Gothic Poetry, featuring Michelle Lizet Flores

Explore the strange and unusual as we bring a little autumnal macabre to spring. In this generative poetry workshop, we will engage in active writing exercises that push us to find beauty in the grotesque and romance in decay.

Michelle Lizet Flores is a graduate of the FSU and NYU creative writing programs. She currently works as a teacher and co-hosts the What's in a Verse Poetry Open Mic in Jacksonville, FL. She has previously been published in magazines and journals such as The Miami Rail, Chircú Journal, and Travel Latina. A finalist for the Juan Felipe Herrera Award for Poetry, she is the author of the chapbooks Cuentos from the Swamp and Memoria, as well as the picture book, Carlito the Bat Learns to Trick or Treat. Her short fiction can be found in the anthology, Places We Build in the Universe through Flowersong Press. Her first full-length collection of poetry, Invasive Species, is available through Finishing Line Press. Find out more at michellelizetflores.com.