Join poet and educator Jan Freeman for this free July Writing Through Art Poetry Workshop at the Smith College Museum of Art. Together, we will write drafts in the galleries of the SCMA, using paintings and sculptures as portals to open memories, emotion, and new ways of using language and feeds poetry.

Poets from Franklin County, the Hilltowns, Northampton, and elsewhere in the Pioneer Valley are invited to create new drafts and poems while experiencing the many ways that visual art opens inspiration, perception, memory, and language.

The morning workshop will take place at the Smith College Museum of Art, 20 Elm Street, Northampton, MA.

Writing in response to Odilon Redon’s “Woman With a Vase of Flowers” at the Clark Art Institute.

New and experienced poets over the age of 16 may attend. Wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a notebook and sharpened pencils (no pens are permitted in the museum galleries). Maximum enrollment: 14. Sign up now!

To register, please email Jan Freeman at janfreemanpoetry@gmail.com.

This workshop is co-sponsored by Ashfield’s Belding Memorial Library, and Florence’s Lilly Library. The program is funded in part by a grant from the Ashfield Local Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Writing in response to Edgar Degas’ Dancers at the Clark Art Institute.

Immerse yourself in writing and reading poetry, surrounded by an eclectic, supportive creative community.

Please share this information with your poetry friends and sign up together for a memorable afternoon!