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Love, Lines, and Crafts

A Valentine's Day Poetry and Card Making Workshop

Create your own personalized Valentine's Day card with poet Laura McDermott Matheric.

Explore how poetry can capture the essence of your relationship, releasing your strongest emotions. Craft a unique-to-you heartfelt love poem in this one-day workshop. Handmade paper will be available for you to create your own card for your special someone.

This session will take you through various facets of love, whether basking in love's warm glow or yearning for its embrace. Claim the power of your personal memories and insights through poetic exploration, creative exercises, peer sharing, and literary strategies. No prior poetry writing experience necessary, but it would be helpful if you bring a draft of a poem that you are working on for the holiday. All levels welcome!

Instructor Laura McDermott Matheric's first book of poetry, Visions on Alligator Alley was published by Lominy Books in 2015. A Professor of English, Laura regularly teaches writing workshops and literature courses at Broward College and throughout the community. Recent publications include The Closed Eye Open, The Sad Girl Diaries, Purple Ink Press, and Chameleon Chimera. Her second book of poetry, Möbius Love Song, was a semifinalist in the 2023 Button Poetry Chapbook Contest. She was appointed the first Poet Laureate of the City of Coconut Creek in 2022, first of any municipality in Broward County Florida, furthering her efforts to support growth in education, the arts, and the community. She holds an M.F.A in Creative Writing from Florida International University, and currently, Laura is pursuing her Ph.D. in Higher Educational Leadership & Research Methodology at Florida Atlantic University.

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