Wonderland: Ekphrastic Poetry Writing Workshop with Sandra Yannone

Join Sandra Yannone, Poet Laureate of Old Saybrook, for an afternoon bringing the Farmington Artists Circle’s exhibit Wonderland to the page. This ekphrastic workshop will showcase approaches to writing poetry about art. Participants will interact directly with the exhibit to draw inspiration and draft their own poems. The workshop will conclude with participants sharing and reflecting on the experience of creating wonderlands with words. No poetry writing experience necessary. 

Sandra Yannone (she/they) published works include Boats for Women (2019) and The Glass Studio (2024). She is co-editor of Unsinkable: Poetry Inspired by the Titanic and author of Fire at the Big Top, a chapbook inspired by the 1944 Hartford Circus Fire. Her poetry and book reviews appear internationally in Ploughshares, Poetry Ireland Review, Lavender Review, Women’s Review of Books, and Connecticut Review among other print/online journals and anthologies. She holds undergraduate, master, and doctoral degrees in poetry. Visit her at www.sandrayannone.com.  Learn more about Ekphrastic poetry at the Poetry Foundation https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/ekphrasis.