Howe Spring Writing Workshops with Keiselim A. Montás

Poet and author Keiselim A. Montás “Keysi” will offer three writing workshops this spring in March, April, and May. Each of these workshops will take place between 5:30pm-7:00pm. You may attend any or all of these sessions, but you must sign-up beforehand. There is no cost to attend. Email mike.morris@thehowe.org to register, or with any questions. These workshops will be offered hybrid: you may attend in person or online (Zoom registrations will be sent to participants before each workshop). To attend via Zoom scroll down to the link below. Wednesday, March 11th: Haiku: “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring” (again) We will explore the traditional haiku and its relationship with the season; look at how to read haiku, and experiment with writing some in traditional style. Wednesday, April 15th: Mini-Fiction: Lightning and Thunder! We will discuss the Mini-Micro-Fiction as a quick and impactful literary form; read and examine a few examples and then play around with writing and workshopping some pieces. Wednesday, May 13th: Poetry: Yes, it is poetry, indeed. We will look into what makes it (a piece of writing or speech) poetry and identify simple poetry structures to then engage in the creation of an original piece. Keiselim A. Montás --Keysi-- (Dom. Rep., 1968). Immigrated to NYC, 1985. B.A. Queens, CUNY, and M.A. University of Cincinnati. He has published six poetry collections; two books of short story; two books of essays; and has won: Third Place, 2001, poetry, 27th Chicano/Latino Literary Prize; Letras de Ultramar 2006 (short story) and 2015 (essay); First Place XIX Concurso de Cuentos Radio Santa María, 2012; Second Place, 2014 & Honorary Mention 2015; Premio de Cuento Juan Bosch, 2014. He’s editor and founder of Élitro Editorial del Proyecto Zompopos, a small independent publisher; He’s also an avid Argentine Tango dancer.