Everything Strange and New

A generative poetry workshop with Brendan Constantine For he led us, he said, to a joyous land, Joining the town and just at hand, Where waters gushed and fruit-trees grew, And flowers put forth a fairer hue, And every thing was strange and new; - Robert Browning, The Pied Piper of Hamelin Are your poems all beginning to sound the same? Are you writing in circles? Brendan Constantine presents 'Everything Strange and New,' a generative poetry workshop for writers at all stages of craft, emphasizing the art of 'getting lost.' Participants will discover and discuss ways to venture outside the familiar in pursuit of "fresh idiom." Sufferers of Writer's Block strongly encouraged! About the Facilitator Brendan Constantine is a poet based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in many standards, including Poetry, The Nation, Best American Poetry, and Poem A Day. His fifth collection, 'The Opposites Game', was just released from Red Hen Press. He currently teaches at the Windward School and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. About Beyond Baroque Beyond Baroque is one of the United States' leading independent Literary | Arts Centers and public spaces dedicated to expanding the public's knowledge of poetry, literature and art through cultural events and community interaction. Founded in 1968 as an experimental literary magazine, Beyond Baroque is based out of the original City Hall building in Venice, California. The Center offers a diverse variety of literary and arts programming including readings and workshops. The building also houses a bookstore with a large collection of new poetry books for sale. Ticket purchase is required. Tickets will be available at the Beyond Baroque bookstore on the day of the workshop, but we recommend registering in advance through Eventbrite. Masks are encouraged while inside our center. Please arrive early. Workshop attendees are expected to behave in a respectful and considerate manner while in our space. Beyond Baroque reserves the right to remove individuals from our workshops, virtual or otherwise, if they are not respecting the space, staff, fellow attendees, or performers.