Sundress Academy for the Arts Presents August Poetry Xfit

The Sundress Academy for the Arts is excited to present Poetry Xfit hosted by Livia Meneghin. This generative workshop event will take place on Sunday, August 31st, from 2 to 4 pm EST via Zoom. Join us at the link tiny.utk.edu/sundress with the password “safta”.

Poetry Xfit isn’t about throwing tires or heavy ropes, but the idea of confusing our muscles is the same. You will receive ideas, guidelines, and more as part of this generative workshop series in order to complete three poems in two hours. A new set of prompts will be provided after the writers have written collaboratively for thirty minutes. The goal is to create material that can be later modified and transformed into artwork rather than producing flawless final versions. The event is open to prose authors as well!

Livia Meneghin (she/her) is the author of two chapbooks: Honey in My Hair and feathering. She has been awarded recognition from The Academy of American Poets, Breakwater Review, The Room Magazine, the Writers’ Room of Boston, the City of Boston, and elsewhere. Her writing has found homes in Colorado Review, CV2, Gasher, The Journal, Osmosis, and Thrush, among others. Since earning her MFA in Poetry, she teaches writing and literature at the collegiate level and is the Sundress Reads Editor. She is a cancer survivor.

While this is a free event, donations can be made to the Sundress Academy for the Arts here.

Each month we split donations with a community partner. Our community partner this month is Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors (TNJFON). TNJFON provides free or low-cost immigration legal services to low-income immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. This aid is given regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, ideology, gender identity, or sexual orientation. TNJFON has assisted thousands of individual clients in a variety of immigration matters since their founding in 2008, with a focus on representing low-income individuals who are eligible for humanitarian forms of relief. To learn more about TNJFON, visit their website here.