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SUMMARY:Virtual Class: Wendy Walsh - Continuing the Journey with Dante's Purgatorio (via Zoom)
DESCRIPTION:Continue the journey with Dante on Zoom! Join Wendy Walsh for the reading and study of Purgatorio\, the second cantica of Dante’s Commedia. \nDante and Virgil begin their climb of the immense Mountain of Purgatory in the middle of the unpopulated waters of the Southern Hemisphere. Before reaching Purgatory proper\, they travel through Ante Purgatory and then up through the seven terraces\, each one reflecting one of the seven deadly sins. Their goal is the Earthly Paradise at the top of the mountain and along the way they will meet the many saved souls who are happily purifying themselves for their ascent to Paradise.  Purgatory is “where the soul of man is cleansed\,/ made worthy to ascend to Heaven. (dove l’umano spirito si purga/e di salire al ciel diventa degno” Canto I\, 5-6.) \nWendy Walsh has a PhD in Italian Literature from UC Berkeley. She has been teaching Italian language and literature since 1979.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-class-wendy-walsh-continuing-the-journey-with-dantes-purgatorio-via-zoom/
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SUMMARY:Rise & Shine: Winter 2021 | Series of Odes
DESCRIPTION:Rise & Shine is a generative poetry workshop presented by Surprise the Line\, hosted by Nancy Lynée Woo. Started in April 2020\, Rise & Shine began as a daily writing group in response to the pandemic and NaPoWriMo. Now\, the morning meetings rotate throughout the year with different series. \nAbout This Group:\nThe purpose of this space is to generate new words on the page together. We welcome anyone who would like to start their day with an invigorating poetry writing prompt in a communal setting. Rise & Shine will stay free and donation-based to allow anyone access to this generative writing group. \nThe first hour is spent writing\, and whoever would like to stay and share is welcome to read their draft (not a critique space). Invite surprise onto the page! Discover what wants to be written on that particular day without judgment. Lean into the process. \nOdes:\nThe Winter 2021 series will meet Tuesday mornings at 9 am PST\, starting January 19 and ending March 9 (8 weeks). Our focus will be writing odes! \nAn ode is traditionally a lyric poem written in reverence to a particular object or thing. Modern odes allow a lot of room for exploration. For the purposes of this workshop\, writing an ode simply means “paying particular attention to.” We will practice writing close details of a specific object or thing\, with plenty of room to discover what else there is to see underneath. \n“Remember that all description is an opinion about the world. Find a place to stand.” Anne Enright \nEach week\, the prompt will include an example ode for inspiration and some starting points\, including a broad topic for focus\, if you choose to take it. Like all Surprise the Line workshops\, you do not need to write to the prompt. Follow your own inspiration wherever it leads. \nFor the comfort of participants\, these sessions will not be recorded.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/rise-shine-winter-2021-series-of-odes/
LOCATION:Virtual
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SUMMARY:Sharpen Your Pencil: Elements of a Poem in Revision
DESCRIPTION:Do you want your poems to sing more sweetly? Resonate more deeply? Read more beautifully? \nIn this 8-week craft workshop\, you will learn structured techniques for writing and revising poems in a small-group setting. Each week\, we will focus on one specific element in poetry\, and use that topic as a guiding principle for revising our poems. \nOften\, we’re given feedback on our work but might not know exactly what to do next. This class will combine theory with practice. The goal is to equip you with the tools to revise your own poems with grace and ease in order to take your work to the next level. \nWhat You’ll Get Out of This Workshop:\n\n8 lesson packets to help you revise poems\, each focused on a different poetic element\, with example poems and short essays\nMANY prompts for revising poems that you can use any time\nSmall-group witness of your revised poems to encourage positive learning\nA fun\, supportive environment with other awesome poets\nSensitivity and integrity toward your voice and process\nReal-time inspiration and feedback from the group\n\nWhat You’ll Need:\n\nA handful (4-8) of written drafts that you feel have some promise\, but aren’t quite “there” yet\, and you’re not sure what they’re missing or what to do next\nSome time each week to practice a revision technique outside of class (30 minutes minimum)\nAbility to detach from the work so you can revise (and create anew!) with pleasure\nDesire to make your poems the best they can be at this moment in time without judgment\nA beginner’s mindset (no matter how long you’ve been writing)\nA sense of adventure and openness to discovery\nNon-attachment to a specific outcome (this is the magic!)\nRespect\, integrity and playfulness with your peers (we are all learning\, writing and practicing together!)