Poetry Writing Lecture

Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Location: Firehouse Cultural Center

Event type: Lectures

Understanding Poetry by John Davis Jr. will help participants derive meaning from poems old and new. In this presentation, essential elements of poetry such as rhyme, meter, and diction will be examined, and participants will learn common forms of poems. Through this session, learners will gain a stronger appreciation for an often-misunderstood genre of literature.

Lecturer Bio: John Davis Jr. is a seventh-generation Floridian whose poetry has been published in dozens of literary venues internationally. His poems have been repeatedly nominated for the Pushcart Prize and other laurels, and his books, Middle Class American Proverb (Negative Capability Press, 2014) and Hard Inheritance (Five Oaks Press, 2016) have also been critically acclaimed. He teaches English, Literature, and Creative Writing for colleges in the Tampa Bay Area, and resides in Riverview.

FREE Space is limited! Reservations Suggested!

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