Writer-in-Residence: Poetry for the Bermuda Biennial 2022

The Department of Culture in partnership with the Bermuda National Gallery is pleased to offer a Writer in Residence Programme - A New Vocabulary: Past. Present. Future. Poetry for the Bermuda Biennial 2022.

WORKSHOP DATES:

Lunchtime Sessions: Fridays 7, 14, 21 & 28 January – 12.30 pm to 1.30 pm –held online on ZOOM

Saturdays Workshops: Saturdays 8, 15, 22 & 29 January – 10 am to 12 pm via ZOOM

Limited spaces available

Workshops will be led by Bermudian authors Dr. Chris Astwood, Dr. Paul Maddern, Andra Simons, Alan C. Smith, and Yesha Townsend.

Please register below and select the workshop dates you would like to attend (as many or as few as you would like).

EVERY WORKSHOP WILL BE DIFFERENT with new opportunities to explore new and exciting aspects of poetry creation.

In celebration of the 15th Bermuda Biennial, the Bermuda National Gallery (“BNG”) is welcoming poetry submissions for the very first time. The Department of Culture is partnering with the BNG to hold a series of workshops for writers –whether fresh to poetry or accomplished poets– to create new works for the Biennial.

We call writers to celebrate the new year by helping to give voice to Bermuda’s stories: put to paper our past and conjure our future.

Unlike the Department’s previous Writer-in-Residence programmes, each workshop will be a stand-alone experience – focusing on a range of topics from generating new work to refining already written pieces. Writers are invited to participate in all the workshops or select workshops based on their interests or needs.

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Please select the workshop(s) you would like to attend

Fri. 7 Jan 12.30-1.30pm -Create New work with Yesha Townsend (ZOOM)Sat. 8 Jan 10am-12pm Generating new work for a theme - Alan C. Smith (ZOOM)Fri. 14 Jan 12.30-1.30pm -Create New work with Yesha Townsend (ZOOM)Sat. 15 Jan 10 am-12pm Create new work with Dr. Chris Astwood (ZOOM)Fri. 21 Jan 12.30-1.30pm -Create New work with Yesha Townsend (ZOOM)Sat. 22 Jan 10am -12pm Create New work with Dr. Chris Astwood (ZOOM)Fri. 28 Jan 12.30-1.30pm -Create New work with Yesha Townsend (ZOOM)Sat & Sunday 29&30 Jan - various times - one-on-one sessions with Dr. Paul Maddern or Andra Simons to review and edit completed work. (ZOOM)

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Please let us know if you have any questions for us ahead of the workshops.

Department of Culture: Writer in Residence Programme