ALLUSION AND ILLUSIONS: USING THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF LITERARY AND CULTURAL INFLUENCE ON YOUR POETRY

Join PST for their July meeting to hear John Davis Jr. speak on how to keep your own voice while incorporating various influences from life, literature, media, and more.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

John Davis Jr. is the author of The Places That Hold (Eastover Press, 2021), Hard Inheritance (Five Oaks Press, 2016), Middle Class American Proverb (Negative Capability Press, 2014) and two other books of poetry. He has received many literary awards including the Florida Book Awards Bronze Medal and the 2021 Sidney Lanier Poetry Prize. He holds an MFA from the University of Tampa. His writings are published in literary journals throughout the South and around the world. He teaches English and Literature in the Tampa Bay area. You can find his profile from Poets and Writers magazine here: http://www.pw.org/content/john_davis

In addition to his work as an author and teacher he manages Metacreativity: The Process Behind the Poetry. “Metacreativity” is a monthly workshop that breaks down an original poem by Davis Jr. through a discussion of its inspiration and an in-depth description of how the poem itself was created. See details and sign up here: https://www.stampfans.com/john-davis-jr

MEETING INFORMATION

This program will be presented at our upcoming PST meeting, to be held July 12th, 2025, from 2:00-4:00 pm Eastern / 1:00-3:00 pm Central via Zoom. Members will be provided a link a few days prior. If you are interested in learning more about PST, check out our website. If you’d like to attend our meeting as a guest, contact us at poetrytennessee@gmail.com.