Beatriz Hausner

PART II
Beatriz spoke about her cosmology, the poets who have inspired her and her fellow poets. She also explained how she came to writing poetry herself and how she uses translation to feed her creativity.

Beatriz shared exercises and enabled the creation of a few poems as well as "imitations", as per Robert Lowell.

Beatriz Hausner

PART III
Beatriz spoke about her cosmology, the poets who have inspired her and her fellow poets. She also explained how she came to writing poetry herself and how she uses translation to feed her creativity.

Beatriz shared exercises and enabled the creation of a few poems as well as "imitations", as per Robert Lowell.

Andrea Thompson

Andrea performed some of her work and explained a few tips and tricks about delivery poetry on stage, how to prepare for a reading, how to use one's body to tell the poem and let the words "play" you.

Each young poet got to perform and get personalized feedback.

Video files of the performances can be viewed here:

Andrea Thompson

PART III
Andrea performed some of her work and explained a few tips and tricks about delivery poetry on stage, how to prepare for a reading, how to use one's body to tell the poem and let the words "play" you.

Each young poet got to perform and get personalized feedback.

Video files of the performances can be viewed here:

Dwayne Morgan

Dwayne spoke about how he started reading poetry and created some of the most sucessful poetry events in Toronto. He explained the how-tos of hosting events, promoting them and making sure they are viable and sustainable. Dwayne also shared a few of his poems and answered questions.

Here are a few video-poems by Dwayne Morgan: