Wednesday-Friday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 2:00pm
1006 Penn Ave., La Grande, OR 97850
PO Box 541, La Grande, OR 97850
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541-624-2800
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Bad Poetry (Age 18+)
December 10 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
December 1, 3, 8, & 10 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Poetry: what are the rules, what is the structure, how do you know if your poetry is good or not? Join Teaching Artist Bill for this four-session exploration of “bad” poetry! In these four sessions, there are no rules about spelling, punctuation, grammar, spacing, number or structure of verses, or anything else. You’re free to write however you want. You’ll learn that you have permission to write whatever, whenever, and wherever you want, writing for any reason or no reason at all. Participants in “Bad Poetry” are free to share their poems with the group if they choose to. Please bring a pen and paper or whatever writing tools you prefer. Please enter through the 5th Street door.
You can register for this class here: https://artcentereast.org/calendar/bad-poetry-age-18/
Teaching Artist: Bill Riley
Cost: $75 Member / $90 Non-Member
Location: Art Center East
Bill Riley has participated in writing classes and workshops about taking risks with writing, and he’s listened to and read what is considered “good poetry”. His formal professional education and experience in his former career give him an accumulation of knowledge that easily qualifies him to be the facilitator of Bad Poetry.
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Registration cancellations & transfers must be made through Art Center East at (541) 624-2800 48 hours or more before the class start time. We cannot issue refunds or transfers for cancellations received after the 48-hour cutoff. Exceptions will be considered for medical or family emergencies. ACE will honor a refund, minus a $10 administration fee when the cancellation is made 48 hours or more before class start date. When a class is canceled due to low enrollment, we will issue a refund for all registration fees. ACE will contact you in the event of a cancellation. Face coverings will be required in accordance with statewide regulations current at the time.
Wednesday-Friday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
