The German philosopher Martin Heidegger wrote often about what he called “The Mystery,” which seems to be “the place” where poems come from. Poet Mark Strand said, “One of the amazing things about what I do is you don’t know when you’re going to be hit with an idea, you don’t know where it comes from…I have no idea where things come from. It’s a great mystery to me…” In this workshop, we’ll explore this question through various writing activities and discussion. Please bring your ideas about where poems come from—and be ready to receive and consider others’ ideas as well.

Led by: Shannon Rooney