The haiku poem is a lens that brings the natural world into focus in three highly condensed lines. In this workshop we’ll examine the essential features of the modern haiku poem and review examples by contemporary haiku poets. Writing exercises and prompts will help participants generate their own poems. Resources for reading and submitting your own haiku for publication will be provided. This is a workshop for writers at every level of experience, or for those who are just interested in learning about the haiku form.
Instructor: Barbara Sabol’s third full-length collection is WATERMARK: Poems of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 (Alternating Current Press, 2023.) She is the associate editor of Sheila-Na-Gig online, and edited the anthology, Sharing This Delicate Bread: Selections from Sheila-Na-Gig online (2022.) Her honors include an Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council. Barbara earned an MFA from Spalding University. She is a retired speech pathologist who lives in Akron, Ohio with her husband and wonder dog.