Poetic Strategies: Listing, Repetition, Digression and Moving Forward     

Poems often begin for us as writers after we have an experience that seems charged with meaning. A first draft may get us started on the way to the poem we feel is somehow in this experience. Then what next to bring forth the lyrical quality of that experience? 

Published poems offer examples of poetic strategies that can enhance that lyrical quality of our poems. Among the strategies that we'll pay particular attention to are listing, repetition, digression and moving forward. 

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84716028912

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers. Laurie welcomes ANY fiction (except erotica) from novelists, short story writers, and flash fiction writers.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of fiction, non-fiction, and memoir writers in either short or long form.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers. Laurie welcomes ANY fiction (except erotica) from novelists, short story writers, and flash fiction writers.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

2025 Great Lakes Writers Festival Nov. 6-7 This FREE event is sponsored and hosted by Lakeland University: W3718 South Dr., Plymouth, WI 53073

Register now for readings and master classes by going to our website: https://www.greatlakeswritersfestival.org/

I have the honor of appearing on a panel with three gifted authors, Deborah Hufford, Maria Dondlinger, and our moderator, Maggie Ginsberg, on Saturday, November 8th at 2:00 at the Southeast Wisconsin Book Festival at Carroll University's Rankin Hall in Waukesha. Our panel is titled TURMOIL INSIDE AND OUT: Whether it's fighting a fire, trying to find your kidnapped baby, or trying to duck away from a war, these writers fill their plots with chaos. Characters fight exterior battles and interior struggles. Do the writers? https://sewibookfest.com/

Burlington (WI) Public Library’s Children’s Festival, Nov 9, noon-3pm Get your holiday shopping done early at the BPL’s Children’s Book Festival, sponsored by the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Join Silvia Acevedo and other authors and illustrators at this special fundraising event to benefit the library expansion and Love Inc. More info: https://www.burlingtonlibrary.org/site/events/#/events/8EMMQQ8M80/instances/42RbnRBzPF/

Join us for a captivating night of poetry, performance and creative expression! Featuring Jean Berens, Alan Enters, Barbara Geiger, Bob Hurd, Jess Hurtgen, Nicole Nicholson, Cristina Norcross and Marjorie Pagel.

Event is free and open to the public.

Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM Friday, November 14th, 2025

Tabi's Wine Bar 111 E. Capitol Drive Hartland WI 53029

The Wispresso Cafe—is where books, writing, coffee, and conversation brew together for Wisconsin authors. Hosted by TK Sheffield and starring a rotating cast of your favorite Wisconsin Writers Association (WWA) personalities, this is your chance to find your voice, share your story, and be inspired by other creatives.

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82086054922?pwd=hirYSvOLwHOlc8pslQzXxtPZIeC7FD.1

I'll be giving a presentation about my novel, What the Tide Leaves Behind, from 1-2 p.m. at the Kiel Public Library, 511 3rd St., Kiel, WI

In celebration of the release of my new cozy mystery, A Necessary Death, I will be signing books at Paperbacks and Pieces (429 Mankato Ave, Winona, MN 55987) on November 29 from 10-4. A link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLDWVCJW A link to my webpage: https://terrikarsten.com/

Book Release: The Valentine Lines

Cupid trades arrows for scones in a screwball romantic comedy, by TK Sheffield

Poetic Strategies: Imagery, Lineation, Syntax, Digression and Moving Forward    

Poems often begin for us as writers after we have an experience that seems charged with meaning. A first draft may get us started on the way to the poem we feel is somehow in this experience. Then what next to bring forth the lyrical quality of that experience? 

Published poems offer examples of poetic strategies that can enhance that lyrical quality of our poems. Among the strategies that we'll pay particular attention to are listing, repetition, digression and moving forward. 

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84716028912

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers. Laurie welcomes ANY fiction (except erotica) from novelists, short story writers, and flash fiction writers.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

Lisa Lickel, author/editor, book coach, and editor of Creative Wisconsin magazine is leading five-week intensive critique groups for novel or other full-length book writers who have a drafted (completed or nearly completed) manuscript and experience working with others in critique groups. PLEASE NOTE: these are five sessions in a row. Maximum 4 and minimum 3 participants. Each participant will submit 25 pages of their own work for critique each week. In turn, they will read and critique pages submitted by the other 2 or 3 participants (maximum 50-75 pages each week). These sessions are for authors who want specific feedback on their novel or other book-length work

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84923853341?pwd=KzJ1Yyt3L0x3TndjNktBOVNMUGQxUT09

Lisa Lickel, author/editor, book coach, and editor of Creative Wisconsin magazine is leading five-week intensive critique groups for novel or other full-length book writers who have a drafted (completed or nearly completed) manuscript and experience working with others in critique groups. PLEASE NOTE: these are five sessions in a row. Maximum 4 and minimum 3 participants. Each participant will submit 25 pages of their own work for critique each week. In turn, they will read and critique pages submitted by the other 2 or 3 participants (maximum 50-75 pages each week). These sessions are for authors who want specific feedback on their novel or other book-length work

Zoom > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84923853341?pwd=KzJ1Yyt3L0x3TndjNktBOVNMUGQxUT09

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of fiction, non-fiction, and memoir writers in either short or long form.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

During the two hour Zoom sessions you’ll receive feedback regarding your work from colleagues and a complete critique from instructor Laurie Scheer. This is a safe and supportive space that provides insight and encouragement from like-minded writers. There will be a limit of 8 participants to the group so that everyone receives time and feedback every session. The group is designed for all levels of literary and genre fiction writers. Laurie welcomes ANY fiction (except erotica) from novelists, short story writers, and flash fiction writers.

Zoom >  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88178908247?pwd=xvpu2D9hH47StoauuU5zGbSRG7Q85N.1

April 10-12, UW-Madison campus: The Wisconsin Screenwriters Symposium, hosted by the UW-Madison Department of Communication Arts, with support from the International Screenwriters’ Association, is holding its contest, pitch event, and panel discussions on the UW-Madison campus.

See the website for complete details and to register for this event: https://screenwriters.commarts.wisc.edu