Writing the “I”: Giving Our Poems Identity

This workshop is based on a game we played as children, going underwater to see who could hold their breath the longest. When the poet submerges into the dream-state, the images of the poem are found there. The moment the poet comes up for air, the poem starts to become writing. The poet’s personal story and the symbols merge to create an emotional connection to the reader.

This series is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the South Carolina Arts Commission.

• James Island Arts
• South Carolina Arts Commission
• South Arts
• South Carolina Humanities
• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
• Town of James Island
• Charleston County Parks
• Charleston County Public LIbrary

Funding comes to PSSC through generous grants from the John and Susan Bennett Foundation of the Coastal Community Foundation, and the Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund.