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NEW THIS WINTER (JAN & FEB) • Our Winter theme: NEEDS • More Than a Single Story • Mentor Series readings with Carolyn Holbrook • Off-site classes in Rosemount, Hopkins, St. Paul, and Uptown Minneapolis. LOFT.ORG TABLE OF CONTENTS WINTER 2019 AT THE LOFT Advertising opportunities: Teaching atthe Loft: Scholarship offerings: Refund andclass policies: also findpolicy,scholarship, teaching,andadvertisinginfoat: Find additionalbiosand moreofferingdetailsatloft.org.Youcan alive, nourished,andconnected. in whichthewrittenwordunpacksneedandhelpskeepus Through thethemeof read toyourchild(oryourself)inordersleepatnight? there poemsthatgetyououtofbedinthemorning?Do or joyfromnewsstoriesaboutpeoplewe’venevermet?Are stories teachustolivewell?Whydowereactwithoutrage The Loftbelievesthatstoriesareabasicneed.Buthowdo be liketowanderinsomeoneelse’sshoes. understand theworldaroundusandimaginewhatitmight Through thesharingofideasandexperiences,wecometo Joan Didionsaid,“Wetellourselvesstoriesinordertolive.” that, weneedareasontogetup,explore,andconnect.As No humancanexistwithoutfood,water,andsafety.After life throughathemeof This winter,theLoftexploresvitalroleofstoriesincivic Most photosaretakenbyAnnaMinofEnterprises, LLC. Cover andNeedsillustrationsbyAlexPears(alexpears.com) Adult Online Classes Upcoming LoftEvents Classes Wordplay Needs loft.org/teach loft.org/scholarship loft.org/policy loft.org/advertise NEEDS, theLoftwillexploreways NEEDS.

20 12 8 6 3 NEEDS This winter and spring, the Loft will explore the theme of NEEDS (see next page for details).

“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” - Joan Didion

Through our winter/spring theme of NEEDS, the Loft will explore the ways in which the written word both expresses and constitues necessity, and the ways that stories help keep us alive, nourished, and connected.

LOFT.ORG/NEEDS NEEDS opportunities to take part in this winter

LOFT.ORG/NEEDS EVENTS (see p. 10) Feb 10: Healing Trauma Across Communities: More Than a Single Story featuring Carolyn Holbrook, Shannon Gibney, Ibe, Neri Diaz, Diane Wilson, and Kao Kalia Yang

CLASSES (start dates listed)

ADULT (at Open Book) ONLINE Jan 21: The Care & Feeding Jan 23: Needs: Flash Essays of a Sustainable Writing About You and Your World Practice (p. 26) (p. 15) Jan 31: The Writing Jan 23: Balance Your Experiment: Life Writing Needs: Launch Your for Heart Hungry Times Project in the Time You (p. 30) Have (p. 17) Jan 31: Moments of Connection: Poetry as Community Conversation YOUTH CLASSES (p. 33) start up again in March. Feb 2: Writing Exercises: Stay tuned for our Poetry and Motion (p. 33) March-April classes Feb 16: Writing Your Way and events around the (p. 26) Back to the Hearth Needs theme! Feb 16: Eating Poetry: Poems About Food (p. 34) 6 UPCOMING EVENTS sponsor, volunteer, support,learnmore: abook partyintheheartofMinneapolis loftwordplay.com May 11-12,2019 UPCOMING EVENTS 7 Maple Syrup Wounded Knee Cook’s Guide to Sweet Nature: A David Treuer Using Honey and The Heartbreak of The Heartbreak of Mette Nielsen No Happy Endings Nora McInerny to Minneapolis for for to Minneapolis Falter: The Traditions Bill McKibben Nicole Chung Jericho Brown stay tuned... Has the Human Game All You Can Ever Know All You Can Ever Begun to Play Itself Out? full lineup coming January 17!

