On Saturday, March 22, award-winning poet and Hayward resident Patricia Doyne will conduct a free Zoom workshop on the power of metaphor. “Ever since we read ‘Fog comes in on little cat feet’ in grade school, we have been aware that words can have meanings beyond the literal,” Doyne says. That means hooking into figurative language in all genres—non-fiction and fiction as well as poetry—to make writing clear, strong and unforgettable.
Doyne will discuss the use of metaphors to establish moods and images. This is an interactive workshop. Participants will practice creating metaphors and may share them if they choose. The event is sponsored by Fremont Area Writers and is open to all.
Pat Doyne holds an MA in creative writing from San Francisco State. Her first book of poetry, Regeneration Isn’t Always Spontaneous, was published in 1976, after which her career as a poet went on hiatus while she taught in the Castro Valley Unified School District and raised her children.
Since resuming her calling as a poet, she has won awards from the Dancing Poetry Contest, Ina Coolbrith contest, Fremont Cultural Arts Council and Pen Women. She is a regular contributor to the online magazine Synchronized Chaos. Her poetry has also been published in many California Writers Club literary magazines.
Her watercolors and colored pencil works have been shown in A.R.T., Inc., and Hayward Arts Council venues. When not writing poetry, or drawing, Doyne drums with the taiko troupe Wadaiko.
Fremont Area Writers is one of 21 branches of the California Writers Club. It meets on Zoom 2–4pm on the fourth Saturday of each month. The meetings are free and open to the public. Participants do not need to live in Fremont to attend. FAW’s motto is “writers helping writers.” We welcome everyone who has an interest in writing from aspiring beginners to published professionals.
More information is available at cwc-fremontareawriters.org. To attend the Zoom workshop with Pat Doyne, request a link from Scott Davidson at sc**************@***oo.com.
Patricia Doyne on Using Metaphors
Saturday, March 22
2–4pm
Request Zoom link from Scott Davidson: sc**************@***oo.com
