The Body Electric

The Body Electric TBE is an inclusive, welcoming poetry group at Penn. Come read, write, and workshop poetry with us on Wednesdays from 8-9pm at Kelly Writers House!

We're a new inclusive and creative poetry community on campus. We'll be running workshops every other week that range from peer-editing to collaborating to prompted writing sessions. Once a month, we'll have poetry-appreciation gatherings where members can share their own work or simply poems they love and eat desserts. We'll also go on poetry-related trips into Philadelphia and cover the campus in poetry with our poster campaigns.

09/09/2019
09/09/2019

hello poets! welcome back!!!!!

hope everyone got some time to write over the summer, because the first body electric meeting is tomorrow and we want to hear your voice at the table! come to the kelly writers house at 8:30 for snacks and stanzas and possibly some syntax!
we will be meeting in kelly writers house room 203 every tuesday from 8:39-9:30 (unless indicated otherwise).

can't wait to see y'all there!

-em

ps: if you have a poem you know you want to be workshopped, send it to [email protected] in advance and we will put you on the calendar!

We loved having Vicky Nordlund read for us tonight. Special thanks to the Philomathean Society for co-hosting and lettin...
10/09/2018

We loved having Vicky Nordlund read for us tonight. Special thanks to the Philomathean Society for co-hosting and letting us use their halls!

The Body Electric won "Best Group Entry" for our Edible Books submission at Kelly Writers House yesterday. Join us tonig...
10/21/2015

The Body Electric won "Best Group Entry" for our Edible Books submission at Kelly Writers House yesterday. Join us tonight in room 202 of KWH at 8pm as we workshop a poem. Free Greek Lady!

09/02/2015

Hey Poetry Lovers! Hill College House is sponsoring an Open Mic Night TONIGHT (9/2) from 8 PM to 10 PM! Definitely check it out!

Thanks, all for coming out to our Spring reading! We had a blast! See you next semester.
04/30/2015

Thanks, all for coming out to our Spring reading! We had a blast! See you next semester.

04/23/2015

Hey Poets! Have your RSVPed to our spring reading yet? If not, do so on our event page here! It's next Wednesday, April 29th at 5:30pm on high-rise field! Picnic food will be provided! https://www.facebook.com/events/445287442302965/

03/18/2015

HEY LOVELY POETS--We've got a workshop today, and we'd love to see all your faces, come round for good company, scrumptious food, and awesome poetry.

12/21/2014

Check out this poem called "Thursday midwinter" by Donald Antenen!

Thursday midwinter by Donald Antenen A funeral somewhere pulls urn or pine by mittens, caps, and cars the missed love of poor old poor down this year again The vomit hangs tassels and the man,...

12/20/2014

We workedshopped a poem called "Potential" by Lauren Shaipro this semester, and she read it at our reading. Check it out here!

Potential by Lauren Shapiro hands with surrendering palms pushing against a dullness fingers looped through ancient vines to protect from chips in the frozen stone. The potential of...

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