WORDS ARE THINGS: visual Poetry workshops by Stray Signals
The introductory session for this workshop has now passed. It is available for groups and venues by request (email mpembrey@gmail.com) and we are planning repeat sessions.
Feedback for Words Are Things:
'I LOVED the Words Are Things workshop. I've never been to anything like it before and was amazed at how easily the creative juices flowed.' Joe
'I found that the workshop exercises were very inspirational in the way they approached the construction of texts from angles I'd never considered. I thought the content was excellent... My only complaint is that it isn't more often!' Tony
'I really enjoyed the workshop and think you structured it very well, with the activities building into each other in a good creative flow!' Astrid
Sunday 14th March, 5-8pm
'I found that the workshop exercises were very inspirational in the way they approached the construction of texts from angles I'd never considered. I thought the content was excellent... My only complaint is that it isn't more often!' Tony
'I really enjoyed the workshop and think you structured it very well, with the activities building into each other in a good creative flow!' Astrid
Sunday 14th March, 5-8pm
Sunday 21st March, 5-8pm
Introductory offer: each session £10
Materials (plus tea and cake) provided.
The Light Room, Coachwerks, 19 Hollingdean Terrace, BN1 7HB
'But words are things and a small drop of ink,
Falling Like dew upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.'
Lord Byron, Don Juan
Artist Mark Pembrey and writer Dulcie Few lead a workshop investigating visual poetry and the physical qualities of words, combining their artistic and literary disciplines. A useful and enjoyable dialogue will take place, looking at relevant artists and poets, and creating new work in a relaxed and friendly environment. We will be exploring, among other things,
Concrete poetry
Forms of poetry to which the look of the poem on the page is integral: shape poems, pattern poems, carmen figurata.
Object-based poetry
Poems inspired by objects, objects inspired by poems, poems made from objects and objects made from poems.
Typography
How the fonts we choose and our awareness of typography effect the way our material is read.
Each participant will come away with one or more self-made book(s) of Concrete Poetry,
Each participant will come away with one or more self-made book(s) of Concrete Poetry,
Mark Pembrey
After his BA Fine Art Mark co-founded Gallery Glue, a successful arts project space, and began to run Stray Signals poetry, storytelling and performance events in Newcastle upon Tyne. He moved to Brighton in August to study an MA in Sequential Design & Illustration and restart Stray Signals. He has exhibited widely and published a number of short stories and poems.
Dulcie Few
Dulcie recently completed an MA in Creative and Critical Writing. She is one of the editors of Leaf, a small journal of new poetry and short prose. As well co-running Stray Signals she also co-facilitates Just Write, a monthly writing workshop.
Contact,
Mark: mpembrey@gmail.com, or Dulcie: dulcilatte@yahoo.co.uk