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Events at the Loft are designed to foster and provoke conversations around reading, craft, words, and writing. Unless noted, events are ticketed to reserve advanced general admission seats and to help cover our costs to put on the events. Pay-what-you-can seats are available for all events, even sold-out events, on a first-come, first-serve basis at the event. For a full calendar of events, please see:

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2018 MEMOIR WRITING PROJECT STUDENT READING January 15, 7 p.m. STUDENT (free) READING Participants from the year-long 2018 Memoir

JANUARY 15 Writing Project will read. The Memoir Writing Project is led by Nicole Helget. UPCOMING EVENTSUPCOMING

8 UPCOMING EVENTS 9 January 22, 7 p.m. (free) Memoir Participants from the year-long 2018 Writing Writing Project will read. The Memoir Project is led by Nicole Helget. Come celebrate the wonderful community of Come celebrate the who make it all possible at member supporters successes the Loft. We’ll raise a glass to the many author of the year plus let you in on the exciting for books lineup for Wordplay, the largest festival in Minnesota (coming May 11-12, 2019). is Contact us to make sure your membership up-to-date so you can be part of the party! 2018 MEMOIR WRITING PROJECT STUDENT READING, SECTION 2 Participants from the year-long 2018 Novel Writing 2018 Novel Writing from the year-long Participants by Writing Project is led read. The Novel Project will Peter Geye. 2019 MEMBER PARTY & REVEAL WORDPLAY January 17, 6 p.m. (free) 2018 NOVELWRITING PROJECT STUDENT READING 7 p.m. 16, January (free)

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FEBRUARY 10 FEBRUARY 1 has allowed us to survive this practice. has allowedustosurvivethis practice. sharing ourstories,notjustof pain,butalsoofourbeautyandstrength, In thisMoreThanaSingleStory conversation,wewilldiscusshow between Indigenousandcommunitiesofcolor. practice ofDivideandConquer,creatingfeardistrustamong and One ofthedevastatingtoolswithincolonizers’toolboxhas beenthe THAN A SINGLE STORY MORE Diaz, DianeWilson,andKaoKaliaYang featuring CarolynHolbrook,ShannonGibney,Ibe,Neri STORY SINGLE A THAN MORE COMMUNITIES: ACROSS TRAUMA HEALING ($10 regular/$5member—nooneturnedaway) (doors at6:30p.m.) February 10,7p.m. appeared innumerouspublications. South Africa,andBavaria.Herpoemshave and raisedinEastGermany,Washington,D.C., Ariane Sandford(poetry)wasborninBarbados publications. work hasbeenpublishedinnumerous Robbinsdale andattendedCarletonCollege.Her Debra J.Stone(creativenonfiction)livesin Minnesota. teaches intheMFAprogramatUniversityof Marriage, waslonglistedfortheOrangePrize.She V.V. Ganeshananthan’sdebutnovel, fellows Reading withmentor The Loftpresentsa2018-2019MentorSeries ($10 regular/$5member—nooneturnedaway) (doors at6:30p.m.) February 1,7p.m. V.V. GANESHANANTHAN WITH READING SERIES MENTOR Debra J.Stoneand

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Angela Pelster won the Great Lakes Colleges Angela Pelster won Award in Nonfiction, and Association New Writer PEN Award for the art of the was a finalist for the collection essay for her essay is a poet from Saint Paul Brianna Flavin (poetry) from the University of Virginia. who holds an MFA received her MFA in fiction Molly Olguín (fiction) University in 2016. Her work from The Ohio State publications. has appeared in numerous Join youth poets from around Minnesota, along Join youth poets from around Minnesota, Spoken with some of the most dynamic, creative Word artists in the country, for a one-day conference focusing on both writing and performance. have been Whether you’re just getting started, or an slamming for years, Flip the Script! is opportunity to sharpen your skills, build community, and have fun. This conference is organized and run by Tru Art Speaks, the Loft is a producing partner. Registration will begin soon at: www.TruArtSpeaks.org Brianna Flavin THE FLIP FIFTH ANNUAL THE CONFERENCE SCRIPT! February 24, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (registration is required through Tru Art Speaks) The Loft presents a 2018-2019 Loft Mentor Series Loft Mentor Series a 2018-2019 The Loft presents mentor reading with MENTOR SERIES READING WITH PELSTER ANGELA 7p.m. 15, February p.m.) (doors at 6:30 turned away) member—no one ($10 regular/$5

