past events
May-June09
May 29, 2009
7:30–9:30pm
Literary Night featuring
Asian American Women
Writers of the SF Bay Area

Co-presented by Hyphen magazine, this contemporary women writers’ showcase highlights their diverse Asian American heritages and the wide range of literatures: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and cross-genre work that are their instruments of expression.

Guest-curated by the editors of Writing the Lines of Our Hands, the first anthology of South Asian American poetry. The writers include: Diana Ip, Summi Kaipa, Neela Banerjee, Maya Khosla, Aimee Suzara, Mimi Lok, Pireeni Sundaralingam and more!

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June 20, 2009
Sign up today & PASS IT ON!

Poetry in the Park
A writing/performance workshop with Aimee Suzara
Saturday, JUNE 20, 2009
2-5pm | Park near Lake Merritt, location TBD

$30-50 sliding scale. Enroll with a friend and pay 2 for $50!
Limit 12 participants.

What will we do?
This workshop will draw from the unique geography of the Oakland Lake Merritt area to generate writing. We’ll use PLACE to elicit POETRY. From the texture of a tree trunk to the crevices in the concrete - from the downtown Oakland skyline to the lines in your palm - from the lattice of maple leaves above to the meeting of soil to asphalt. There’s nothing like the Lake Merritt area in Oakland for the meeting of nature and metropolis. We’ll activate our senses to generate writing through guided exercises. And we’ll close our three hours together by performing our words.

Who is this for?
Writers, non-writers, performers and non-performers, artists in other forms. If you're a writer who needs a boost for your summer projects, this is for YOU. If you’ve never taken a poetry workshop, this is for YOU. If you’ve always wanted to take a workshop in a non-competitive setting, this is for YOU. The types of exercises and the small class setting will enable me to tailor the exercises to your skill level.

ENROLL BY EMAILING: booking@aimeesuzara.net

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