Maker Faire Pioneer Valley 2023
Learn How to Make Erasure Poetry
Home: Massachusetts, United States
If you've ever struggled to write a poem, come learn a new technique that's fun and exciting. Inspired by Austin Kleon's Newspaper Blackout, this workshop is a hands on in-real-time poetry creating experiment. Gray is a writer who will be guiding you through the process -- both assisting with helpful tips and demonstrating a variety of approaches to discover your own poems. Whether you're a seasoned writer or haven't ever written a poem, this workshop is for you! Space is limited. Register now!
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Maker
Gray Janove
Gray is a writer and visual artist living in Western Massachusetts, currently at work on a memoir. Gray enjoys teaching poetry workshops and connecting with people through art.
What Inspired You to Make This?
I got excited about Newspaper Blackout Poetry (which I now call Erasure Poetry) in 2013/2014 when I was a graduate student and didn't have as much time to write poems. The erasure style is a bit like solving a puzzle or playing a game - time limited and satisfying. I created one every day for 3 months, had my poems exhibited in a museum in Santa Cruz, and self-published a book of 100 erasure poems as a testament to that time in my life.
