an experimental writing workshop with Elaine Bleakney
Saturday, December 12th, 2026 at 12PM – 3PM
Workshop $18 Per Participant / Registration Limited
Elaine Bleakney is a poet and writer living in Hot Springs, North Carolina. Her book of poems,Take the Exit Then Exit, is published by Understory Booksand was a National Poetry Series finalist. Elaine’s previous books include For Another Writing Back, an avant-memoir in lyric prose (Sidebrow Books, 2014) and the chapbook 20 Paintings by Laura Owens, an ekphrastic conversation (Poor Claudia, 2013). Her writing has appeared in the Kenyon Review, the Believer, the Yale Review, Literary Hub, and other publications. She has been a resident at the Vermont Studio Center and the Little Brown Mushroom Camp for Socially Awkward Visual Storytellers. Elaine has taught writing to artists as a guest at Penland School of Craft, Warren Wilson College, the University of North Carolina in Asheville, and elsewhere.
ELEMENTS of BMC Series
ELEMENTS OF BMC is a workshop series that explores the fundamental parts of creative practice at Black Mountain College, highlighting a range of artistic mediums and techniques. The series investigates the role of these elements in shaping the college’s legacy and lasting influence on contemporary art.
