Telling the Hard Stuff: A Confessional Poetry Workshop with Ellen Lord
Saturday, January 17, 2026 – 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Hessel School House
3206 Cedar St, Hessel, MI 49745
To Register: Call 906-484-1333 or CLICK HERE to register online.
Confessional poetry asks us to speak the truths we often keep hidden. In this two‑hour workshop, we’ll explore how vulnerability becomes art, how the “hard stuff” transforms into language that resonates, and how craft supports courage. Together, we’ll create a safe, supportive space to write the poems that demand to be written.
Whether you write poems on the page or songs for the stage, this workshop welcomes artists who turn lived experience into works of written art. Poets and songwriters alike will find tools for shaping raw emotion into work that connects and endures.
$40 – Includes a signed copy of Ellen Lord’s latest book VIGIL.
