You are cordially invited to my FREE Poetry Palooza workshop on Sat, April 20 from 10am-11:30am, in which we’ll practice creating surprise in our poems by welcoming in the UGLY. 

Why drag ugly into our poems? Isn't the world ugly enough? Because “Ugly” changes us...for the better. Ugly images, sounds and forms cause US to adjust OUR moods and refocus. That’s right! “Ugly” makes us rethink and alter our responses to stimuli, which is, technically, a superhero power.

We'll talk about what "ugly" really is to our brains, and how we can harness its power, no matter how we write or what we write about.

Hope to see you there!

Most words that people associate with “ugly” aren’t.