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ONLINE The Villanelle
Saturday, May 25, 2024 | 1-4PM MT
Instructor: Jade O'Riley
MEMBER PRICE: $60.00 (with member coupon AWCSM25)
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $80.00
This musical nineteen-line poem form that runs on two rhymes and a refrain has been written by many famous poets: Dylan Thomas, Theodore Roethke, Elizabeth bishop, Sylvia Plath, W.H. Auden and the poet who wrote Invictus, W. E. Henley. Though tightly constructed, beyond its opening stanza the poem almost writes itself! It’s quite flexible and lends itself to many moods and subjects; plus, it’s a feather in the cap of any poet who writes one!
This is an interactive online class using the Zoom web platform.
Jade O’Riley has spent many years learning the art and language of poetry. In 1996 Jade went to New York – the first year April became dedicated as National Poetry Month – and immersed herself in the poetry world; taking classes, going to uptown and downtown readings, spending hours writing at Poets house. Inspired by her time at Poets House Jade’s dream to open a Poets library in her home city began to germinate. In New York she also completed her first full-length poetry manuscript, “56 Days in the History of Love” which was then published by Mellen Poetry Press in New York. In 2007 Jade started teaching poetry At City Arts; she specializes in classic poetry forms and created a poetry editing technique called Poets Toolbox. In 2014 she opened Edmonton Poets House for library hours and poetry reading events. In 2019 Jade’s relocated to Calgary and took her City Arts poetry classes with her online; she also began teaching with Alexandra Writing Centre.