About Dr. Heidrun Adriana Bomke
About Dr. Heidrun Adriana Bomke
I unite the powers of an experienced and encouraging teacher, a literary scholar, a sensitive author, poet and artist, a buoyant woman and mother. For 30 years I have been professionally inspiring younger and older people, children, teenagers, men and women to find their very own words.
Details
During this German writing retreat in Sicily, you will get to know different types of text formats that you will come across in the setting of creative writing (haiku, poems, travel reports, free writing, journals, short stories etc). During your stay in Sicily you will get well acquainted with the surrounding nature and the history of the island.
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- People who want to discover Sicily and the world through writing
- People interested in writing & reading
- Nature and ocean enthusiasts
- Writers looking for inspiration
- Openminded spirits
- People looking for intellectual exchange
- (Aspiring) Writers & those suffering from writers block
- Students of Creative Writing
Requirements
- You must be proficient in German
- Your writing project has to be in German
Detailed Daily Program
Description
This course is only for German speakers
Creative Writing on the road - find your own words! When you travel to a new location, you will best get to know every piece and inch of it through writing. You open yourself up intuitively and you discover so much through every written word: the place, yourself, the words that live within you. On this beautiful place on earth, named Punta Secca, I would like to inspire you to pause for a moment, to write, to marvel and to relax.
For five days we will slowly explore the beautiful nature in and around Punta Secco together, pen and paper in our hands, ready for the inspiration to hit. Our trips will take us through the dunes of Randello to the ocean and down beneath the eucalyptus trees. We’ll pay a visit to the open-air museum of Kamarina, the castle Donnafugata, to Scicli and the home of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo in the late baroque town Modica. The pen always clenched in your hand, you will have a lot of time to enjoy the beauty, the nature, the history, culture and literature of Sicily and you will see that the words will just pour out of you. Of course we will get a taste of Sicilian cuisine and its wine, and we’ll gather juicy and colourful fruit, like tasty oranges.
Each morning at 9AM we will have breakfast together over some poetry before we start in the day. Afterwards we'll start our daily writing trip. During the course of the day there will be plenty of time to take a quick lunchbreak and enjoy some authentic Sicilian food in a cafe, a restaurant or simply on the side of the road.
Writing can be so full of joy and indulgence, a different way to experience your surroundings and yourself. I never follow a fixed schedule, I don’t need to be in control of each and every second. The gift is to know, to feel the moment you are ready and able to write. That’s the heart of my retreats: Writing out of the spur of the moment.
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Welcome
- Arrival in Sicily until 17.00h.
- Accommodation in the 'Sempreverde Atelier and B&B'
- 18.00h. Poetic reception
- 20.00h. Dinner & small first stroll
- Good-night-poetry
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Writing at the sea
- 09.00h. Breakfast & morning poetry
- 10.00h. Walk along the beach of Punta Secca
- Writing at the ocean
- Visit of the lighthouse
- Stories of the sea: We'll listen to stories, sitting at the wine-colored sea and talking about haiku, rondels and other literature.
- 20.00h. Dinner at the B&B
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I hear the old voices
- 09.00h. Breakfast and morning poetry
- Writing in Randello (in the dunes and beneath the eucalyptus trees)
- Visit of the antique open-air museum Kamarina
- Talking about literature: 'Wörter, die mich besuchen', 'Baum-Haikus', 'Eine Bühne am Meer', 'Kirke und Odysseus'
- 20.00h. Dinner at the B&B
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Stories of Donnafugata
- 09.00h. Breakfast and morning poetry
- Trip to the museum and park of Donnafugata
- Novel: 'The leopard' by Giuseppe Tomasio di Lampedusa, which we will take inspiration from
- Writing in Donnafugata
- 20.00h. Dinner at the B&B
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Ease and inpiration
- 09.00h. Breakfast and morning poetry
- Free time to your own leisure
- 17.00h. Reading by Heidrun Adriana in the byzantine ruins in Caucana and under the pomegranate tree
- 20.00h. Dinner at the B&B
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On the trail of Sicily
- 09.00h. Breakfast and morning poetry
- Writing in Modica and Scicli
- Visit to the birthplace, home and museum of the late Sicilian poet Salvatore Quasimodo
- Reading of his work, which we will take as inspiration
- Chocolate tasting and writing 'sweet' rhymes
- 20.00h. Dinner & Special night: Conclusive reading celebration to round up your writing journey
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Farewell
- 09.00h. Breakfast
- Poetic farewell
- Departure
Tools and Equipment
What We Provide
- Didactic Materials
- Inspiration
- Tickets & Transport for all activities included in the program
Bring Your Own
- Pen & paper
- Notebook or laptop
- Shoes for walking
- Swimwear
- A photo of your home town
- Calculate around 3-5€ for lunch every day
13 Pictures of the Creative Writing on the Road
About Punta Secca, Santa Croce Camerina
About Punta Secca, Santa Croce Camerina
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12 Pictures of the Accommodation and Location
Punta Secca lies on the southern coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea. During our writing journey we will discover the beach along the coast of Punta Secca and visit places like the lighthouse, the nature reserve of Randello, the antique open-air museum of Kamarina, the baroque town of Monica, the home of the poet Salvatore Quasimodo and the Castello Donnafugata. All our destinations are in close range of Punta Secca, so we we'll never have to walk or drive for long. The transportation to and from our different day trips will be arranged and is included in the package. Punta Secca was also the shooting location for the screen adaption of the famous books of the Commissario Montalbano by Andrea Camilleri.
During your stay your home will be the lovely ‘Atelier and B&B Sempreverde’ in Punta Secca. It is run by the wonderful jung artist Licia and her family, who will welcome and host you, full of warmth, love and authenticity. The recently constructed building was awarded for ‘Ecological Building in Italy’ in 2018. It is built from clay and straw, making it a creative and artistic haven, just 3 minutes away from the beach. The house offers a roof terrace, where - if the weather allows - we will write and eat. The B&B houses cozy but luxury single or double rooms with en-suite bathrooms. In the mornings we will have breakfast together before starting our day and in the evening we will enjoy freshly cooked traditional Sicilian meals with tasty wines (and maybe even join the cook in the kitchen once).
