Lehigh Valley Poetry hosts a monthly virtual salon and open mic on the first Monday of the month at 8:30 PM. (EST) Prior to the open mic, we host a “mini workshop” from 8:00- 8:30. This has been running as an added session since the pandemic started, facilitated by E. Lynn Alexander, unless there is a guest facilitator. We usually post the events on the Lehigh Valley Poetry facebook page (“events”) and the link and updates in the event discussion. We also post reminders on our Instagram page.
The monthly mini workshop is meant to be a quick prompt, exercise, introduction to a form, etc. that participants can use later on. Some participants share the draft, as we typically plan for about ten minutes of writing and practice. After a few shares and reflection, we transition quickly into the open mic portion of the evening. Please feel free to reach out to Lynn (elynnalexander@gmail.com) with any questions or accommodation needs. The topics are posted ahead for those who prefer to view here on the website and follow along.
Monthly Mini: December 2022 Sensory and Scene
This session will be pretty straight forward, with some suggestions at the end for additional ways to challenge yourself and your writing. We will be looking at senses- touch, hearing, smell, etc. and how we can use words to set a scene that a reader can imagine. We are looking for strong words and will try to think of some words to match the situations below. Then we will try to write a few lines that use sensory language.
Think about one or two of the situations below and try to think of a strong sensory word that you might use:
People in a park
A crowded restaurant
Cooking breakfast
A proposal at the beach
Childbirth
First day of school
Construction
Think of a setting and use two or more sensory words to describe the setting that would help the reader “get it”- the atmosphere, the noise, etc.
