Friday, April 30, 2021
When: 1pm to 3pm
Where: The Mill Exhibition Space, 154 Angas St, Kaurna Yerta
Cost: $20 + booking fee
Presented in The Mill’s gallery space, this workshop will explore how to experiment with poetry and use text to respond creatively to other art forms.
About the workshop:
This two hour poetry workshop is for all levels, from beginners to confident poets wanting to expand their creative toolset.
The workshop will lead participants through a variety of performative approaches to improvising poetry and resisting self-censoring your writing.
Jess will introduce you to the techniques of lyrical poetry, developing a poetic voice, and experimenting with themes and content. This session leads on from Jess’s previous workshops through The Mill, though previous writing experience is not necessary.
The workshop is designed to be approachable to people from varied creative practices, for writers and non-writers wanting to learn more about poetic techniques and kick start their creative process.
The Mill is an accessible space. Disability access is available via Angas Street, and a disability toilet is also available. More access information is available on our website. If you have any questions or additional accessibility requirements, please contact us at info@themilladelaide.com
About the writer:
Jess Martin is a poet, critic, and interdisciplinary artist whose work is informed by their collaboration with artists across a variety of disciplines including dance, photography and sound art. Their recent work is investigating improvised ekphrastic poetry in performance contexts.
Jess is interested in experimental performance, sharing experiences of queerness and disability, and making work in regional contexts. They have experience facilitating creative projects and workshops as a poet, performer and textile artist.
As a reviewer, Jess’s work has appeared in Witness Performance, The Adelaide Review, and Fest Magazine among others. Jess was 2020 Writer in Residence at The Mill, and in 2018 was a Vitalstatistix Adhocracy festival residency artist.
Jess’s recent projects include participating as an artist in National Young Writers’ Festival 2020 and collaborative scriptwriting for the joint State Theatre Company SA & ActNow Theatre project Decameron 2.0.