Writing Workshop: "Rip The Page" with author Karen Benke

Start: 10/14/2010 6:30 pm

Karen's new book Rip The Page offers a fresh take on writing that is sure to inspire! Join us for this can't miss FREE writing workshop recommended for ages 9+!

Exploring Metaphor With Juxtaposition

Juxta-pos-what?!?! Jux-ta-po-si-tion is when you put two unlike things side by side and combine them with the help of a little two letter word (which you'll discover at our workshop). We'll play with creating mighty and wacky metaphors using juxtaposition and little yellow word tickets that you can add to your bottomless bag of imaginative writing tricks and use however, whenever you want.
You've leave with a poem that you'll want to share with your family and friends and a knack for creating juxtaposition sentences on the spot!

Karen Benke has been fooling around with the possibilities of juxtaposition for 16 years as a Poet in the Schools. She's the author of RIP THE PAGE! Adventures in Creative Writing (Shambhlala, 2010) an inspiring book of writing prompts, word lists, definitions, and notes from famous authors like Lemony Snicket, Annie Barrows, Naomi Shihab Nye, Gary Soto, Avi, and many others--for kids and kids at heart.