November 8~
The Poetry of Art/The Art of Poetry: The Methodology of Ekphrastic Writing
Speaker: Rob McCabe
The workshop
will be part lecture, part experiential, so please bring paper and writing
tools. After a brief introduction on the nature of ekphrastic writing, Rob will
have art cards to pass around from which people can choose to write something
based on their visual prompt either using flash fiction or poetry (ekphrastic
writing is in response to a particular piece of visual art).
Queer-identified
writer Rob McCabe writes in many different forms: poetry, fiction, plays, and screenplays.
In June 2016, Mr. McCabe received an MFA in the Creative Writing low-residency
program at the University of Tampa, in Tampa, Florida. His poems, Memento
Mori; Hymn to Adonis; Summer Symphony; and Hymn to Pan were
published in RFD magazine, while his poem Junky was published in the
chapbook, “Sunny Side Down: A Charles Bukowski Tribute” by Patchouli Press in
November 2017. Two of his fiction pieces were also published: one, Revelation,
in “Discovery: GSF’S Second Annual Flash Fiction Contest” published by
Mischief Corner Books in 2015; the other, Gotterdammerung in “Dawn of
the Donald: Tampa Bay Writers on an Imaginary Presidency,” a book of dystopian
fiction, was published by Tiffany Razzano and Wordier Than Thou, and released
in April 2018. He has performed at several open mics including The Studio@620,
the First Stop Poetry Fusion Open Mic, The Hive, and The Steep Station in St.
Petersburg, Florida, and at The Blueberry Patch in Gulfport, Florida. In June
2018 he had his first collection of poetry published by Dark Horse Florida
Publishing. Mr. McCabe has also taught playwriting for Keep St. Pete Lit, and
two ekphrastic poetry workshops for Wordier Than Thou. He loves to listen to
Goth music and loves watching and reading horror and fantasy.
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