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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.
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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.
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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:Virtual Event: Annalee Newitz and Charles C. Mann
DESCRIPTION:JOIN US ON TUESDAY\, FEBRUARY 2 AT 6PM PT WHEN ANNALEE NEWITZ IS JOINED BY CHARLES C. MANN FOR THE LAUNCH OF THEIR LATEST BOOK\, FOUR LOST CITIES: A SECRET HISTORY OF THE URBAN AGE\, ON ZOOM!\nPREORDER A COPY TODAY AND RECEIVE A SPECIAL SIGNED POSTCARD!\nZoom Login Info\nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82512999396\nOr iPhone one-tap :\nUS: +16699009128\,\,82512999396#  or +12532158782\,\,82512999396#\nWebinar ID: 825 1299 9396\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kqZY7eKSG \nPraise for Four Lost Cities \n“Newitz always sees to the heart of complex systems and breaks them down with poetic ferocity.”— N. K. Jemisin\, author of the Broken Earth trilogy and The City We Became \n“Cheerful\, curious\, amused\, and amusing\, Annalee Newitz is a fabulous tour guide through the latest archaeological perspectives on four of humankind’s most remarkable urban experiments. Along the way\, Newitz dispels myths\, evokes fascinating stories—and makes us think hard about our own urban future.”— Charles C. Mann\, author of 1491 and 1493 \n“Annalee Newitz is a brilliant writer with the heart of an archaeologist and the soul of a visionary. Four Lost Cities should open our eyes to all that may happen to our cities in the future. Vibrant and adventurous\, this is a necessary book for turbulent times.”— Sarah Parcak\, archaeologist and author of Archaeology from Space \nAbout Four Lost Cities \nA quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why people abandoned them. \nIn Four Lost Cities\, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world\, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities\, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey\, the Roman vacation town of Pompeii on Italy’s southern coast\, the medieval megacity of Angkor in Cambodia\, and the indigenous metropolis Cahokia\, which stood beside the Mississippi River where East St. Louis is today. \nNewitz travels to all four sites and investigates the cutting-edge research in archaeology\, revealing the mix of environmental changes and political turmoil that doomed these ancient settlements. Tracing the early development of urban planning\, Newitz also introduces us to the often anonymous workers—slaves\, women\, immigrants\, and manual laborers—who built these cities and created monuments that lasted millennia. \nFour Lost Cities is a journey into the forgotten past\, but\, foreseeing a future in which the majority of people on Earth will be living in cities\, it may also reveal something of our own fate.
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT: Gretel Ehrlich\, Unsolaced
DESCRIPTION:Gretel Ehrlich\, author of the enduring classic The Solace of Open Spaces\, will share her new book Unsolaced—a wondrous meditation on how water\, light\, wind\, mountain\, bird\, and horse have shaped her life and her understanding of a world besieged by a climate crisis. \nRegister for this free Crowdcast event by clicking here! \n\nThis is a free event. The featured book may be purchased below. \nYou can make a donation to help support Bookshop Santa Cruz here. Thank you! \n\nAmid species extinctions and disintegrating ice sheets\, this stunning collection of memories\, observations\, and narratives is acute and lyrical\, Whitmanesque in breadth\, and as elegant as a Japanese teahouse. “Sentience and sunderance\,” Ehrlich writes. “How we know what we know\, who teaches us\, how easy it is to lose it all.” As if to stave off impending loss\, she embarks on strenuous adventures to Greenland\, Africa\, Kosovo\, Japan\, and an uninhabited Alaskan island\, always returning to her simple Wyoming cabin at the foot of the mountains and the trail that leads into the heart of them. \n“In lush\, evocative prose\, Ehrlich details some breathtakingly perilous journeys . . . A vigorous plea for responsible environmental stewardship and a treat for all fans of nature writing.” — Kirkus Review (starred) \nGRETEL EHRLICH is the author of Facing the Wave\, The Future of Ice\, Heart Mountain\, The Solace of Open Spaces\, and This Cold Heaven\, among other works of nonfiction\, fiction\, and poetry. Ehrlich studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She divides her time between Montana and Hawaii.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-event-gretel-ehrlich-unsolaced/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri | GGP Online Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Tuesday\, February 2\, 2021 at 7 PM PST for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri. \nThe Zoom meeting will be at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88666921359\, \nYou can order a print copy at http://bit.ly/ggpEverythingSadIsUntrue or in audiobook from Libro.fm\, GGP’s audiobook partner\, at http://bit.ly/EverythingSadAB. \nStaff Reviews\n\n  \nA true refugee story told in a Scheherazade-like format. It’s the most engrossing book I’ve read this year: it’s magical\, haunting\, uplifting\, funny\, and sad all at once. I love this boy and I loved learning about his Iranian childhood and one-of-a-kind immigrant experience in Oklahoma. A MUST READ! \n— Donna \n  \n  \nOne of my Top 3 Books of 2020: a rich history of a young Iranian refugee making a life in Oklahoma\, his relationship with his parents\, and finding an identity. \n— Amy \n  \n  \nOne of my Top 3 Books of 2020: This beautiful book made me laugh and cry. I listened to the audiobook\, and the narrator’s voice is everything. He uses humor and myths to tell the tale of his Iranian family settling in Oklahoma and though it was written for kids\, it is great for all ages. \n— Sarah \n  \nDescription\n\nAt the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma\, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls “Daniel”) stands\, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned\, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. \nBut Khosrou’s stories\, stretching back years\, and decades\, and centuries\, are beautiful\, and terrifying\, from the moment his family fled Iran in the middle of the night with the secret police moments behind them\, back to the sad\, cement refugee camps of Italy.and further back to the fields near the river Aras\, where rain-soaked flowers bled red like the yolk of sunset burst over everything\, and further back still to the Jasmine-scented city of Isfahan. \nWe bounce between a school bus of kids armed with paper clip missiles and spitballs to the heroines and heroes of Khosrou’s family’s past\, who ate pastries that made people weep and cry “Akh\, Tamar!” and touched carpets woven with precious gems. \nLike Scheherazade in a hostile classroom\, Daniel weaves a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth. And it is (a true story). \nIt is Daniel’s. \nAbout the Author\n\nDaniel Nayeri was born in Iran and spent a couple of years as a refugee before immigrating to Oklahoma at age eight with his family. He is the publisher of Odd Dot\, an imprint of Macmillan\, making him one of the youngest publishers in the industry. He has served on the CBC diversity committee and the CBC panel committee.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/everything-sad-is-untrue-by-daniel-nayeri-ggp-online-book-club/
LOCATION:CA
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