FEBRUARY 24 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 15 FEBRUARY 12 ONLINE CLASSES NONFICTION Loft online classes allow you to join a vibrant community of writers of writers community allow to you join online avibrant classes Loft CREATIVE under the guidance of an experienced teaching artist no matter matter no teaching guidanceunder the of an experienced artist BASICS what your location or schedule may be. Contact the education education the may be. orschedule Contact your location what Learn moreabout Loftclassandrefund policiesat department at department YOUNG ADULT SCREENWRITING CHILDREN’S &CHILDREN’S PLAY- & PLAY- CLASSES ONLINE LOFT.ORG/CLASSES or visit loft.org to more. learn loft.org orvisit 612-379-8999 PUBLISHING & CAREER CREATIVE PROCESS FICTION POETRY loft.org/policy FOR READERS MULTIGENRE ONLINE CLASSES 13 for details. Needs We’re The Loft’s theme this fall is NEEDS. offering 2 adult online NEEDS classes in January and February. See pages 15 and 17 or visit loft.org/needs

These online classes are designed to be easy on your These online classes are designed and easy on your schedule, easy on your pocketbook, single session classes, psyche! Similar to in-person introduction to a topic or these classes provide a broad your writing goals give tips and tricks on accomplishing and class interaction. without extensive feedback Ready to take the next step? Master classes are Ready to take the next step? writing goals who designed for writers with serious and get to work. Each are ready to roll up their sleeves extra guidance, coaching, online master class provides you accomplish your and personal attention to help receive more writing goals. Students will also

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Rhea Davison Sarah Chandler Jennifer Mattson CREATIVE NONFICTION 1/9–2/6 | 4 weeks you planning to take the ACT essay? This class is for 1/23–3/20 | 8 weeks 1/23–3/6 | 6 weeks 1/9–3/6 | 8 weeks

Writing a GreatWriting ACT | Essay When? How much? Reg $156.00 Mem $140.40 THIS IS AN ONLINE CLASS INTENDED FOR TEENS, AGES 15–17. Are you! We’ll have a a scheduled online chat to help you learn prewriting. You’ll write one essay per week and online discussion will help improve. you Especially helpful for February 9th or April test-takers! 13th AGES 15-17 AGES ow, more than writers ever, are finding essays to be the best way umans must have certain needs met to

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Needs: Flash Essays About You and Your World and Your Needs: About Essays Flash You Serenity Schoonover When? How much? Reg $234.00 Mem $210.60 H survive, but what do they need to thrive? We will examine how writers have used the short narrative to answer this question, then mine our own life for material. With publication in mind, teaching artist critique and peer review will be available. How much? Reg $312.00 Mem $280.80 Do you have a story that you’re burning to tell, yet are not sure where to begin, or how to proceed to the next step? By examining the tools that great writers use to craft memoir, this class will help you discover the story you want to tell, as well as how to craft your story prose. memorable and engaging into Memoir Camp Boot | When? GENRE new! 16 ONLINE CLASSES new! new! new! CREATIVE PROCESS CREATIVE page. You’ll analyze several openings, while also writing your own. your writing also while openings, several analyze You’ll page. first the from reader the hooking for methods different of think will we importantly, Most action. and setting, point-of-view, on focus I $210.40 Mem $234.00 Reg much? How When? Gutierrez Michael FiveNovel First The Pages Openings: going! keep to you inspire and page the on words get to curiosity your cultivate you help to designed are exercises Intriguing level. next the to work their take to trying writers and “stuck,” T $210.40 Mem $234.00 Reg much? How When? Jacque Cangro Creativity in Explorations Muse: Writer’s The n this class, we will examine how novel openings work, with special special with work, openings novel how examine will we class, n this his class offers guided exercises for beginners, anyone who is is who anyone beginners, for exercises guided offers class his LOW STAKES MASTER note on page 13 about master classes. master 13 page on about note See community. encouraging an in suggestions receive will and elements, basic anovel’s writing, of practice the about learn You will writing. of dreamed always you’ve novel the begin to chance your is now apage, written never you’ve if Even $526.50 Mem $585.00 Reg much? How When? Novel | the Freeing Within characters’ arcs. See note on page 3 about low stakes classes. classes. stakes low 3about page on note See arcs. characters’ their to conflicts external stories’ their link and characters, their to closer in move pacing, their hone will Participants T $72.00 Mem $80.00 Reg much? How When? Tension the Up Dial | his low-stakes class will look at ways to control tension. tension. control to ways at look will class low-stakes his 1/23–3/6 | 6 weeks |6weeks 1/23–3/6 |6weeks 1/23–3/6 1/23–4/24 | 12 weeks |12 weeks 1/23–4/24 2/6–3/6 | 4 weeks |4weeks 2/6–3/6 FICTION Kate Heartfield Kate Diana Bletter

