When: Saturday, 10-24-2026 at 2-4 pm
Where: Watertown, SD (More details will be emailed after you register)
What: Your Life in Lines: An Introduction to Free Verse Poetry
Additional Details:
Find the poetry in your own life when Northern Prairie Arts presents “Your Life in Lines: An Introduction to Free Verse Poetry” with Bruce Roseland, Poet Laureate of South Dakota, on Saturday, October 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. Join us for an inspiring introduction to free verse poetry—a form that frees you from rhyme and rigid rules and invites you to write from genuine emotion, memory, and experience. Discover how the people, places, moments, and stories that matter to you can become powerful poetry.
Roseland invites participants to experience a “funshop” rather than a traditional workshop as they explore how memories, experiences, people, places, and meaningful moments can become poetry. Through engaging instruction and creative exploration, you’ll learn to bring your experiences to life through vivid description, imagery, rhythm, sound, and voice. Whether you are new to poetry or looking to deepen your writing practice, you’ll discover how to capture a moment so vividly that your readers can see it, hear it, and feel it. As Roseland says, “Find your creative voice & tell your stories. Let’s inspire each other!”
No previous writing experience is necessary—just curiosity and a willingness to explore. Open to ages 12 and older, the class provides a welcoming, encouraging space to explore creativity and discover the poems within everyday life. Each participant will receive a blank notebook to begin writing their stories.
Roseland is the eighth Poet Laureate of South Dakota. A fourth-generation rancher from Seneca, he is a Prairie Poet whose work explores people, work, and nature in modern rural life. He has published eight books of poetry, received six national awards, served three times as President Emeritus of the South Dakota Poetry Society, and is a South Dakota Humanities Scholar.
Your memories are yours. Your experiences are yours. Your voice is yours.
Come discover the joy of creative expression, connect with others through the written word, and leave with poems you'll be proud to share. Space is limited, so reserve your place today and begin writing your story in poetry!
View Your Life in Lines flyer (PDF)
$25 for members, $30 for non-members
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Questions - call Ann at 605.882.1780
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