The Nature of Poetry: Responding to the World Around You

July 15 - July 19
YVONNE BLOMER

$860.00

This is a 5-day workshop. All classes run 9 – 4 pm each day with lunch included from 12 – 1 pm.

The Nature of Poetry: Responding to the World Around You

The Nature of Poetry: Responding to the World Around You

In this five-day immersive poetry class, students will have the opportunity to respond in lyrical poems to the natural world, to other forms of writing, to world events, and the to the visual art being created in other classes at MISSA. Students will write in a variety of poetic forms including free verse, and will respond in image and metaphor to what is on offer around them. The course will consist of in-class reading, discussions and writing, as well as daily homework assignments. The instructor will share poems by Canadian and World poets and encourage students to dive into their imaginations and play in language and form.

  • Student Supply List: (Click HERE): Students are responsible for bringing the supplies listed.
  • Materials Fee: $5
  • Course Level: All Skill Levels
  • Course Prerequisites: Some poetry experience will help, begin reading some contemporary poetry

Price: $860

This price includes: tuition, daily lunch, material fees (if required), any applicable taxes and is listed in Canadian Dollars.

YVONNE BLOMER

Yvonne Blomer (she/her) is an award-winning travel writer and poet. The Last Show on Earth, her fifth book, came out with Caitlin Press in 2022. Yvonne’s poetry books include As if a Raven (Palimpsest Press, 2015), and the anthologies Refugium: Poems for the Pacific and Sweet Water: Poems for the Watersheds (Caitlin Press, 2017 and 2021). Sugar Ride: Cycling from Hanoi to Kuala Lumpur (Palimpsest Press, 2017) is her travel memoir exploring body, time, and travel.

Click here to read more about YVONNE BLOMER

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Workshops will not run until sufficient enrollment has been met. Please register BEFORE MAY 31 to avoid cancellations.

Attendee Details

MISSA Course Withdrawal & Refund Policy

All requests for course withdrawals and/or accommodation cancellations must be made through MISSA’s online form. Requests made in person or by phone, text or email will not be accepted.

Refunds and credits are subject to the course withdrawal and accommodation cancellation deadlines and fees outlined below. Please note, no refunds will be processed during the MISSA Summer Arts Program.

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Course Withdrawal Deadlines

Forms received on or before May 3, 2024 – Pre-paid tuition and material fees will be refunded. A $50 administrative fee applies for each course withdrawal. Material fees will be refunded in full.

Forms received on or before June 14, 2024 – A credit will be issued for pre-paid tuition, less a $50 administration fee per course withdrawal. Pre-paid material fees are not eligible for refund.

Forms received after June 14, 2024 – Course withdrawals made after this date are not eligible for refund or credit of tuition and material fees.

Tuition credits are issued in the form of a code to be used for registration in future MISSA workshops and/or for on-campus accommodations. Credit codes may be transferred to another person. MISSA credit codes have no cash value and cannot be refunded.

If MISSA must cancel a workshop, students will be offered an alternative workshop. If the 2024 program is completely cancelled (due to COVID restrictions or any other force majeure), a full refund will be given (tuition, material fee and accommodation) or a MISSA credit will be offered.

Accommodation Cancellation Deadlines
On-campus accommodations may be cancelled up to 14 days prior to the first day of MISSA and pre-paid accommodation fees will be refunded, less a $50 deposit fee. Accommodation cancellations made after the deadline are not eligible for refund.

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Exceptions

If you must withdraw from a course and/or cancel your accommodations due to exceptional circumstances, you may request a refund on the basis of hardship and/or compassionate grounds. All requests must be made in writing using the online form. Approval of such requests may only be made by the MISSA Board of Directors and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

$860.00

This price includes: tuition, daily lunch, material fees (if required), any applicable taxes and is listed in Canadian Dollars.

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