\n\n8-Week Schedule\nWorkshop A will be offered on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm PST starting January 20 and ending March 10. Workshop B will be offered Thursday mornings from 10am-1pm PST starting January 21 and ending March 11. Please see the calendar for full dates. \n\nWeek 1: From First Draft to Finished – How to approach revision\, editing\, and the creative flow.\nWeek 2: Lines Lines Lines (& Stanzas) – Line breaks\, line lengths\, units of meaning on the page.\nWeek 3: Exploding the Image – Sinking deeper into metaphor & meaning.\nWeek 4: Word Choice & Diction – Words are pretty important to poems.\nWeek 5: Repetition & Patterns – Let’s investigate how refrains can change the game.\nWeek 6: Sound & Rhythm – Poems are music! Can you make them siiiing?\nWeek 7: Titles & Endings – Let’s not overlook these important bookends!\nWeek 8: Final Workshop – Recap and Review\n\nWorkshop Structure:\nWe’ll spend some time in the first meeting talking about what revision is\, how to do it\, and what our blocks/goals are. You’ll be invited to bring a working poem in to share with the group to introduce your work and receive productive feedback. Then\, at the end of the first class\, you’ll receive the prompt for the week to try out some revision techniques for that poem. When you return next week\, bring both the earlier draft and the revised version to share! \nBecause the focus is on revising our work\, each week you will be given the opportunity to revise a piece\, and then share both versions. The purpose of this is to get feedback from the group about how the poem has evolved to reinforce what you are learning. If the poem feels “done\,” great! If not\, we celebrate a step in its development. \nBONUS: For anyone writing toward a manuscript right now\, this class provides a great opportunity to revise your 8 poems toward a specific theme\, topic\, narrative or question\, if you choose to\, with a bonus prompt for guidance. \nCritique Style as Witness:\nIn this style of workshop\, we practice “witness” as our mode of giving comments on each other’s work rather than “criticism.” This means that we speak from our personal viewpoint (own your “I”)\, make observations rather than criticisms (what we notice rather than what’s “wrong”)\, ask productive questions\, and give all feedback with the intent of helping the writer learn more about their own process of writing that poem. \nWriting poetry is an act of discovery\, and it is a privilege to be able to take part in each other’s discovery process. In this way\, we cultivate an atmosphere of trust\, respect and integrity. We never tell another writer the “correct answer” to their poem; rather\, we act as believing mirrors for each other’s work and help each other recognize nuggets of beauty to be explored. \nMotivating Philosophy:\nStructure allows room for experimentation. Add elements of craft to your unique aesthetic\, stir\, and see what happens. Taking our work seriously doesn’t mean taking ourselves too seriously! Invite surprise onto the page. Have fun! Poetry is discovery. What else is there to do but create? \nLimit 6 per group
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SUMMARY:Online Fundraiser for GGP: Author Aaron Wright Discussing Thirteen Doors with Author Bianca Marais
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an online book launch and discussion on January 26\, 2021 at 5 PM PST / 8 PM EST featuring author Aaron Wright discussing THIRTEEN DOORS: A FAMILY’S FIGHT FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION with author Bianca Marais. \nAdmission with a copy of the book is $25\, and admission only is $10. All proceeds go to benefit A Great Good Place for Books. \nAaron was raised in the heart of the Central Valley in California. He is the son of two educators—his father worked in special education and his mother in early childhood education. Aaron was raised with an awareness of\, and appreciation for\, access issues for marginalized and vulnerable students. \nWhen his daughter was diagnosed with autism at an early age and initially denied access to special education\, Aaron began a quest to understand\, and ensure compliance with\, the state and federal protections afforded disabled students. \nAs a nurse and disadvantaged student advocate\, Aaron’s drive to understand how the public education system works became a passion. Early in his family’s journey toward a free and appropriate education for his daughter\, he found that the issues were far larger than his family. \nQuietly\, Aaron began to pen his family’s journey in a memoir. A true labor of love\, Thirteen Doors took more than four years to write. \nOnce the initial manuscript was complete\, he gave it to his unsuspecting wife as a Mother’s Day gift. Over the course of another year and a half\, the manuscript was revised\, edited\, and most importantly given the seal of approval by his daughter. Aaron’s ultimate hope is to engage a national audience in a deep and meaningful conversation about our most vulnerable students and how they are losing their access to a suitable education and what can be done to change the system that is traumatizing children and their parents.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/online-fundraiser-for-ggp-author-aaron-wright-discussing-thirteen-doors-with-author-bianca-marais/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Roy Richard Grinker in conversation with Steve Silberman / Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness
