Gather Me and Blue Seasons, and most recently The Echo of Silence/L’écho du Silence, a bi-lingual book of haiku and tanka. Her full-length poetry collection, No Small Thing, was published by Fernwood Press in 2023. You can find her writing in One Art Poetry, Sheila-Na-Gig, Braided Way, Humana Obscura, and several anthologies, including “The Path to Kindness” and “The Wonder of Small Things” edited by James Crews. Her chapbook of after poems, In Search of Lost Birds is forthcoming from Kelsay Books. She lives off the grid with her family on a small farm in Greece. Connect with her on Instagram , Facebook and Substack.
