CAPE MAY, N.J. — Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) announces an exciting new partnership with Cape May’s Poet Laureate Sylvia Baer. Baer will host poetry workshops on July 10, 17, 24, and 31 with Water, Sky, Sand, and Family themes.
Open to everyone interested in poetry, regardless of experience; these workshops will include a craft discussion, writing prompts, the opportunity to share work if desired, light refreshments, and lively conversation. Each workshop will be different, so repeat participants will discover something new each week. They will emerge with a new perspective on the craft of poetry and hopefully one or two poems of their own.
Dr. Sylvia Baer, a professor of literature for 51 years, is the author of the memoir “Learning Life,” and a playwright, memoirist, writer of scholarly works, translator of Spanish poetry (into English), and a fellow at Yale University. She has curated haiku and photography exhibitions at Rowan University and Yale University, been the founding editor of international academic journals. She is the creator of The Poet-Tree in Cape May, where she hangs about 60 poems with signage encouraging passers-by to pick any poem that appeals to them.
Water, Sky, Sand, Family: Poetry Workshops with Poet Laureate Sylvia Baer will be held at Vintage Restaurant on the grounds of the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., on July 10, 17, 24, and 31 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $35. For reservations, call 609-884-5404 or visit capemaymac.org
