Event Listing - Literary Arts
Sat May 10

Coming Up at the Berkeley Writing Salon

Magpie Poetry Workshop


Tel. 415.609.2468
Email Magpie Poetry Workshop
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$85 - $95

Location
Date and Time
The Berkeley Writing Salon
2121 Bonar St. Studio D
Berkeley, CA 94702 map
cross street: Addison
district: Berkeley

Sat May 10 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) - Class size limited; pre-registration required.

Description
"Poets are magpies," says instructor Alison Luterman, "stealing images, scraps of dialogue, and the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life for their nests. A poem is that nest, built out of the twigs and ribbons of ordinary words. This small container creates a space which enables consciousness to fly. In this class, which is an abbreviated version of the five-week Magpie class, we’ll do some reading of contemporary poets, paying attention to sound, image, voice, and meaning. We’ll let ourselves drown in their language and, possibly, re-emerge changed people. And we’ll also plunge in to some in-class writing (exercises) and sharing.