The Kindness Session, a Poetry Workshop
Bronx
Historical Society is presenting "The Kindness Session," a poetry
workshop on recognizing the difference between kindness and cruelty to channel
that in our writing on April 1 at 6 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 including Edgar Allen Poe, Naomi Shihab
Nye, Muhammad Ali, 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 the first week of May.
Anne Leighton appears on the Grammy-nominated album, “Healthy Food for Thought: Good Enough to Eat,” (Audio & Video Labs) reading her poem “Feed Your Parents Well.” She’s contributed to The Indie Collaborative, The Literary Parrot, Elephant Journal. Her poetry book “The Leighton Explosion” made enough of a profit to use her earnings to record an original song, “Got My Eye on You, Santa,” which found her a publishing deal with Sheer Music South Africa/Downtown Music, USA. Anne's performed in the Bronx at ART in the Basin, Johnny Zs, and throughout New York State include NYC's Nuyorican Poets Cafe and Peter Max's Studio.
