Thursday, September 6, 7:00 PM
From Memory to Memoir with Frances Kakugawa
“I talk funny. How can I become a writer when I speak Hawaiian Pidgin and read by flashlight in the outhouse?” In her new memoir, Kapoho – Memoir of a Modern Pompeii, Frances Kakugawa digs through tons of lava to unearth childhood memories. Free and open to the public. No registration required. Books will be available for purchase and signing. WriterHouse, 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, Virginia, 434-296-1922 www.writerhouse.org.
Seminar: Writing the World
Instructor: Leona Wisoker
Cost: $55 Members | $60 Non-Members
Saturday, Sept 8, 2012 | 1:00- 5:00pm
Mainstream romance, science fiction, historical fiction, fantasy, non-fiction…they all require a sense of place. Students learn to lay a foundation for their novels, from big to the small picture. All writing levels welcome; expect to complete several short exercises with discussion. Evening potluck. Writer House – 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, VA /www.writerhouse.org / 434-296-1922
Seminar: Clarity in Poetry
Instructor: Douglas Nordfors
Cost: $55 Members | $60 Non-Members
Saturday, Sept 22, 2012 | 9:00am-1:00pm
Through exercises and examples, participants will explore one of the trickiest questions modern poets face: How clear should a poem be for a reader? Writer House – 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, VA /www.writerhouse.org / 434-296-1922
The Difference Between Rock and Bone: The Creative Revision Process
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 | 6:00-7:00 pm
Instructor: Traci Brimhall
Cost: $9 Members | $10 Non-Members
One of the most difficult and mysterious parts of the creative writing process is the role of revision. Brimhall will demonstrate three major revision tools: the chisel, forensic reconstruction and the Frankenstein. Writer House – 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, VA /www.writerhouse.org / 434-296-1922
Tuesday, September 25, 7:00 PM
The Quest & the Question: A Mid-Apocalyptic Pilgrimage in Verse with Traci Brimhall
Join poet Traci Brimhall for a reading and discussion of her recently published book, Our Lady of the Ruins, which follows a chorus of wanderers haunted by empire, God, and personal trauma through a mid-apocalyptic world. Brimhall will share poems from the book and have a conversation with poet Kendra Hamilton about collective persona, creative inquiry, and the relationship between form and fear. Free and open to the public. No registration required. Books will be available for purchase and signing. WriterHouse, 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, Virginia, 434-296-1922, www.writerhouse.org.
Seminar: Poetry and Performance
Instructor: Camisha Jones
Cost: $55 Members | $60 Non-Members
Saturday, September 29, 2012 | 1:00-5:00pm
Write more descriptively, dig deeper creatively, and perform your words more evocatively. Combining drama techniques with writing prompts and performance critique, learn how movement and sound can inspire writing and writing can inspire movement and sound. Writer House – 508 Dale Avenue, Charlottesville, VA / www.writerhouse.org / 434-296-1922
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