In this workshop we’ll turn our poems upside down and shake them to see what comes out of the pockets. There’s a certain anxiety about taking apart our poems. But feeling free to juggle lines and stanzas allows us to find the poem that’s buried in the first draft. This technique structures our revision in a way that gets at our subconscious where the true poem hides. We will take time during the workshop to practice. Participants should bring a new poem that hasn’t found its way.

_________________

JANE EDNA MOHLER is a Bucks County Poet Laureate (PA) emeritus, and winner of the Main Street Voices. She placed second in the 2023 Crossroads Contest. Nominated multiple times for a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, her collections Broken Umbrellas (2019) and Autumn Clears (2025) are both from Kelsay Books. Recent publications include Gargoyle, One Art, Thimble, and the new anthology from Terrapin Press, The Color Wheel. In addition to other venues, Jane has presented at five Bay to Ocean Writers’ Conferences. She is Poetry Editor of the Schuylkill Valley Journal.

www.janeednamohler.com