Events & Workshops

Working the Line is a hands-on session exploring a fundamental part of a poem – the line and the stanzas they create. Participants will explore and discuss the possibilities for lines, caesuras, how enjambment and end-stops impact a line and a poem.

Important registration notes:

Members pay less for workshops! Are you trying to register and you’re being charged the full workshop fee when you’re a current SWG member? To access the reduced member rate for this workshop, please make sure you are logged into this website with your member profile to access the member rate for the session. (The member login link is on the top right of this page (computer) or at the top centre (mobile/tablet).)

If this workshop is sold out, please email swgevents@skwriter.com to be placed on the waitlist.

Please note that all times listed are Saskatchewan time. Find your time zone here: https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter

This event will not be live-streamed or recorded.

Accessibility Measures in this workshop

• Live auto-captions through Zoom
• Presenter self-descriptions
• Limited Zoom technical support provided by SWG staff to assist participants while they’re in the Zoom meeting.

To help you prepare, here are the expectations for participants in this workshop:

• Camera is optional but greatly appreciated.
• Would prefer participant discussion from everyone throughout the workshop when prompted (either through the chat box or by speaking out loud at appropriate times)
• Participants are expected to share writing created during the workshop with the group if applicable.
• Participants are expected to participate in activities/prompts/exercises throughout the workshop. (In session only, no homework required.)
• During the workshop, participants may be split into smaller groups using Breakout Rooms

Workshop registration refund policy:

Please be certain you will be able to attend before you register. Registered participants must promptly email the SWG staff person responsible for the event (Cat Abenstein, Program Manager, swgevents@skwriter.com) to cancel their registration. Otherwise, no refunds will be issued.

• A full refund is available if you cancel your registration one week prior to the start of the workshop (by 11:59 p.m. on February 24, 2026)
• A 50% refund is available if you cancel your registration less than one week and more than 48 hours before the workshop. (For cancellations between February 25 and March 2 at 11:59 p.m. SK time)
• There is no refund for registrations cancelled within 48 hours of the workshop or for no-shows. (Beginning at 12:00 a.m. on March 3)
• If you would like to donate your registration fee to the SWG’s accessibility fund so others can attend events like this in the future, please let us know in your email.

Workshop Facilitator

Bernadette Wagner is a published poet, essayist, and letter-writer who enjoys gardens, preserving, and cooking. She finds courage and wisdom in the voices of the past and present and works to support and encourage the voices of the present and the future in their written endeavours. Recognized for her work as a writer and community organizer, she is grateful to be able to share what she’s learned with others. She makes her home in Oskana kâ-asastêki (Regina, SK) and has lived her life on the unceded lands of Treaty 4 Territory.

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