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WORKSHOPS	CLASSES	CPC BACKGROUND	OTHER ACTIVITIES
Building the Better Poem Wednesdays, 7-9, 6 weeks, $200 (members, $160) Start date: June 15 Joan Houlihan, Instructor This workshop focuses on the development of poetic craft by examining the essential devices and techniques that make a poem successful. Participants will explore these techniques in exercises and by submitting their work for group critique. Joan Houlihan's Bio To register, call 978-371-0820 or download form and follow instructions. New Seeds for Writing Saturday, May 7, 1-4 pm Fee: $35 (CPC members, $28) Sophie Wadsworth, Instructor ”Poems would be easy if our heads weren't so full of the day's clatter. The task is to get through to the other side, where we can hear the deep rhythms that connect us with the stars and the tides.”--Stanley Kunitz This workshop offers a day of exploring poetry, writing, and discovering new ideas on the page. Poems by poets ranging from E.E. Cummings to Rumi will offer inspiration, and we’ll explore what makes poetry accessible, full of music, and spiritually vital. Emphasis will be on discovering our own wildest ideas. We’ll try a variety of writing exercises to begin new poems, and talk about ways to cultivate-- or deepen-- a writing practice. Both beginning and experienced writers welcome. Poems and related articles will be provided. Sophie Wadsworth's Bio To register, call 978-371-0820 or download form and follow instructions.	Wallace Stevens: Choices of the Imagination Tuesdays, 7-9 pm, 5 weeks, $150 (members, $120) Start date: April 12 Michael Perrow, Instructor Many consider Stevens the essential voice of 20th century modern poetry, whose strong influence is evident throughout much of the contemporary canon. Exactly 50 years since his death, how does Stevens'influence stack up against the confessionals, the New York school, the neo-surrealists, the language poets? In this five-week seminar, we will explore his major poems and -- time permitting -- everything in between, closely reading to discover style, thematic obsessions, and the choices of a poetic imagination that will inform your own decisions in the creative process. Michael Perrow's Bio To register, call 978-371-0820 or download form and follow instructions. Click to Download Flyer for Workshops & Classes (Flyers can be printed from Microsoft Word. You may have to open Word before downloading.)	Mission of the Center The Concord Poetry Center (CPC) seeks to provide activities and services for poets, poetry-lovers, students of poetry and teachers throughout metro-west Boston. Located in the Emerson Umbrella for the Arts Building in the heart of Concord, CPC serves as a community for poets and poetry-lovers as well as a place for poetry courses, workshops, seminars, publication consultations, readings, and performances. CPC serves the many unaffiliated poets in the Greater Boston area who wish to improve their writing skills as well as those who simply want to hear and enjoy poetry with others. About Us The Concord Poetry Center is a self-contained program sponsored by the Emerson Umbrella for the Arts cultural organization and shares its facilities as well as its non-profit status and Board of Directors. More at: Who We Are and History of CPC Facilities As a resident program within Emerson Umbrella for the Arts, CPC has access to the use of auditoriums and a number of large and small rooms. The Center is easily accessible by commuter rail and car for the many individuals and families who come to Concord for its exceptional historic and artistic attractions.	Visit Members' Gallery You'll find a short bio for each one listed so far, and, with any luck, a picture. Visit Gallery Membership The several levels of membership and support are described here A recent membership list and a link to a membership application form are also provided . Members' Interactive On-Line Community All members can participate in the Concord Poetry Center on-line forums, which support posts and responses to posts on any number of poetry topics in several forums. There is also a members' chat room permitting immediate response for interactive discussions and debates. Registration instructions for joining the on-line community Go to Forums Go to Chat Room

Franz Wright Reading Archive -- History of CPC -- The Power -- New England Poets as They Were A SATURDAY NIGHT READING AT THE CPC (MANY THANKS TO DAVID OMAR WHITE) Home of the Concord Poetry Center and the Emerson Umbrella For The Arts 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742 978.371.0820 Joan Houlihan, Director Concord Poetry Center 978-897-0712 joan@concordpoetry.org Eric Howlett, Webmaster poly@world.std.com (Or -- E-Mail Us )