Workshop: Short Form Poetry

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A moment of inspiration, a moment of beauty, a moment of joy, a moment of insight, a moment you don’t want to forget, all of these have potential to become moments you can savor and share through the ancient art form of haiku, senryu, and haiga. Would you like to learn more about these forms? Would you like to learn how to bring this type of poetry into your daily life? If so, join Katrina Serwe for a Poemwalking in Short Forms workshop. Katrina poemwalked the 1,200 miles of Wisconsin’s Ice Age National Scenic Trail and wrote a haiku (and a longer poem) for every segment. She will share her process of playing with short forms of poetry as part of daily adventure and saving memories. Participants will receive a workbook for use during class that includes resources to support ongoing exploration. Event Details: Date : Friday, November 20th Time : 5:00-7:00pm Participants: max 10 (recommended ages 14+) Location: Explore Classroom Instructor : Katrina Serwe Cost for participants : Members: $20 General Public: $25 Instructor Bio: Katrina Serwe, PhD, worked as a therapist, professor, and researcher in the field of occupational therapy for over two decades. She started poemwalking after a delightful midlife crisis. Serwe published a chapbook, First Steps (Brain Mill Press, 2025), that won the Brain Mill Press + Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets Chapbook Contest, and a full-length collection of foraged poems, A Thousand Miles of Poetry: Poemwalking Wisconsin’s Ice Age National Scenic Trail (WWA Press, April 2026). Serwe’s poems have been featured in a variety of publications including Ploughshares, Blue Heron Review, The Solitary Plover, Bramble, Portage Magazine, and Scrawl Place. You can follow her journey at KatrinaSerwe.com.

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