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January 2018
January 31, 2018
Writing Matters: Generating New Work and Publishing Salon
Please bring a journal to write in or a laptop --- whatever you like to write with. Sometimes it's also inspiring to bring a favorite book of poems, or a photograph --- whatever inspires you About Susan: Susan Rich is the author of four collections of poetry, The Cartographer’s Tongue / Poems of the World, Cures Include Travel, The Alchemist’s Kitchen, and Cloud Pharmacy. She has received awards from PEN USA, The Times Literary Supplement, and Peace Corps Writers. Her…
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September 22, 2018
The Poetry of Travel: How to Write of the Extraordinary
Anais Nin once wrote, "We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls." And whether the destination is Paris, Marrakesh, or the Pike Place Fish Market --- the art of translation from one realm to the other remains the same conundrum. This workshop is for anyone who has traveled in the world of the imagination and/or the physical realm. We'll look at the work of several poet-travelers and then write pieces of our own. You will leave with…
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October 19
Self Portraits and Persona: Writing About the Self
Before the selfie stick and the youtube channel, there was portraiture. In 1941, Salvador Dali's, "Self Portrait with Fried Bacon" offered the self portrait as an instrument of humor and self mockery while during the Victorian era, death portraits were the rage (posing with a deceased child, spouse, or sibling). Since the Renaissance (and before) self portraits have been a popular art form and more recently the self portrait form has been hijacked by poets. Join us for an afternoon…
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