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Ekphrastic poets find their inspiration in works of visual art. The poems they write imagine, describe or expand upon the “story” of an image, and each individual poet creates unique works of poetic art, separate from but related to the visual art. In this workshop Sarah Z. Sleeper will teach you methodologies so that you can confidently approach this exciting cross-genre art space. You will work in the lovely Inspirations Gallery and will create one or more of your own ekphrastic poems. The art will be the current show in Inspirations, “Threads of Inspiration.” Please Note: This class will be held IN PERSON at our space in Inspirations Gallery (2730 Historic Decatur Rd., Suite 204, San Diego, CA, 92106). While masks are not required, they are encouraged. Thank you!

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Please note: Although this class is offered as part of the Certificate in Poetry Writing, there is no pre-requisite to join this class. All students, members, and nonmembers are encouraged to enroll. This workshop is designed to introduce you to the history of poetry today and provide a toolbox of techniques. The ultimate goal of the entire Certification process is to enable the writer to produce a publishable manuscript. In each workshop session, writing assignments or prompts will be provided as well as precise and qualitative feedback on the poems produced. Although not necessary, this workshop is designed to strongly encourage the generation of new work and the fine-tuning of previously written poems. Upon completing this workshop, you will have: Gained knowledge of the basic tools of the poet. Experienced the productive quality of a read and critique workshop. Read and analyzed two different books of poetry or poetry craft. Developed an ability to actively analyze and critique a poem. Established a writing habit of working from a prompt.

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WRITING DOWN THE SENSES 4: Textures & Topographies (4th of 4) So much more than superficial appearance, surfaces influence the feel of things. Not only rough or smooth but warm/cool or wet/moist/dry, our sense of touch is finely developed in our experience but tactile not often deployed to fullest possible effect in our writing. Let your fingertips feel the way. You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link.

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The producer, songwriter and musical director to the stars performed a multi-genre celebration of Black music.

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From the organizers: The 22nd Annual Toy Piano Festival, hosted by the UC San Diego Library, is a free event for listeners of all ages. Hear new works for toy piano on September 29th at noon in the Seuss Room of Geisel Library at UC San Diego. The roster of toy piano performers includes Scott Paulson, Kay Etheridge, Kenneth Herman, Barbara Scheidker, Christian Hertzog, Nadiyah Albee and Satomi Saito. Festival favorite Sue “Queen of Boogie-Woogie” Palmer closes the show. In addition to exciting modern works, you’ll also hear some classical musical clock tunes from CPE Bach and GF Handel. UC San Diego’s history with toy pianos dates back to 1966 when composer Robert Erickson, a founder of the university’s music department, wrote a piece for toy pianos and bells that premiered on California’s PBS television stations. Related links: UC San Diego Library on Instagram

From San Diego Craft Collective's Ongoing After School Classes Wednesdays, 11am to Noon This month-long series is full of hands-on crafts for early childhood ages 2.5 – 5yrs. Projects are Waldorf and Montessori-inspired using safe, natural materials. Each craft project includes exercises that teach skills to young students such as hand-eye coordination and material exploration. It’s a wonderful introduction to a creative, learning environment. Your little one will make several craft projects to take home.