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How much? Reg $80.00 Mem $72.00 Want to start a project but can’t seem to find the time getto it off the ground? This low-stakes class will help launch your writing project with your busy life in mind. will We work through identify goals, realistic concepts, create barriers, and establish a plan for your project. See note about on page 13 low classes. stakes Balance Your Needs: Launch Your Project in Project Needs: Launch Your Your Balance | Have the Time You When? How much? Reg $80.00 Mem $72.00 W and philosophy low-stakes yogic elementsthis of Fusing class! psychologydepth with creative writing prompts, begin will we to transmute our inner conflicts and blocks and build a solid writing practice for the new year! See note about on page 13 classes. stakes low Writing forWriting Transformation | When?

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ant to send your work out but you don’t know where to start? This class will show you how to stay focused, set goals, find markets, write an effective query letter and publicize your success. Find your path to publication this year! See note on aboutpage 13 low stakes classes. How much? Reg $80.00 Mem $72.00 W Get Published in 2019 | When? stand out LOW STAKES LOW

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provide more options for students not located near the Loft. not located near the Loft. provide more options for students These classes take advantage of the unique sites and These classes take advantage The Lynhall (p. 29). the Arts (p. 28), and Hopkins Center for Paul JCC (p. 25), Center (p. 22), St. Rosemount Arts sites this fall: “Loft Around Town” site classes at four

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Picture Book Master Class Molly Beth Griffin When? 6–9 sessions p.m. | 12 How much? Reg $630.00 Low Mem $441.00 $567.00 W prompts, revise with rigorous exercises, chat with visiting illustrators, and critique manuscripts in a supportive setting. picture those who have manuscripts book for Intended underway. See noteon p. XX about master classes. MASTER ow do I, as an adult, craft an adolescent voice that carries the

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GENRE ADULT CLASSES 25 Brenda HudsonBrenda Monique Wentzel Monique Raechel Anne Jolie St. Paul JCC (1375 St.St. Paul Avenue, Paul JCC (1375 Saint Paul) 1/31–3/7 | Thursdays | 6–8 p.m. | 6 sessions 1/31–3/7Thursdays | a.m.–noon | 10 6 sessions | 2/2 | Saturday p.m. | 9 a.m.–1 | 1 session 2/9 | Saturday p.m. | 9 a.m.–1 | 1 session 1/31–3/28 class (no 2/21) | Thursdays a.m.–noon | 10 hat is creative nonfiction? Students in this class will read and write ou will be guided through supportive journaling techniques to create nevitably the personal essayist or memoirist must confront their family n this class, we will explore thenecessary components of n this class, you will practice writing super-short-form memoir— How much? Reg $210.00 Mem Low $189.00 $147.00 I story. We’ll uncover key childhood and family memories, deepen and expand them to uncover their emotional core. Expect to read and write about 750 words every week with feedback from peers. Writing TheWriting Family of Origin: Personal Non- Fiction About Writing Our And Closest Hardest Relationships | When? How much? Reg $210.00 Mem Low $189.00 $147.00 W a range of essays, from those about art andfood to micro-memoirs and hybrid forms, as we generate our own creative nonfiction writing, looking to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Maggie Nelson, and Natalie Diaz, among others, instruction for and inspiration. Kathryn Savage When? Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Introduction Creative to How much? Reg $70.00 Mem $63.00 Low $49.00 I constructing a compelling essay that engages some aspect of contemporary culture from a critical viewpoint. ”Flash” Memoir: Life Stories in Under 500 Words HudsonBrenda When? How much? Reg $70.00 Mem $63.00 Low $49.00 I under 500 words. At the end of class, you’ll have a beginning draft and the know-how to continue writing “flash” memoir pieces. Writing a WorthwhileWriting Think for Piece the Digital | World When? When? 8 sessions How much? Reg $280.00 Mem $252.00 Low $196.00 Where? Y vignettes of important life events. At the end of class, you’ll have a series of stories and the know-howto continue your legacy writing. Legacy Writing: Capturing Family Stories for Future Generations |

