Thursday, April 19, 2007

WyoPoets workshop in Casper

WyoPoets workshop "When Words Have Wings," a celebration of poetry featuring Joan Puma Bennet's workshop, "Living to Write," will be held Saturday, April 28, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, in Casper, WY, at the Hampton Inn. Poets who register by March 31 may include a poem to be critiqued by Ms. Bennett at no additonal charge.

Registration is $35, which does not include a critique. Registrations at the door are welcome, and full-time students' registration is $5.

Joan Puma Bennett has taught creative writing for 20 years in a variety of settings in Wyoming and across the country. Ms. Bennett was a staff writer for the The New Yorker for many years. Her poetry manuscript, Om-ing in Wyoming, was a finalist for the 2006 Doubleday Literary Fellowship. She is a Wyoming Arts Council-approved poet and presenter.

For further information please contact Lee Ann Siebken, (307) 358-2898, or visit the website at weelas@netcommander.com