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Wayne State University Press and the National Writers Series Present Writing classes with Keith Taylor, Anne-Marie Oomen and Jack Ridl:
Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 7 PM
Northwestern Michigan College University Center
Buy tickets at treatickets.com.
The National Writers Series is excited to collaborate with Wayne Sate University Press to highlight authors in the award-winning Made in Michigan Writers Series. These Master Classes offer a unique opportunity for writers and readers alike to come together in an intimate gathering to learn from some of the best. The ticket price of $20 includes a copy of the presenter’s book.
Following registration (please allow 1-2 days for processing), you may pick up your book at Horizon Books in downtown Traverse City before the start of the class.
Jack Ridl “Learning from Some Masters”
This class will take a close look at some contemporary poets, noticing what in particular distinguishes their work and applying what we notice to our own poems. This class should help writers to discover how their voices, techniques, and visions can enrich and expand our writing, our reading, and our days. Bring some of your own poems and/or drafts along with something to write on and write with. Laptop computers are welcomed, too. Some of the poets that will be examined are Mary Ruefle, Jeff Gundy, William Stafford, Li-Young Lee, Linda Pastan, Lucille Clifton, Nancy Willard, Russell Edson, and Naomi Shihab Nye.
Keith Taylor “13 Lines or Less”
This is a workshop on the short poem, 13 lines or less. Taylor will give examples, and try to discover with the attendees how these poems work. Some will be image based, like Japanese haiku, but others will contain little narratives. Still others will work more obliquely, by a process of association. This class will also be a great opportunity for the attendees to have their own poetry looked at. (Poems should be sent ahead of class date, although not a requirement. Contact information will be provided upon signing up for the class).
Anne-Marie Oomen “Travel/Place/Spirit: An Exploration of the Travel Essay”
Using some models from An American Map (and others), Anne-Marie will explore the essay of travel as a way of entering land-scapes of both place and spirit. She will provide exercises that explore the “strange land” but also explore the “stranger” in that land. The focus will be to discover meaning for the found place by also exploring the interior landscape of the traveler.
The National Writers Series is a year-round book festival in Traverse City that brings together some of the brightest celebrities of the literary world to Northern Michigan.
