This month’s Writer’s Roundtable, led by JoEllen Moldoff, will focus on refreshing writing – memoir, personal essay, creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry – by means of imaginative use of metaphor.

The class, entitled “The Delight of the Unexpected:  Waking Up Your Writing With Metaphor” will be on Saturday, March 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Orcas Library.

From Mark Doty’s book “The Art of Description: World into Word”:

“Metaphor is an act of inquiry (not an expression of what we already know) … metaphor becomes a kind of argument, a ‘thinking through’ of what’s implied in a relation between things apparently unlike.  And the reader can feel this active engagement of mind.’

Exercises will be offered to stimulate fresh writing, to play with language, to promote attentiveness and self-expression. Join fellow writers for writing and conversation.  All are welcome.