The Bronx Historical Society is presenting "The Kindness Session," a free poetry workshop on recognizing the difference between kindness and cruelty to channel that in our writing on October 6 at 6:00 PM till approximately 7:45. The Poetry Workshop takes place at Poe Cottage, 2640 Grand Concourse, in the Bronx. Subways near the Visitors Center are the 4, B, and D train at the Kingsbridge stop. Buses to the Center are Bx9, Bx22, Bx28, Bx38, and BxM4 (Express bus). The Poe Visitors Center is up the Hill from the Fordham Metro North train stop.
Led by
area poet Anne Leighton, the Kindness Session will include sharing works
from classic and contemporary writers including Edgar Allan Poe, Amanda
Gorman, William Shakespeare, Tom T. Hall, Ann Hampton-Callaway, Emily Dickinson,
as well as selected poems from attendees.
Once the
attendees discuss poems, they’ll be encouraged to think of incidents where they
recognize kindness from life experiences, friends and acquaintances, and
how it affected their lives. From there, writers will be encouraged to create a
first draft of poetry. Writers will read their poems, and be encouraged to
revise a first draft by Thanksgiving.
