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SUMMARY:Weaving Across Languages: A Poetry Workshop with Octavio Quintanilla
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, Sept 12\, 19 & 26\, 2023 6:30pm-8:30pm CST\, Hybrid (in-person at Gemini Ink and online via Zoom)\nInstructor: Octavio Quintanilla\nNonmember: $145; Member: $125; Student/Vet/Mil $75 \n*EARN CPE’S\nSCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. \n \n\n  \n\nSlang\, dialects\, common expressions\, codeswitching\, and every variation of language from across the world. Translanguage captures the rich variety of how people express themselves. It taps into culture\, family\, all the places we’ve lived\, and our own linguistic quirks. \nIn this three-session workshop\, participants will study the poetry of writers who use translanguaging to infuse their work with a unique voice. Participants will identify and explore all of the languages that are part of who they are\, and use prompts to write poems that weave in their linguistic identity. This workshop will also include techniques for effective revision and editing.  \nThis course is open to writers of all genres and skill levels\, 18+. This course does not require fluency in more than one language\, but multilingual students are highly encouraged to register. \nIn this course\, students will: \n\n\n\nExplore variations of language \nLearn techniques for applying translanguaging to your own work\nGenerate new poems and receive feedback for revision\n\n\n\n\nOctavio Quintanilla is the author of the poetry collection\, If I Go Missing\, the founder and director of the literature & arts festival\, VersoFrontera\, publisher of Alabrava Press\, and former Poet Laureate of San Antonio\, TX. His Frontextos (visual poems) have been published and exhibited widely. His new poetry collection\, The Book of Wounded Sparrows\, is forthcoming from Texas Review Press in fall 2024. He teaches Literature and Creative Writing at Our Lady of the Lake University. \n\nParking at Gemini Ink\nGemini Ink offers free parking along the back wall of our downtown offices. Please access this parking lot from Augusta St and first park in any of the 12 spots along the back wall. Only when these 12 spots are full do we ask that you park elsewhere in our lot. We now rent our offices from UTSA and are collaborating with them to create a secure and accessible parking lot for our community of writers and readers.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/weaving-across-languages/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:In the Age of Social Media: A Literary Video Lab with Joyous Windrider Jimenez
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, Sep 21\, 28 & Oct 5\, 12\, 19\, 26\, 6:30-8:30pm CST\, in-person at Gemini Ink\nInstructor: Joyous Windrider Jimenez\nNonmember: $140; Member: $120; Student/Vet/Mil $75 \n*EARN CPE’S\nSCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. \n \n  \n  \nIn the age of TikTok\, Instagram reels\, and YouTube shorts\, how can you present your writing in a way that’s on trend and easily consumable? Would you like to use your digital platform to showcase your work in a new way and expand your audience?  \nIn this 6-week course\, we will use simple\, open-genre writing prompts to generate short poems and/or impactful prose. We will polish our short pieces and explore gathering images that will visually accentuate our words. We will then create short literary videos that include an audio recording of the work\, captions\, and either moving or still images. Our entire project will be built and edited using a FREE video editing app available for phones and laptops! \nThis course is open to writers of all genres and skill levels\, 18+. Students are welcome to bring in previously written work or images they want to transform. \nIn this course\, students will leave with: \n\nAt least one drafted 1-minute poetry/prose video.\nSeveral short written pieces that can be used for future videos.\nTools and knowledge to continue the Literary Video process independently.\nAn additional way to connect audiences to your writing that isn’t publication or a public reading.\n\nJoyous Windrider Jiménez is an improv & performance poet\, teatrista\, mixed-media visual artist and video creator who blends performance and visual elements. During the pandemic\, she directed and edited a video adaptation of an original operetta for the Jump-Start Performance Co’s INKubator series\, and had her time-lapse video poem Quarantine is a Dragon screened at the Roxie Theater’s 2020 virtual summer film festival\, Mixtape-In-Place. She also moved into video lessons for children in quarantine for the San Antonio Museum of Art\, Gemini Ink\, and SAISD. In 2022 and 2023 her video poetry was streamed for Urban 15’s annual global poetry streaming event\, MegaCorazon. \n\nParking at Gemini Ink \nGemini Ink offers free parking along the back wall of our downtown offices. Please access this parking lot from Augusta St and first park in any of the 12 spots along the back wall. Only when these 12 spots are full do we ask that you park elsewhere in our lot. We now rent our offices from UTSA and are collaborating with them to create a secure and accessible parking lot for our community of writers and readers.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/in-the-age-of-social-media-a-literary-video-lab/
LOCATION:Texas
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Cosmic Memory Map with Anel I. Flores
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Sep 30\, from 10am-2pm CST (with 1-hour lunch)\, in-person at Gemini Ink\nInstructor: Anel I. Flores\nNonmember: $125; Member: $105; Student/Vet/Mil $75 \n*EARN CPE’S\nSCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. \n \n  \n  \nWelcome to the Cosmic Memory Map Workshop\, a transformative journey into the depths of your “autohisteorías\,” Led by Xicane\, Queer\, Trans author and artist Anel I. Flores. We invite you to embark on a day of self-discovery\, empowerment\, and creative expression collectively. \nIn this immersive workshop\, we will explore the intersection of memory and the cosmos\, delving into the cosmic tapestry that shapes our individual narratives. Drawing inspiration from real-life experiences\, we will learn techniques to extract the essence of our stories\, weaving them into vibrant tapestries of imagination and emotion. \nThrough guided writing exercises\, group discussions\, and reflective meditations\, we will navigate the cosmic landscape of our memories\, unearthing hidden gems and untold tales. Together\, we will celebrate the power of diverse voices\, honoring the richness of our cultural heritage and the complexities of our identities. \nNo matter your writing background or level of experience\, this workshop is a safe and inclusive space for all two-spirit\, trans\, queer\, LGBTQIA+ individuals.   \nIn this workshop\, participants will: \n\nLeave with a fresh perspective on memory\nGenerate at least 20 new story ideas\nDraft the beginnings of 1 to 2 new stories\nConnect with like-minded writers\n\n\nAnel I. Flores is a trans-\, queer Latina/x writer\, artist\, activist\, entrepreneur\, and coach\, whose extensive body of work captures the essence of LGBTQIA+ experiences across professional and community spaces. Their areas of expertise encompass various themes such as Latina/x literature\, sexuality\, gender\, race/border/diaspora\, spirituality\, self-discovery\, and radical love.  \nThey hold an MFA in Creative Writing\, having penned notable works like the chapbook La Fea and Lambda literary award-nominated book\, Empanada: A Lesbiana Story en Probaditas. Their upcoming novel\, Cortinas de Lluvia\, set to be released in 2024\, along with Empanada’s 2nd Ed.\, doubled with its Spanish translation. Anel’s literary contributions can be found in esteemed publications such as Switchgrass Review\, Camino Real\, the Fifth Wednesday Journal\, RiverSEdge\, Entre Guadalupe y Malinche\, Rooted: Queer Women of Color Anthology\, and others. Furthermore\, Flores is the founder of LezRideSA\, Queer Voices Speak Out\, and La Otra Taller Nepantla Residency. 
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/cosmic-memory-map-with-anel-i-flores/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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