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SUMMARY:Undressing the Secrets to Writing About the Erotic in Poetry with John Olivares Espinoza
DESCRIPTION:Saturdays\, February 4 & 11\, 10am-12pm\, CST\, hybrid (via Zoom and in-person)\nInstructor: John Olivares Espinoza\nNonmember: $140; Member: $120; Student/Vet/Mil $75\n \n*EARN CPE’S\nSCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. \n\n \n\nWould you like to have a sexy poem for that special someone by Valentine’s Day? Or maybe you’d like to gift it to yourself? \nThis course will focus on how to write poetry about love\, eroticism\, and sex without crossing into cheesy\, hackneyed\, and pornographic red zones. Through examination of poetry ranging from ancient Greece to the best contemporary pieces\, we will study techniques poets use to create erotic imagery with skill and taste—without leaving out the spice– and use these tools to generate an original poem. Participants will receive constructive critique on their poems focused on how to apply and reinforce the techniques studied to capture love\, desire\, heartbreak\, or sex in an exciting and fresh way.  \nThe takeaways from this course: \n\nExperience breaking apart poems in order to collect techniques\, strategies\, and moves to use in your own work\nA selection of writing prompts to continue your momentum after the course\nA fully developed poem by Valentine’s Day\n\nWho is this workshop for? \nThis workshop is designed for writers of all skill levels. Prose writers are welcome. Given the nature of the subject matter and language used\, we suggest this workshop for participants 18 years or older. \nGet to know John ahead of his class at his Writer’s Desk.\n\nJohn Olivares Espinoza has degrees in creative writing from the University of California\, Riverside (BA) and Arizona State University (MFA). His poetry collection\, The Date Fruit Elegies\, was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award in Poetry. Other honors include a grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation\, a Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans\, and first prize in the Swan Scythe Press Chapbook Contest. John’s poetry has appeared in Air/Light Magazine\, Alta Journal\, American Poetry Review\, New Letters\, ZYZZYVA\, and various anthologies. Follow Espinoza on Twitter @JohnEspinoza\, and Instagram @thepoetjohnespinoza. \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/writing-the-erotic-in-poetry/
LOCATION:Gemini Ink\, 1111 Navarro St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:Diving into the Weird with Leticia Urieta
DESCRIPTION:Tuesdays\, February 7\, 14\, 21\, 28 & March 7\, 14\, 2023\, 6:30pm-8:30pm CST\, via Zoom\nInstructor: Leticia Urieta\nNonmember: $150; Member: $130; Student/Vet/Mil $75 \nClass Full. Email joshua@geminiink.org to add your name to the Wait List. \n*EARN CPE’S\nSCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. \nAre you a storyteller? Have you ever considered how to push the boundaries of what storytelling could be? Ever wondered what blending genres of horror\, folktales and traditional stories\, as well as magical imaginings\, could mean for your work? In this generative writing workshop for adults 16+\, we will explore short stories\, poems and hybrid pieces that unlock the strange\, the magical\, the grotesque\, and the beautiful that we find in our everyday lives. You will have the opportunity to find the weird in the ordinary\, explore traditional stories and urban legends\, and reimagine realities. \nWho should take this class? Storytellers of all levels interested in poetry\, prose and genre-bending work who are eager to write about the weird. \nClass Participants will:\n \n\nDraft one or more new pieces based on sample readings\, class discussion\, and writing exercises.\nGain new insights into a diverse range of genres\, from horror to speculative imaginings\, to apply to their future writing.\nCome away with an expanded knowledge of contemporary genres.\nReceive feedback on your stories\, as well as suggestions on where to submit and share your work.\n\n\nLeticia Urieta (she/her/hers) is a Tejana writer from Austin\, TX. She is a teaching artist in the greater Austin community and the Regional Program Manager of Austin Bat Cave\, a literary community serving students in the Austin area\, as well as the co-director of Barrio Writers Austin and Pflugerville\, a free creative writing program for youth. Leticia is also a freelance writer. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and holds an MFA in Fiction writing from Texas State University. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Chicon Street Poets\, Lumina\, The Offing\, Kweli Journal\, Medium\, Electric Lit\, and others. Her chapbook\, The Monster\, was published in 2018 by LibroMobile Press. Her hybrid collection\, Las Criaturas\, was a finalist for the Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction 2022 from the Texas Institute of Letters and is out now from FlowerSong Press.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/diving-into-the-weird-with-leticia-urieta/
CATEGORIES:Online Workshop,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mandy Lynn Lara":MAILTO:mllara@geminiink.org
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SUMMARY:Teen Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop with San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson
DESCRIPTION:Deadline to apply is Wednesday\, Feb 8!\nApply at bit.ly/MOSAICapp \nAttention High School Students! — Create an original work of visual art and write an original poem as you explore Ekphrastic Poetry for National Poetry Month. This special series of workshops are led by San Antonio’s Poet Laureate\, Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson\, in partnership with Gemini Ink. Open to High School Students. The workshop takes place in the MOSAIC Studio. Free to apply! \nWorkshop Schedule: \n\nFridays: February 10 – March 10\, 5:30 – 8:30pm \n\n\nSaturdays: February 11 – March 11\, 11am – 2pm \n\n\nOpening celebration: Friday\, April 7\, 2023 at 7:00pm \n\nAndrea “Vocab” Sanderson is a San Antonio native that has been performing for over twenty years. She’s the co-host of the consecutive award-winning 2nd Verse Open Mic. She has served as a Writer in Community for Gemini Ink since 2009. She’s the winner of the 2019 People’s Choice Award\, awarded by Luminaria Artist Foundation (formerly known as: Artist Foundation of San Antonio). Her debut book entitled: She Lives In Music\, published on Flower Song Press\, was released on Valentine’s Day 2020. Her album She Tastes Like Music is available on all music streaming platforms. On April 1st\, 2020\, Andrea became the first African American Poet Laureate of San Antonio 2020-2023. In May of 2020\, she was awarded Best Live Entertainment/Band Musician of the Year by the SEA Awards.
URL:https://geminiink.org/events/ekphrastic-poetry-workshop-with-vocab/
LOCATION:Blue Star\, 116 Blue Star\, San Antonio\, Texas\, 78204
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Youth
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ORGANIZER;CN="Aminah Parham":MAILTO:aminah@contemporarysa.org
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