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Registration for Rosie Peters’ Poetry Cohort Class

February 5 @ 9:00 am - February 7 @ 11:30 pm

Note: Registration is being handled by the Marine Mills Folk School.
At this time the class is full – a waitlist is available.

Description
Bravely embark on a new poetry venture led by author, activist, and storyteller Rosetta “Rosie” Peters. Limited to 12 participants, the cohort will commit to a six-month process of figuratively and metaphorically “walking into the woods” together, exploring grief, trauma, our inner lives, and more through poetry.

Sherman Alexie said, “Vulnerability is contagious.” Rosie’s body of work is one that speaks the hard truth of topics like child molestation, rape, and emotional, mental, and physical abuse. “But also, my work celebrates family, motherhood, community, hope, forgiveness, and love,” Rosie says. “Above all, love.”

The cohort will meet biweekly on Thursday evenings at locations in Marine on St. Croix: Christ Lutheran Church and Marine Mills Folk School. Occasionally, the group will visit nearby wooded or natural areas for inspiration. The cohort framework will include writing prompts and time for writing, workshopping one another’s pieces, reading works from both old favorites and contemporary poets, and small group work.

A final poetry reading for the public will be held on Thursday evening, September 4th at the Brookside Bar & Grill.

This class is a collaboration of Christ Lutheran Church, Marine Community Library, Marine Mills Folk School, and Rosie Peters.

About Rosetta “Rosie” Peters
Rosetta “Rosie” Peters is a poet, author, public speaker, storyteller, and activist. She is of Yankton, Crow Creek, and Oglala descent and is excited to be a part of the revitalization of her ancestral language, Dakota. Rosie is the recipient of a 2020 Minnesota State Arts Board Creative Support for Individuals grant and a 2021 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step grant. She has performed her poetry throughout the Midwest, often with live musical accompaniment by Minnesota composer/musician JG Everest. In 2022, Peters and Everest recorded and released a chapbook album of original work titled “The Hummingbird’s Dance.” Rosie’s influences include Paul Dunbar, Maya Angelou, Natalie Diaz, Joy Harjo, Sierra DeMulder and Lewis Hyde.

Photo credit: Ne-Dah-Ness-Rose-Greene

Skill Level
No prior experience required.

Requirements
Classes and trail walks held at parks may not be accessible due to the location and nature of the class experience.
Registration requires an acknowledgement of class requirements.
Students ages 16 and older are welcome to attend this class. Attendees ages 16 and 17 are welcome to attend without a parent or guardian when prior written consent from a guardian is provided to MMFS at info@marinemillsfolkschool.org.

Class Dates
Session 1 Thursday, March 6, 6-8pm
Session 2 Thursday, March 20, 6-8pm
Session 3 Thursday, April 3, 6-8pm
Session 4 Thursday, April 17, 6-8pm
Session 5 Thursday, May 1, 6-9pm
Session 6 Thursday, May 15, 6-9pm
Session 7 Thursday, June 5, 6-9pm
Session 8 Thursday, June 19, 6-9pm
Session 9 Thursday, July 17, 6-9pm
Session 10 Thursday, July 24, 6-9pm
Session 11 Tuesday, August 12, 6-9pm
Session 12 Thursday, August 21,6-9pm
Session 13 Tuesday, August 26, 6-9pm
Session 14 Evening of Thursday, September 4

Additional Details
Class locations in Marine will be announced by email to class participants each week.
We request that you register only if you can make a personal commitment to attend all or as many sessions as possible.
NOTE: Be aware we may cancel class if a minimum number of registrations is not reached. We work to balance a teacher’s need to plan for a class with students’ busy schedules — not an easy task. Please register as early as possible!

More information, including the cancellation policy and answers to frequently asked questions are available on the Marine Mills Folk School registration page.

Details

Start:
February 5 @ 9:00 am
End:
February 7 @ 11:30 pm