Join poet John Calderazzo in a workshop exploring the poetry of Olds. This workshop is open for all ages and all levels.

Be inspired by the bravery and compassion of Sharon Olds’ poetic imagination.  In this two-hour workshop, participants will explore the marshaling of Old’s biographical details into lyrical, emotionally compelling art and the many angles from which she observes important turning points in her life—in Stag’s Leap and in other books, like 2019’s Odes. See what we can learn from her to bring to our own work—especially when it becomes obvious that one poem alone on a theme can’t do the job to our satisfaction. Along the way, we will tackle some prompts to inspire you to explore, one exciting word and image after another, whatever many-angled thing is calling to you.

About the presenter: John Calderazzo’s poems and essays have appeared in Audubon, Georgia Review, Orion and many anthologies, including Best American Nature Writing and Best Travel Adventure Stories. His first poetry collection is The Exact Weight of the Soul (Red Mountain Press, 2020); his second, In the Soup, is forthcoming from Middle Creek Press. Among his three nonfiction books is Rising Fire: Volcanoes & Our Inner Lives.  He’s English Professor Emeritus at Colorado State University, where he taught for 30 years in the MFA creative writing program and won a Best CSU Teacher award.

Space is limited. Registration is required.

For more information or if you need help registering, please call 970-962-2402