Writing Classes In-person
Poetry of Observation: Starting and Keeping a Commonplace Book
This four-week poetry class will focus on the practice of keeping a commonplace book and how that practice can lead to a more generative poetic life.

ON THE TENTH SEASON OF THE ARCHIVE PROJECT, ENJOY DISCUSSIONS FROM PORTLAND ARTS & LECTURES, PORTLAND BOOK FESTIVAL, AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS FROM OUR HOME IN PORTLAND, OREGON AND BEYOND.
Kate Garcia is a poet, teacher, and quilter from the Inland Empire of Southern California. Her work has appeared in Gulf Coast, Fugue, phoebe, The Florida Review, and elsewhere. Her debut chapbook, Bartending for a Stamp with My Face on It, will be published with The Chestnut Review next year. She holds an MFA in poetry from University of Montana.
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This four-week poetry class will focus on the practice of keeping a commonplace book and how that practice can lead to a more generative poetic life.
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