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6 6 sessions How much? Reg $210.00 Mem Low $189.00 $147.00 U explore what it means to “choose must” in our lives. Through discussion and writing prompts, we’ll identify our passions, come to terms with our “shoulds” and fears, and find ways to live more fully. Writing Your Way to Your Life’s Passion to Your Way Your Writing HudsonBrenda When? How much? Reg $420.00 Mem $378.00 Low $294.00 H conflict, suspense, plot. Narrative Thrust is whatkeeps everything in your story or novel chugging along with everyone on board. In this advanced workshop, we will examine eight tactics for propelling your fiction while providing intensive peer feedback, prompts, and study contemporary of masters. When? Advanced Fiction: Thrust Narrative Erin Kate Ryan When? How much? Reg $52.50 Mem Low $47.25 $36.75 T discovery-oriented where atmosphere contemplative a writing can emerge. Words by Alexander Alice Walker, Chee, and Banana Yoshimoto, among others, will assist us along the way. Insight | Writing Reg $210.00 Mem $189.00 Low $147.00 How much? Reg $210.00 Mem Low $189.00 $147.00 W or more, this happy hour class is here to welcome you back. Meet and support other writers, experiment with ways to fit writing in your life, and understand what starts and sustains your writing. Come BackCome to | Writing When?

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iction writers of all levels will benefit from reading, analyzing, and earn the secrets of submitting short stories. From market research

n this class, we’ll cover such topics as understanding the science in Udesen Easy Reading, Hard Alcohol | When? How much? Reg $100.00 Mem $90.00 Low $70.00 Where? A YES! But, are you really? A book festival with 100 authors can feel overwhelming. Let Wordplay’s Founding Director Opitz Steph and the Loft’s Executive Director Britt Udesen guide you. Join the Wordplay Book Club and read four official Wordplay books in advance of the big fest, enjoy a guided discussion, and have a drink or two at our host, The Lynhall, while you’re at it. Reading list will be afterannounced January 17. When? How much? Reg $280.00 Mem $252.00 Low$196.00 F writingthese four different models for the short story: The Journey, A Stranger Comes Theto Town, Pattern Story, and the Story-Within- a-Story. Join us for this happy hour class! Four ModelsFour forthe Short Story | How much? Reg $280.00 Mem $252.00 Low $196.00 I science fiction; world building of alien and future cultures; and the differences between character-driven and plot-driven stories.We’ll submission discuss critique, and for work brainstorm share ideas, and publication. Mars Needs Writers: Science Writing Fiction and Fantasy for Publication | When? When? How much? Reg $140.00 Mem Low $126.00 $98.00 L to submission tracking, this class will show students how to submit a short story. Writers of all genres are welcome, but examples will be science fiction and fantasy-focused. A finished story is not required. Submit It Now! Selling Sci-Fi/Fantasy Short Stories | GENRE new! 30 ADULT CLASSES new! new! new! Zhang, among others. amongZhang, others. Jenny and Beatty, Paul Sedaris, David Thompson-Spires, Nafissa Gurba, Myriam Saunders, George study We’ll matter. subject “serious” or dark of load the lighten can humor how about talk and stories-in-progress our through work we’ll writers, nonfiction and I $196.00 Low $252.00 Mem $280.00 Reg much? How When? | Humor with Buoying Dark Material Laughing: I Died story. your to hook amazing an create to them integrate and elements critical these establish to how learn You’ll protagonist. your up set creatively and theme, establish grabber, attention T $49.00 Low $63.00 Mem $70.00 Reg much? How When? YourPerfecting 1st 10 Pages | process, content, identity as a writer? identity content, process, writing your affect world your with interacting does How process. your ignite to writing on-the-spot daring, practice and workshop, notes, compare we’ll class, in it; about write and world the with interact to week each assignment on out you sends class This $294.00 Low $378.00 Mem $420.00 Reg much? How When? | Times Hungry Heart Writing for Life WritingThe Experiment: share. and do to exercises given be will You class. this from benefit will story along on working Writers view? a30,000-foot from story your see you Can structure. its —is A $147.00 $189.00 Low Mem $210.00 Reg much? How When? | Structure Your Your Giving Strengthen Spine: Story n this unconventional workshop class, suitable for both fiction fiction both for suitable class, workshop unconventional n this his class is dedicated to teaching you how to create a strong astrong create to how you teaching to dedicated is class his key aspect of the long story—novel, script, book-length memoir book-length script, key of the long aspect story—novel, 1/28–3/18 | Mondays | 6–8 p.m. | 8 sessions |8sessions p.m. |6–8 |Mondays 1/28–3/18 |1session |9a.m.–1 p.m. 1/26 |Saturday 1/31–4/18 | Thursdays | 10 a.m.–noon |12 sessions |10 a.m.–noon |Thursdays 1/31–4/18 |6sessions p.m. |6–8 |Wednesdays 1/30–3/6 MULTIGENRE Josh Cook Jim Levi Jim Roxanne Sadovsky Michael Gorrie Michael

