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SUMMARY:From Observation to Discovery: Writing Personal Essays on Art with Jehanne Dubrow
DESCRIPTION:Sat\, October 10\n10am–2:30pm CT (with a 30-minute lunch)\, Online via Zoom\nNonmember: $120; Member: $100; Student/Educ/Mil: $84\n*EARN CPEs; SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE \n \n  \nSharpen your powers of observation through ekphrasis! By closely examining works of art and writing in response to them\, you’ll discover new ways of seeing artwork\, yourself\, and the world around you. Discover how ekphrasis offers a visual springboard for unlocking stories and insights we didn’t even know existed inside of us. \nIn this one-day course\, participants will read examples of ekphrastic writing from across genres and learn how to research the history of an art piece. Through guided writing exercises\, we’ll write about our art discoveries while engaging the five senses and using concrete\, specific details. Participants will then weave their description\, research\, and a personal experience together to generate an ekphrastic personal essay. \nStudents should come to class with an image of a piece of art that has personal meaning to them. This course is open to writers of all genres and skill level\, 18+.  \nStudents will leave this class with:\n\nA first draft of an essay that engages with a work of art\nAn understanding of how ekphrasis can be used to break through writer’s block\nConcrete strategies for blending research with personal stories\n\n\nJehanne Dubrow is the author of three books of nonfiction\, ten poetry collections\, and a craft book. Her book-length essay\, Frivolity: A Defense\, is forthcoming from Columbia University Press in fall 2026. Her writing has appeared in numerous literary journals\, including New England Review\, Southern Review\, and Ploughshares. She is a Distinguished Research Professor and a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of North Texas.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/personal-essays-on-art-with-jehanne-dubrow/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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