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Poets hosting workshop, reading

Al Rempel, a local high school teacher ,and Kerry Gilbert who is from Vernon and teaches at Okanagan College, are hosting an online workshop and reading. Interior Dialogues l & ll: Prince George will be held on Nov. 22 and 29 from 1:40 to 3:30 p.m.
Al Rempel
Al Rempel.

Al Rempel, a local high school teacher ,and Kerry Gilbert who is from Vernon and teaches at Okanagan College, are hosting an online workshop and reading.

Interior Dialogues l & ll: Prince George will be held on Nov. 22 and 29 from 1:40 to 3:30 p.m. on Zoom.

The poetry workshop goes Jan. 30, as it has been pushed back from its orginal two-day event that was to start Nov. 22, followed by the poetry reading the following week.

Rempel will talk about Retorquing Your Poetry: How to Give Your Poems Power.

"So the torque is the twist at the end of a line," Rempel said. "In my mind that is what defines poetry. There is a kind of a tension or we talk about a use of language that is ratcheted or tightly wound. It's what separates poetry from prose - that twisting action. The torque leads to surprise. You don't know where the poet will take you next."

Rempel said he'll be speaking about crafting a poem while Gilbert will be talking more about inspiring ideas on what to write about. 

During the poetry reading portion of the online event there will be an open mic component where those who attended the workshop will have first dibs on the 10 spots available. 

Poets will have the opportunity to read one poem that's up to three minutes long.

Participants can also send their work to Rempel and Gilbert to get their feedback.

These events are free and presented by the Federation of BC Writers.

Participants must register to attend at bcwriters.ca/event-for-writers where they will get the Zoom meeting link.