Reignite: Burning Through Barriers with Free-Verse Poetry

What? 

Reignite is a 6-week community class exploring free-verse poetry as a tool to reignite creativity, connectedness, and general wellness. The 10 individuals who participate in Reignite are shown how to embrace the poetic medium for its holistic ability to reconnect individuals with Self and Community.

Who? 

Led by local poetry facilitator Gemma Campanini, this course welcomes adults 18 and older from all backgrounds, lifestyles, and levels of experience writing and performing poetry. The course material is most beneficial for those interested in the art form but unsure of how to begin, or those who were once involved but have since lost the spark.

How? 

Reignite expands on the fundamentals of free-verse poetry, also integrating concepts such as a collaborative writing and performance-style spoken word poetry. The class features 6 sessions- first, 5 weekly workshop meetings, and then 1 capstone showcase at the end, during which the learners read for a local community audience, performing a selection of the poetry they have written in the previous 5 sessions. The showcase will be free to attend and open to the public, advertised in advance to encourage a community audience. Note: yes, it may be scary, and yes, you will be glad that you did it!