The Massachusetts Poetry Festival 2017

For many writers, the unreachable expectations of academic life and personal goals can be the biggest deterrent in writing a new draft of a poem, story, or essay. This workshop will review one method that one community of writers, named PF, have found to keep writing despite tenuous work-life balance, the pressure to perform, and the appeal of much-needed rest. Three members of PF will walk you through the tenets of a “no pressure” writing group, including locating a suitable space, setting an open attendance policy, and using freewriting. Workshop attendees will have a chance to practice automatic writing and collaging as a way of drafting new work and learn best practices for maintaining a supportive writing community.