GENRE ADULT CLASSES 31 Leda Zawacki Rosanna Staffa Brian Malloy LeeOglesby 2/2–3/23 | Saturdays p.m. | 8 sessions | 1–3 2/23 | Saturday p.m.| 9 a.m.–1 | 1 session 2/2 | Saturday | 9 a.m.–noon session | 1 2/16 | Saturday | 9 a.m.–noon | 1 session 2/16 | Saturday | 1–4 p.m. | 1 session ell-developed characters often “three- are described being as e are all very different in our experiences, and it is not easy to it de Waal wrote “Working-class stories are not always tales of the his class presents a series of tools that writers can use while Introduction to Making | Comics When? How much? Reg $280.00 Mem $252.00 Low $196.00 Delve into the landscape of independent and self published comics and graphic novels. In this class, you will learn the fundamentals of comic making, and will try your hand at various visual techniques and styles. will You become familiar with the ins and outs of creating and self publishing comics. Writing theWriting | Class Working When? How much? Reg $70.00 Mem $63.00 Low $49.00 K in rich narratives are dispossessed—these and underprivileged barbed humour...reflecting the depth and texture of working-class life...” Comefor a day of inspiration through examining working class master works, and generation through writing exercises. How much? Reg $52.50Mem Low $47.25 $36.75 T revising to avoid unintentionally alienating or offending readers. We’ll learn how to identify places in our writing thatmake we’ll for and explore options audience, about the assumptions rewriting to be more inclusive. All styles and genres welcome. When? Inclusive Editing: Techniques forUnbiased Editing:Inclusive Techniques | Writing How much? Reg $52.50 Mem Low $47.25 $36.75 W dimensional.” This class goes further, looking at characters in five specific dimensions: physical, public, social, private, and unconscious. We’ll consider characters from literature and film to see how dimensions fit into a character’s story arc. Craft in Personal | Narrative When? How much? Reg $52.50 Mem Low $47.25 $36.75 W communicate them effectively to others. Craft key. is Through readings, discussion and writing, this class aims to celebrate the unique quality of our personal narrative while finding how to best express it in our writing. Creating Characters Dimensions in Five Jim Levi When?

