POEMS IN A SNAP: Writing Ekphrastic Poetry from Photos
Date: May 17, 2025
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location:Children's Village - Workshops Tent
Class Size: n/a
Audience: Elementary and Middle School Students
Description
Read and write short poems written from photographs. Led by Heidi Mordhorst, author of two poetry collections for young readers, this workshop will teach about ekphrasis, creative writing about visual art. You’ll compose a poem together on chart paper, choosing words that sound good to your ears and feel good in your mouth. Then, you’ll select from an array of interesting photos and compose your own poems. The workshop will close with an opportunity to share poems with the group. Young poets will take home their ekphrastic poem and a souvenir.
Heidi Mordhorst
Heidi Mordhorst is the author of two collections of poetry for young readers (“Squeeze: Poems from a Juicy Universe: and “Pumpkin Butterfly: Poems from the Other Side of Nature”), as well as contributions to numerous anthologies for adults and children. She taught in public schools for 37 years and has served on the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Excellence in Poetry Committee and as a Cybils Award Poetry Judge. Heidi is a Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) Teaching Artist and provides literacy enrichment programming through WHISPERshout Writing Workshop.