Poetry of Love
Feb 8th - 1-3pm
Age Group: 18+
Level: All

Description: In this two-hour workshop, we will take a look at a brief history of love poems and examine traditional sonnets to the modern free verse poem. We will then work on creating our own love poems, whether for someone else, to ourselves, or anyone or anything you like.

About the Facilitator:

Nina Padolf specializes in creative writing and has edited several anthologies; her poems are published in the United States and Internationally. Her recent book of poems, Uprooted, (Kelsay Books, 2021) explores being adopted and caring for her elderly mother who suffered from Alzheimer’s. Her upcoming picture book, Samantha, The Peanut Butter Detective, (Pegasus Publishers, U,K.), is estimated to be released in 2025. She currently instructs college writing and literature courses at Duquesne University and has been instructing college level courses since 2005. She is the curator of a monthly local reading and open mic at Cider and Plants Greenhouse Co-op, which features local poets and writers. She is currently collaborating on another anthology with a group of writers that will explore current events such as the election results, poverty, global warming, and more. She holds a Doctorate in Higher Educational Leadership from Argosy University, an MFA in Creative Writing from Carlow University, and a MAT from Chatham University.

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Note: All workshop participants will have the opportunity to publish at least one work with Write Pittsburgh during the year in which the workshop was taken. Workshop participants will also be invited to share their work publicly either in-person or online at Write Pittsburgh events hosted throughout the year.