Tree Seed Workshop with Anita Dolman: Poetry as Storytelling

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 6:45pm

Black Squirrel Books & Tea
1073 Bank Street
Ottawa, ON
K1S 3W9

In this week's Tree Seed Workshop, Ottawa writer Anita Dolman will give us s brief overview of poetry as a storytelling device, highlighting some of the techniques and approaches used in narrative poetry throughout its evolution, particularly in 20th-century and contemporary poetry. Participants are invited to bring an example or excerpt of a narrative poem, either their own or another poet’s, for discussion.

Anita Dolman’s poetry and fiction have appeared throughout Canada and the United States, including, most recently, in The Peter F. Yacht Club, On Spec, Ottawater, Grain,Bywords.ca and The Antigonish Review. Her second chapbook of poetry, Where No One Can See You, was published by AngelHousePress (Ottawa, 2014). Her short story “ Happy Enough ” is available as an e-book from Morning Rain Publishing. Her Dutch translations appeared in the 2013 above/ground press chapbook Two Dutch Poets: Hélène Gelens and Erik Lindner. Anita’s non-fiction has appeared in various publications, including, most recently, the international anthology Women in Clothes (Blue Rider Press, Toronto; eds. Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits and Leanne Shapton).