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new! new! 32 ADULT CLASSES new! new! new! and understand how to approach a blank page with confidence. with page ablank approach to how understand and poetry writing in skills their sharpen will students class, of end the by and together, write and read We’ll work. well-crafted epitomizes that work studying while imagery, and voice, line, form, including craft, poetic of aspects important cover We’ll beginners. fellow L $294.00 Low $378.00 Mem $420.00 Reg much? How When? | Poetry Beginning polishing. and revising needs that work have who poets for astand-alone as taken be can it though even series, a of part second the is This completion. towards poems draft to you willworkshopping allow ofdeeper understanding craft/technique; a provide will discussion and Readings drafts. poems/first rough your refine will you discussion/workshop of alembics the Using T $294.00 Low $378.00 Mem $420.00 Reg much? How When? Nutter Jude your Poems Deepening and Expanding, Alembic-Revising, the Within Alchemy: Poetic it. completing or rewriting to path the on you put and script your of I Act finish you help will I $147.00 $189.00 Low Mem $210.00 Reg much? How When? Gorrie Michael I Act Pilot: Writing Your TV or Screenplay SCREENWRITING ntended for both beginning and intermediate writers, this class class this writers, intermediate and beginning both for ntended earn to write poems in a non-intimidating environment with with environment anon-intimidating in poems write to earn he alchemical alembic is an apparatus for distilling and refining. refining. and distilling for apparatus an is alembic alchemical he 1/29–4/16 | Tuesdays | 10 a.m.–noon | 12 sessions |12 sessions |10 |Tuesdays a.m.–noon 1/29–4/16 |8sessions p.m. |6–9 1/15–3/5 |Tuesdays |6sessions p.m. |6–8 |Wednesdays 1/30–3/6 PLAY- & PLAY- POETRY Gretchen Marquette Gretchen

GENRE GENRE ADULT CLASSES 33 Kathryn Savage Morgan Grayce Willow Natalie Kaplan 1/31–4/25 class (no 3/28) | Thursdays a.m.–noon | 10 1/31–3/7 | Thursdays | 6–8 p.m. | 6 sessions 1/30–3/6 | Wednesdaysa.m.–noon | 10 | 6 sessions 2/2–3/23 | Saturdays a.m.–noon | 10 | 8 sessions hat is the role of the poet in the world? Looking to poets such as o human can exist without food, and water, his class is for students who feel ready to expand their range of ommunity is one of our most basic needs. 12 sessions 12 How much? Reg $420.00 Mem $378.00 Low $294.00 T expression by exploring a wide variety of forms. readWe samples by master poets ranging from Natalie Diaz to Elizabeth Bishop, try them out, and share formalexplorations in workshop designed to support risk-taking. All About Form | When? How much? Reg $210.00 Mem $189.00 Low $147.00 C Connections to people and cultures have a huge impact on the stories we tell, and how we tell them. Through writing and editing poetry, we will explore the relationship between communities that fuel us and the work they inspire us to create. Moments of Connection: Poetry Community as Conversation | When? When? How much? Reg $210.00 Mem Low $189.00 $147.00 W Tracy K. Smith, Solmaz Sharif, and Elizabeth Bishop for instruction and inspiration, students in this class will read and write a range of poems, about a variety of topics, as we generate poetry.This class will introduce poetry craft concepts such as image, sound, and ways to break lines. The Poet in | theThe Poet World How much? Reg $280.00 Mem $252.00 Low $196.00 N safety. After that, we need a reason to get up, explore, and connect. Sometimes we need to move before we can write. Beginning each day with a movement exercise, this class will focus on meditative, exploratory, and joyful ways to generate poetry. Writing Exercises:Writing Poetry and Motion Dustin Nelson, Ashleigh Lambert, Mary Austin Speaker, and Chris Martin When? new! new! new! 34 ADULT CLASSES new! new! ideas and approaches. fresh need who writer any For audience. our of ears and minds the in connections and worlds new create to order in phrases and words specific of sounds and associations the shaping class, U $36.75 $47.25 Low Mem $52.50 Reg much? How When? Text Found Playing With | Poetry: food, writing one poem to share. to poem one writing food, about poems crafting of art the practice then will Students choices. form and diction, of use purposes, themes, subjects, as a touchstone or topic, focusing on writers’ I $36.75 $47.25 Low Mem $52.50 Reg much? How When? Food | About Poems Poetry: Eating invite its enlivening and unpredictable vitality into our poems. our into vitality unpredictable and enlivening its invite we’lll exercises, writing weekly In Hirshfield. and Bly to Baudelaire and Neruda like masters from poetry, world to energy brought has I $294.00 Low $378.00 Mem $420.00 Reg much? How When? PowerThe Image | of the ahead. year the and winter of poems write to us energize and refresh can afternoon meditative yet lively, winter. This of aspects outer and inner the both on focuses which retreat reflective part and workshop poetry part is F $49.00 Low $63.00 Mem $70.00 Reg much? How When? Smith R. Thomas Out and Inside Poem, Winter The n this class, we’ll explore poetry that uses food food uses that poetry explore we’ll class, n this n this class, we’ll explore ways in which the metaphorical image image metaphorical the which in ways explore we’ll class, n this or many, winter is the best season for writing poetry. This class class This poetry. writing for season best the is winter many, or sing a wide variety of found text, we’ll write several poems in in poems several write we’ll text, found of variety awide sing 2/9| Saturday | 1–4 p.m. | 1 session |1session p.m. |1–4 Saturday 2/9| 2/16 | Saturday | 1–4 p.m. | 1 session |1session p.m. |1–4 |Saturday 2/16 2/6–4/24 | Wednesdays | 6–8 p.m. | 12 sessions |12 p.m. sessions |6–8 |Wednesdays 2/6–4/24 |1session |1–5 p.m. |Saturday 2/2 POETRY (CONTINUED)POETRY Thomas R. Smith R. Thomas Becca Barnskis Becca Donna Isaac Donna ADULT CLASSES 35 Dawn Quigley PUBLISHING & CAREER Brooke Dierkhising 2/23 & 3/2 | Saturdays | 12:30–5:30 p.m. | 2 sessions 2/9 | Saturday | 9 a.m.–noon | 1 session 1/26 | Saturday1/26 | 9 a.m.–noon | 1 session 2/25–3/1 Monday–Friday | a.m.–4 | 10 p.m.| 5 sessions ound poetry uses material from another source, generally his class offers a walk-through gettingto published for beginners

