Laura K Deal

Blending Poetry and Story Workshop

with Laura Deal

Learn to blend stories and poetry

Storytellers understand the difference between a story and a poem. Yet spoken-word poetry blurs the line between these art forms, as does some prose. This workshop explores poetry-as-story, as well as ways to enrich storytelling with poetic use of language. We’ll play with words using fun prompts and a method for tapping into creativity that Laura calls Juxtaprise. By inviting the element of chance to join us, we’ll sneak past our inner critics to our creative playground, and create some fresh, new material.

What's Included:

Discussion of poetic elements and story elements
Explanation of the playful process of Juxtaprise
Access to a rich collection of materials for prompts
Time to explore the juxtapositions and surprises the prompts provide

Insights

Laura’s compassionate and playful approach to leading this workshop creates a safe and welcoming atmosphere in which to invite creative ideas out to play. Participants find the methods lead to developing drafts of unexpected new material that they can revisit and revise later.

What People Are Saying

“Laura Deal is a compassionate teacher and leader. I attended a workshop of hers at Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference which, through poetry, provided many insights into the creation of written work. This could then be used for performance work. The tools Laura used were simple, but the results were powerful, and as varied as you wanted to make them. Her gentle leading, probing and the asking of questions brought out some high quality work from all of the participants. Thank you Laura.”

Simon Brooks

Storyteller, Humorist, Performance Artist, Raconteur