Sian Killingworth is a Park Slope mom, who reads OTBKB for updates on what’s going in the nabe and the borough, is curating two free poetry readings this month, and also teaching a new poetry class at the First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn Heights starting in September.

Free Poetry Readings
at the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn Heights
with featured poets and open mic afterward
124 Henry Street, Brooklyn NY
location: the Peace Garden
Refreshments will be served

Wednesday, August 13th at 7:30 PM
Featured Poets: Mark Bibbins, Susan Miller, Michael Montlack, and Rev. Cari Jackson

Wednesday, August 27th at 7:30 PM
Featured Poets: Michael Cirelli, Sian Killingsworth, and TBD

Poetry Class
124 Poets’ Workshop at the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn Heights
124 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY
location: Rose Room

Poetry Writing Workshop: Releasing the Voice Within
Each one of us has our own unique voice, and many of us don’t have the opportunity to express ourselves with the written word. In this workshop, students will examine and discuss poems written by contemporary poets, referring to poems in a variety of styles as jumping-off points for their own experimentation. Each class meeting will include a lecture on writing craft, literary devices, form, and interpretation, yet the focus of the class is the students’ own writing. While exploring the art of making poems, students will engage in exercises both in and out of class that are designed to provoke thought and stimulate the creation of original poems. This class is a safe space for creative play, experimentation with form and voice, and giving and receiving feedback in a small community of empathetic and honest fellow poets.
Classes begin Wednesday, September 10th at 7:30pm and run for 10 weeks.
Cost: $250. Some scholarships are available. Make checks payable to First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn.
Contact Sian Killingsworth at poetryclasses@gmail.com