Poetry Workshop: Indrani Perera – Game On—Word Play for Poets

Facilitator

Workshop Title

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Date

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Indrani Perera

Game On!
Word Play for Poets

Friday

29 August

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Description

Find the joy in writing and learn to play with your words in this workshop packed with fun and games. In this unique workshop with Naarm/Melbourne poet and board gamer Indrani Perera, you will create your very own custom poetry game with which you can write original poems! Exercises include creating a personal word bank, customising a die and making word cards. And of course, writing poems! Play isn’t just for kids – it stimulates the brain and enhances cognitive abilities such as critical thinking, problem solving and creativity. All necessary skills for poets. Suitable for all ages and abilities but it’s especially great for the young at heart and those looking to lighten up a little. This is the workshop that puts the fun back into writing!

Biography

Indrani Perera is a Sri Lankan/German/Australian poet, Pocketry Almanack editor, Circus of Similes creator and 3CR Spoken Word show host who lives, writes and plays on Wurrundjeri Country in Naarm/Melbourne. Indrani is the author of Defenestration and pas de deux. Her poems have appeared on receipts at Yarra Libraries in Naarm, on the big screen at Northbridge Piazza in Boorloo and on phones for Red Room Poetry at the Melbourne Writers Festival. Her poetry has been widely anthologised, published in Australian and international literary journals and shortlisted for major Australian poetry awards. Indrani performs on the open mic and was a National Guest Poet at the 2023 Perth Poetry Festival. www.indraniperera.com