Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Poetry Workshop Led by Traci O’Dea
CCA Galleries International 10 Hill Street JE2 4UA Saint Helier
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Join us for a Poetry Workshop Led by Traci O’Dea!
Calling all wordsmiths, the incredible American poet and educator Traci O’Dea will be making a much welcome return to Jersey and will lead one of her not to be missed ekphrastic poetry workshops. After the success of her previous ekphrastic poetry workshops Traci O'Dea returns to CCA Galleries International to lead students in writing poems inspired by Word Play exhibition. Traci leads students on a writing journey culminating in finished poems that will be performed as part of the Word Play exhibition during an evening of poetry readings in a relaxed and sociable atmosphere.
An Ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning. Traci O’Dea has been leading Ekphrastic poetry workshops for many years, inspiring poets as well as beginners to put pencil to paper to create the most wonderful poems inspired, not only by the artworks in the gallery but by the inventive methodologies Traci conjures to lead us through the creation of texts and poems.
An American poet with a history of living in Jersey, Traci O'Dea is the author of two poetry collections: Waving (Assure Press, 2021) and Restricted Movement (Scotland Street Press, 2021). The audiobook for Restricted Movement is available on Audible, iTunes, and Amazon with Traci as the narrator. Her poems appear in the following places: BBC Radio Jersey, Poetry, Poetry Daily, Literary Matters, The Hopkins Review, The Jersey Evening Post, the Goethe Institut, and elsewhere. In 2024, Scotland Street Press will publish Traci O'Dea's feminist interpretations of Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal.
Let Traci guide you through various writing exercises and techniques to help you unleash your creativity.
The workshop and event will take place at the
CCA Galleries International
, a beautiful venue that will surely inspire your poetic soul. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with fellow poets and explore the power of poetry. Sign up now!