Join Camilla Gibb, internationally acclaimed author of five novels, a best-selling memoir, and most recently the poetry collection, I Used to be a Pisces, in this hands-on workshop where we’ll explore some of the many possible intersections between collage and poetry. This is an opportunity to experiment and play with found poetry, blackout or erasure poetry, collage poems and collages incorporating text. No writing or collage experience is necessary.
To quote the late great Diane Keaton who collaged throughout her life: “I’m just a person who cuts out paper, throws it up on the wall. I like to play around with cutting objects and putting them in the same moment.” In that spirit, let’s see what new stories we can create out of recycled and repurposed materials.
We’ll have all the basic tools and materials you’ll need, but if you are compelled, bring some text—a poem of your own, a printout of a poem you love, an old letter, a page out of a journal, a shopping list, a poster torn off a utility pole…
