Beyond the Frame: Poetry Workshop with Pat Mottola

on Tuesday, May 5th from 7 to 8:30 pm @ the Workshop Gallery in Building 3 at Ball & Socket Arts.

Beyond the Frame: Is a picture really worth a thousand words?
Often a photo freezes one moment, not the whole truth. In this generative workshop students will be challenged to reflect on the difference between appearance and reality through the re-visioning of an old family photo. Feel free to “invent” responsibly! As the saying goes, “The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth “ —Jean Cocteau

Workshop is limited to 12 participants, so be sure to register now! Writers at all levels are welcome to attend. 

$30 gets you 90 minutes of instruction in the Workshop Gallery at Ball & Socket Arts. If cost presents a barrier to your participation, please reach out to our team for options at info@ballandsocket.org. 

More about Pat Mottola:

Pat Mottola teaches Creative Writing at Southern Connecticut State University, where she earned both an M.S. in Art Education and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing. An award-winning poet and Pushcart Prize nominee, her work is published in journals across the country. Pat is President of the Connecticut Poetry Society, and she is the Poet Laureate of Cheshire, CT. She served as editor ofConnecticut River Review from 2012–2017. On a global scale, she mentors Afghan women writers living in Afghanistan and beyond. She is the author of three collections of poetry: Under the Red Dress, After Hours, and A Town Like That. Pat was the recipient of the prestigious CSCU system-wide Board of Regents Outstanding Teacher Award in 2019, as well as the J. Philip Smith Outstanding Teacher Award in 2021.