Disciplines
Poetry
Caroline Nicole Simpson
Work with Caroline
A poet, essayist, and playwright, Caroline Simpson was the 2020 Delaware Division of Arts Established Artist in Poetry. In 2018, Finishing Line Press published her poetry chapbook, Choose Your Own Adventure and Other Poems, and in 2021, Lakewood Playhouse, WA, virtually produced her full-length play, The Asymmetrical Embrace. Nominated for Pushcart Prizes in nonfiction and poetry, her poetry and essays have appeared in the U.S. and abroad in literary journals such as Rattle, Bayou, and Chautauqua. Caroline studied playwriting at Emerson College and the Einhorn School of Performing Arts, and poetry at the Ezra Pound Center for Literature in Merano, Italy. She teaches high school English at the Tatnall School in Wilmington, DE, and has taught internationally in Turkey and Spain. Follow her at carolinensimpson.com
Artist Information
Creative Aging
Eight Ways into Poetry: Penning your First Poems
• In-person 8-session program + culminating event
• Program Description: This is an introductory creative writing course for poetry lovers who want to try their hand at writing their own poems. In each session, we will focus on a different “way in” to poetry, such as imagery, voice, and mood. We will study the masters, practice “creative play,” and craft original poems in response to writing prompts. Each session will give time for sharing and discussing model poems and those written by participants. The culminating event will be a poetry coffeehouse, as an opportunity to celebrate participants’ poetry.
• Fees: Instruction 75/hr x 12 hrs = $1200. Preparation/Planning - $35/hr x 12 hrs = $420. Culminating event - $75/hr x 2 hrs = $150. Total fees = $1770
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Author Photo
2020 National Poetry Month - On why poetry is a "slow art"
2020 DDOA Award Winners: Caroline N Simpson Reading