Pre-arrival: Step #1

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Participants will be mailed the selected Art & Spirit text three weeks before arrival. They will read it in preparation for the Art & Spirit seminars. 

Pre-arrival: Step #2 

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Participants will collect and bring 5 of their own poems to workshop during the workshop sessions. 

Art & Spirit Seminar: ~30-45 minutes

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Participants will engage in a seminar discussion on the relationship of Art & Spirit , kickstarted by the Art & Spirit text. 

Poetry Workshop: ~1 hour

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Attendees will participate in a faciliated, MFA-style poetry workshop, offering and receiving pointed feedback on their own work. 

Craft Talk: ~30 minutes

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30-minute lecture/discussion over elements of poetic craft, often facilitated with a selected text. For an example of what study of poetic craft can look like, read "The Sentence is a Lonely Place" by Garielle Lutz. 

Craft Exercise/Writing: 30-45 minutes

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After the craft talk, students will spend 30-45 minutes writing in the countryside of Chickamauga. These pieces can be used for the next day's workshop or remain unread.