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Off Campus Writers' Workshop - OCWW

Midwest Art + Litfest: OCWW Poetry Sculpting Workshop & Vendor Booth

  • December 05, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Vintage & Modern Books - 415 6th Street, Racine WI & Hotel Verdant - 500 Main Street Racine


 OCWW is featured in the inaugural event

ATTEND OUR 'POETRY SCULPTING WORKSHOP'

Join Anna DaSilva, OCWW president at Vintage & Modern Books from 1-2PM in a guided interactive session devoted to finding the poetic essence at the core of your prose. 

Today, you are Michaelangelo—a literary sculptor. Your prose paragraph is your raw block of marble; your job is to chip away the excess to reveal the poem within. Through prompted exercise we’ll practice craft principles such as compression and lineation to distill a prose excerpt into its poetic essence, then ask for volunteers to share their work.

Plan to visit OCWW at the Vendor & Org Expo from 3-6PM at the Hotel Verdant. Workshop info and a select group of booksellers will be on hand to represent the merry band.

MORE ABOUT ART + LIT FEST

Organized by The Poetry Movement, the festival assembles regional writers and visual artists from the Chicago–Milwaukee corridor for ekphrastic poetry, exhibits, and family-friendly creative activities. All attendees are invited to participate in an open mic and contribute writing & art from the day of the event for publication in a post-exhibition catalog.

A city-wide day of creative immersion 

writing workshops | open studios, galleries & museums

book & art fair | free vendor tables | discounted hotel rates

creative activities for all ages

catered performance showcase & open mic

 All events are free to attend

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