Poetic Strategies: Listing, Repetition, Digression and Moving Forward     

Poems often begin for us as writers after we have an experience that seems charged with meaning. A first draft may get us started on the way to the poem we feel is somehow in this experience. Then what next to bring forth the lyrical quality of that experience? 

Published poems offer examples of poetic strategies that can enhance that lyrical quality of our poems. Among the strategies that we'll pay particular attention to are listing, repetition, digression and moving forward. 

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84716028912

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers. Laurie welcomes ANY fiction (except erotica) from novelists, short story writers, and flash fiction writers.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of fiction, non-fiction, and memoir writers in either short or long form.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers. Laurie welcomes ANY fiction (except erotica) from novelists, short story writers, and flash fiction writers.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

The Wispresso Cafe—is where books, writing, coffee, and conversation brew together for Wisconsin authors. Hosted by TK Sheffield and starring a rotating cast of your favorite Wisconsin Writers Association (WWA) personalities, this is your chance to find your voice, share your story, and be inspired by other creatives.

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82086054922?pwd=hirYSvOLwHOlc8pslQzXxtPZIeC7FD.1

Presenting "Scenes: The Building Blocks of Story," Ozark Writers League annual writers conference, 10-11:30am, Joplin, Missouri

Reads by the River bookstore’s Local Author Fair-- Get a jump on your holiday shopping by attending this new author fair in Watertown, WI, on Oct 26th from 1-4. This is just the second year for this fair, and it now features up to 50 local authors, including Silvia Acevedo, ready to inscribe your books for gift giving! Grab a beverage from venue host Cotton Exchange, browse and enjoy.

More info: https://readsbytheriver.com/events/48148

I'll be visiting with readers and signing books at Epilogue Books in Menomonee Falls from 10-noon. Epilogue books, N88W16739 Main St., Menomonee Falls, WI

2025 Great Lakes Writers Festival Nov. 6-7 This FREE event is sponsored and hosted by Lakeland University: W3718 South Dr., Plymouth, WI 53073

Register now for readings and master classes by going to our website: https://www.greatlakeswritersfestival.org/

Burlington (WI) Public Library’s Children’s Festival, Nov 9, noon-3pm Get your holiday shopping done early at the BPL’s Children’s Book Festival, sponsored by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Join Silvia Acevedo and other authors and illustrators at this special fundraising event to benefit the library expansion and Love Inc. More info: https://www.burlingtonlibrary.org/site/events/#/events/8EMMQQ8M80/instances/42RbnRBzPF/

I'll be giving a presentation about my novel, What the Tide Leaves Behind, from 1-2 p.m. at the Kiel Public Library, 511 3rd St., Kiel, WI

In celebration of the release of my new cozy mystery, A Necessary Death, I will be signing books at Paperbacks and Pieces (429 Mankato Ave, Winona, MN 55987) on November 29 from 10-4. A link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLDWVCJW A link to my webpage: https://terrikarsten.com/

Book Release: The Valentine Lines

Cupid trades arrows for scones in a screwball romantic comedy, by TK Sheffield

April 10-12, UW-Madison campus: The Wisconsin Screenwriters Symposium, hosted by the UW-Madison Department of Communication Arts, with support from the International Screenwriters’ Association, is holding its contest, pitch event, and panel discussions on the UW-Madison campus.

See the website for complete details and to register for this event: https://screenwriters.commarts.wisc.edu