DESCRIPTION:Booksmith and The Bindery are very pleased to host the virtual launch for Roy Richard Grinker’s new book Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness. Joining him in conversation is Steve Silberman (NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity). \nThis event is free and all ages\, but RSVP is required. Event link will be sent to everyone who registers. \nYou can order Nobody’s Normal here – we’re currently offering free shipping throughout San Francisco and the East Bay. \nFor centuries\, scientists and society cast moral judgments on anyone deemed mentally ill\, confining many to asylums. In Nobody’s Normal\, anthropologist Roy Richard Grinker chronicles the progress and setbacks in the struggle against mental-illness stigma—from the eighteenth century\, through America’s major wars\, and into today’s high-tech economy. \nNobody’s Normal argues that stigma is a social process that can be explained through cultural history\, a process that began the moment we defined mental illness\, that we learn from within our communities\, and that we ultimately have the power to change. Though the legacies of shame and secrecy are still with us today\, Grinker writes that we are at the cusp of ending the marginalization of the mentally ill. In the twenty-first century\, mental illnesses are fast becoming a more accepted and visible part of human diversity. \nGrinker infuses the book with the personal history of his family’s four generations of involvement in psychiatry\, including his grandfather’s analysis with Sigmund Freud\, his own daughter’s experience with autism\, and culminating in his research on neurodiversity. Drawing on cutting-edge science\, historical archives\, and cross-cultural research in Africa and Asia\, Grinker takes readers on an international journey to discover the origins of\, and variances in\, our cultural response to neurodiversity. \nUrgent\, eye-opening\, and ultimately hopeful\, Nobody’s Normal explains how we are transforming mental illness and offers a path to end the shadow of stigma. \nRoy Richard Grinker is professor of anthropology and international affairs at the George Washington University. He is the author of several books\, including Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism. He lives in Washington\, DC. \nSteve Silberman is an award-winning science writer and the author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity\, which Oliver Sacks called “a sweeping and penetrating history presented with a rare sympathy and sensitivity.” The book became a widely-praised bestseller in the United States and the United Kingdom. His TED talk\, The Forgotten History of Autism\, has been viewed more than a million times and translated into 35 languages. He lives with his husband Keith in San Francisco. Author photo by Tanya Rosen-Jones. \nThis event is free and all ages\, but RSVP is required. RSVP here.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-roy-richard-grinker-in-conversation-with-steve-silberman-nobodys-normal-how-culture-created-the-stigma-of-mental-illness/
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SUMMARY:Simon Winchester - Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World (Virtual Event)
DESCRIPTION:The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—our proprietary relationship with the land—through human history\, how it has shaped us and what it will mean for our future. \nLand—whether meadow or mountainside\, desert or peat bog\, parkland or pasture\, suburb or city—is central to our existence. It quite literally underlies and underpins everything. Employing the keen intellect\, insatiable curiosity\, and narrative verve that are the foundations of his previous bestselling works\, Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing—and have done—with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet. \nLand: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World examines in depth how we acquire land\, how we steward it\, how and why we fight over it\, and finally\, how we can\, and on occasion do\, come to share it. Ultimately\, Winchester confronts the essential question: who actually owns the world’s land—and why does it matter? \nSimon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books\, including The Professor and the Madman\, The Men Who United the States\, The Map That Changed the World\, The Man Who Loved China\, A Crack in the Edge of the World\, and Krakatoa\, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006\, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts. \nDon George is the author of The Way of Wanderlust: The Best Travel Writing of Don George and of Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Writing and the editor of ten anthologies\, including A Moveable Feast\, The Kindness of Strangers\, Better Than Fiction\, and An Innocent Abroad. George is Editor at Large for National Geographic Traveler\, where he writes feature articles and the monthly Trip Lit column. He is also Editor of BBC Travel‘s literary travel column\, Chance Encounters.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/simon-winchester-land-how-the-hunger-for-ownership-shaped-the-modern-world-virtual-event/
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