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Reg $175.00 Mem $157.50 Low $122.50 How much? Reg Mem $175.00 $157.50 F everyday written material not intended as poetry; working with it requires skills similar to those used in the actual creation of poems. From the humourous to the profound, we’ll read and create our own found poems using various techniques and sources. Jude Nutter When? ByAccident andDesign: The Found Poem How much? Reg $52.50 Mem Low $47.25 $36.75 T markets formatting appropriate work, for including your searching and venues, model and practice writing a pitch or query letter, how to submit your work, common mistakes to avoid, as well as tips and strategies for follow through. By the morning end, you will have a plan for your first published piece! When? How much? Reg $52.50 Mem Low $47.25 $36.75 Do you have a story you want to share with the world but don’t know how to do it? With self-publishing you can be empowered to publish your book on your own. In this class, steps like raising funds, editing, cover design,formatting, distribution, and covered. be will promotion When? Getting Published for Beginners | Launching Your Book: Learn theLaunching Skills Your to Self- Publish | How much? Reg $525.00 Mem $472.50 Low $367.50 T journeys, discussions of craft tied to poems by master poets, and sharing of insights on process. The idea is not to necessarily finish a poem, but to generate material for potential poems without the “completion.” of pressure crushing When? Aspects Poetic of Craft: Generating Work New Jude Nutter

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new! new! 36 ADULT CLASSES A craft,connection, andcareer conferenceforwriters. new! PUBLISHING & CAREER (CONTINUED) &CAREER PUBLISHING checklist to take a query from idea to out the door. the out to idea from aquery take to checklist a also and process query the of amap develop also will Students markets. for query their prepare and sharpen, start, students help to tips and aquery of elements key the of discussion include will time Class time. writing your maximize to tricks and tools, tips, T $36.75 $47.25 Low Mem $52.50 Reg much? How When? Tieck Sarah Steps Practical How Write to aQuery: in print. work your seeing in rejoicing and rejection with dealing guidelines, writer’s deciphering lists, market discuss to go on and formatting, manuscript proper discuss we’ll class, this In print. to through A $36.75 $47.25 Low Mem $52.50 Reg much? How When? and Marketing Your Writing | YourGetting Submitting, Polishing, Word Out: his class will offer an overview of the query process and give you you give and process query the of overview an offer will class his nybody can write, but it takes determination to see your work work your see to determination takes it but write, can nybody Coming November 1–3, 2019. 2/16 | Saturday | 9 a.m.–noon | 1 session |1session |9a.m.–noon |Saturday 2/16 2/16 | Saturday | 1–4 p.m. | 1 session |1session p.m. |1–4 |Saturday 2/16 SMITH WORD Holly Day Holly ADULT CLASSES 37

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