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Still An Unexpected Poet

  • Thu, September 21, 2023
  • Thu, October 26, 2023
  • 6 sessions
  • Thu, September 21, 2023, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM (EDT)
  • Thu, September 28, 2023, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM (EDT)
  • Thu, October 05, 2023, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM (EDT)
  • Thu, October 12, 2023, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM (EDT)
  • Thu, October 19, 2023, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM (EDT)
  • Thu, October 26, 2023, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM (EDT)
  • St. Margaret's Church - Main Room
  • 18

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"Still an Unexpected Poet," a personal commentary on writing poetry, will be used as a text and departure point for extensive class discussion in this six-week seminar course. Topics will include being a poet and the places of images, prose, music in poetry.

Teacher:  John McClenahan

A resident of Swanville, Maine, John McClenahen is a writer, photographer, and college teacher with degrees from St. Lawrence University, Western Reserve University, and Georgetown University. He is the author of six books of poetry and more than a dozen collections of photographs.

The book "Still an Unexpected Poet" by John S. McClenahen is required reading and may be obtained from Amazon.com.


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