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PoetryThinking Narratively; Memory and Imagination
Primarily generative, this course will explore the territory between memory and imagination. In a workshop setting, participants will respond to a series of writing prompts, as well as read short pieces that reflect memory and imagination. Discussion, process writing and revision exercises will help participants craft their writing with the goal of publication. All materials will be provided by the instructor.
Intersections: Working Poets
This workshop is for intermediate and advanced poets looking to improve their skills and create new and vibrant work. The instructor will present published poems for students to read and study, but the focus will be on writing assignments to keep poets active. The general setting will be an open discussion among colleagues. It is expected that students will have had some workshop experience. Deep Revision: An Advanced Workshop for Poets
How often do we give up on a recalcitrant poem, or settle for a draft we know isn’t what it could be? In this intensive, we will learn and practice a variety of techniques and processes for deeply revising a piece of work to make it as good, in terms of both craft and inspiration, as it can be. Bring copies of one poem (you will be told in advance how many copies) to share with the group. No “critiquing”—just gentle help. Expect amazing results! A bibliography and handouts are included.
Lyric Yoga: Poetry and Contemplative Practice
How can we sing the body electric when we check the body at the door? Beginning with a combination of yoga practices, proceeding to writing exercises, reading aloud, and listening, this workshop engages students contemplative practices in the service of poetic production. No previous experience with yoga is necessary, but those with chronic spine or other injuries should not participate in posture practices. Bring journals and pens. Wear comfortable clothes.
Frog Jumps In: Writing Haiku
There is a lot more to haiku than 17 syllables. Be like the frog in Basho’s celebrated poem and jump into the world of writing haiku. This workshop will offera n introduction to the basics of writing haiku, a discussion of traditional and modern styles of haiku (senryu and haibun too), with time to write some haiku and have it critiqued.
From Poems to Manuscript--How-tos and Wherefores
Take a mess of poems, toss them into a pile and stir many times with a large spoon of discipline. Voilà! An editor-ready manuscript! Whether you think you’ve got a book or chapbook ready to go or you’re daunted by the task of compiling one, there’s work to be done! This workshop will guide you through step-by-step of preparing your collection of poems for editorial submission. It’s a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts session that will set provide you with a recipe for success with your poems. Please bring a manuscript-in-progress or a batch of poems you’d like to see assembled one day between book covers.
Playing Dice with Poetry
Einstein was wrong – God does play dice with the universe! So why should poets turn up their noses at it? Whether you’re looking for inspiration for a new poem, or tired of the same old subject you turn to again and again, or struggling to express that whatever-it-is that’s at the tip of your tongue, turning to randomness, chance, and serendipity is a powerful way to move beyond your habitual chain of thought to the openness of creativity. In addition to the considered and considerate reading and evaluation of one another’s work that is at the heart of any poetry workshop, time will be spent each session “playing dice” (Surrealist games, cut-ups, found poems, group poems, automatic writing, even traditional forms and meters), all the time striving for what poetry at its best actually does – linking our day-to-day lives with the reality that lies beneath them.
Course Cancelled Writing Nature Poetry: Tuning in to the UntamedSA9-P08 This workshop will provide poets with a toolkit they can use to embrace nature in their writing and get some real, immediate, and essential practice. Participants should bring a notebook, a journal if they keep one, and any poems they've written about nature that they would like to work on or share with the group. Bring snacks or a bagged lunch.
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The Bertrand Russell SocietyHosted by: Dr. David White The Bertrand Russell Society was formed shortly after Russell’s death in 1970. Russell was born in 1872 and worked in fields such as mathematical logic; philosophy; social, religious, and educational reform; anti-war protests and politics. An accomplished writer, Russell received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. This ongoing lecture series promises to enlighten and entertain. Monthly meetings are open to everyone, not just to members of the society. Monthly Story SlamMarch. 17, 7 pm An open mic of true loose and spontaneous stories based on one’s own life! Themes include: “Brush with the Law,” “Love Life,” “Embarassing Moment,” “True Tales from College”...but stories can be independent of the theme. This is an event where participants tell stories about their lives. The stories are loose and spontaneous, and the emphasis is on authenticity. See examples on Youtube by searching MothUp Story Slam. According to The New York Times: “Like the folk revival in the 70s or standup comedy in the 80s, all of a sudden everyone is doing it....Storytelling has exploded into a thriving genre all its own, a new avenue to prominence for writers and, increasingly, for actors and comedians.” Each performer gets approximately 5 minutes. Signup list at front desk 1/2 hour before. or sign up by emailing Carol Roberts at crobert8@rochester.rr.com with “Monthly Sign Up” in the subject line. Valley Manor Book Discussions1570 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14610 Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. This is the “If All of Rochester Read the Same Book”. History Reading GroupHosted by Steve Huff Join Writers & Books’s history buffs as they explore the big issues and personalities of history. We do not choose particular books, but only subjects. You can read any book or other material on the subject and join the discussion. Meets on the third Wide Open MicMonday, March 22 W&B is proud to sponsor Rochester’s longest-running open mic, hosted by Norm Davis, poet and editor of HazMat Review. Known for its eclectic mix, Wide Open Mic welcomes poets, performers, and writers of all kinds. 25 & UnderTues. March 23 More than a quarter century ago W&B first opened its doors. To celebrate that milestone anniversary we initiated a monthly reading series featuring writers who are 25 and younger. Join us as we discover a new generation of writers for the next quarter century.
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