The Bronx County Historical Society is presenting “The Kindness Session,” a free poetry workshop on recognizing the difference between kindness and cruelty to channel that in our writing on October 6 at 6:00 o.m. till approximately 7:45 p.m. The Poetry Workshop takes place at Poe Cottage, 2640 Grand Concourse, in the Bronx. Subways near the Visitors Center are the 4, B, and D train at the Kingsbridge stop. Buses to the Center are Bx9, Bx22, Bx28, Bx38, and BxM4 (Express bus). The Poe Visitors Center is up the Hill from the Fordham Metro North train stop.
Led by area poet Anne Leighton, the Kindness Session will include sharing works from classic and contemporary writers including Edgar Allan Poe, Amanda Gorman, William Shakespeare, Tom T. Hall, Ann Hampton-Callaway, Emily Dickinson, as well as selected poems from attendees.
Once the attendees discuss poems, they will be encouraged to think of incidents where they recognize kindness from life experiences, friends and acquaintances, and how it affected their lives. From there, writers will be encouraged to create a first draft of poetry. Writers will read their poems, and be encouraged to revise a first draft by Thanksgiving.
About Anne Leighton
Anne Leighton appears on the Grammy-nominated album, “Healthy Food for Thought: Good Enough to Eat,” (Audio & Video Labs) reading her poem “Feed Your Parents Well.” She’s contributed to The Indie Collaborative, The Literary Parrot, and Elephant Journal. Her poetry book “The Leighton Explosion” made enough of a profit to use her earnings to record an original song, “Got My Eye on You, Santa,” which found her a publishing deal with Sheer Music South Africa / Downtown Music, USA. Anne’s performed in the Bronx at ART in the Basin, Johnny Zs, and throughout New York State include NYC’s Nuyorican Poets Cafe and Peter Max’s Studio. She recently began hosting The Anne Leighton Inclusion Interview Show on YouTube, and has included guests including The Bronx’s Peppy Castro (Blues Magoos, HAIR), “Lassie” star Jon Provost, Grammy-winner Ricky Kej, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson.
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