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PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY: Culture and Poetics Workshop 1.2: Writing as an Outsider
Wed, May 8, 2024 at 6:30 PM
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY
Whether by race, class, culture, gender, ableism, or other categories, many people have experienced being outsiders. Outsiders make excellent observers, and we can use our experience of looking at society to create poems that interrogate what is often seen as “normal” or “correct” simply because it is the majority experience. Taking from our lives and unique experiences we will celebrate the ways in which we belong to ourselves.
Participants can attend this workshop on its own or with the others in its series. Registration required, spaces are limited. To register call 416-393-7085 or email trllanglit@tpl.ca .
This program is presented by Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, TPL’s Spring 2024 Writer in Residence whose focus is Poetry for an Adult Audience. Learn more about TPL's Writer in Residence program, including upcoming programs and one-on-one consultation sessions.
Writer in Residence : Programs, Classes & Exhibits
Visiting Writer in Residence accepts manuscripts, gives lectures and helps young writers at the library.
Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks' notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY: Culture and Poetics Workshop 1.3: Writing Poems Inspired by Fairy Tales From Across the World
Wed, May 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY
In this workshop, participants will share the stories that animated our childhood and look at examples of fairy tales from across the world. Thinking about both the cross-cultural significance and unique cultures that birthed some of these fairy tales, we will deconstruct these stories to use in our own poems. We will think of how the stories our parents and grandparents told us have affected us throughout our lives as well as what stories we choose to tell to our own children or loved ones.
Participants can attend this workshop on its own or with the others in its series. Registration required, spaces are limited. To register call 416-393-7085 or email trllanglit@tpl.ca .
This program is presented by Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, TPL’s Spring 2024 Writer in Residence whose focus is Poetry for an Adult Audience. Learn more about TPL's Writer in Residence program, including upcoming programs and one-on-one consultation sessions.
Writer in Residence : Programs, Classes & Exhibits
Visiting Writer in Residence accepts manuscripts, gives lectures and helps young writers at the library.
Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks' notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY: Technique and Inspiration Workshop 2.1: Imagery, Metaphor and Ambivalence
Thu, May 30, 2024 at 6:30 PM
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY
In this all-levels workshop, participants will work together to discover the beauty and power of metaphor and imagery. Participants will start as a group creating a “reverse translation” of a line by Emily Dickinson, before reading poetry for inspiration together and finally working in small groups on a metaphor creation exercise. Throughout the workshop, participants will be encouraged to share the work they generated. Participants will leave with the beginnings of many poems as well as some exercises to take home for further exploration.
Participants can attend this workshop on its own or with the others in its series. Registration required, spaces are limited. To register call 416-393-7085 or email trllanglit@tpl.ca .
This program is presented by Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, TPL’s Spring 2024 Writer in Residence whose focus is Poetry for an Adult Audience. Learn more about TPL's Writer in Residence program, including upcoming programs and one-on-one consultation sessions.
Writer in Residence : Programs, Classes & Exhibits
Visiting Writer in Residence accepts manuscripts, gives lectures and helps young writers at the library.
Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks' notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY: Technique and Inspiration Workshop 2.2: Playing with Poetry
Thu, Jun 6, 2024 at 6:30 PM
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY
This workshop is designed to take the fear out of writing poetry by encouraging participants to think of poetic forms as similar to game structures and the act of writing poetry as an invitation to play. Participants will begin by examining the poems of Issa Kobayashi and the form of haiku in general before trying their hands at a mix of forms, some of which have been invented recently (such as Pas de Deux and the Split Sonnet) as well as more traditional forms (such as the Villanelle, the Sestina and Erasure).
Participants can attend this workshop on its own or with the others in its series. Registration required, spaces are limited. To register call 416-393-7085 or email trllanglit@tpl.ca .
This program is presented by Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, TPL’s Spring 2024 Writer in Residence whose focus is Poetry for an Adult Audience. Learn more about TPL's Writer in Residence program, including upcoming programs and one-on-one consultation sessions.
Writer in Residence : Programs, Classes & Exhibits
Visiting Writer in Residence accepts manuscripts, gives lectures and helps young writers at the library.
Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks' notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY: Technique and Inspiration Workshop 2.3: Poetry as Conversation
Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY
Poetry, like any writing, is a form of communication, and this reading and writing workshop will aim to put participants in direct conversation with the poetry they enjoy. Participants will look at a wide variety of poets and styles and immerse themselves in language before trying different ways of responding to these poems with poems of their own.
Participants can attend this workshop on its own or with the others in its series. Registration required, spaces are limited. To register call 416-393-7085 or email trllanglit@tpl.ca .
This program is presented by Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, TPL’s Spring 2024 Writer in Residence whose focus is Poetry for an Adult Audience. Learn more about TPL's Writer in Residence program, including upcoming programs and one-on-one consultation sessions.
Writer in Residence : Programs, Classes & Exhibits
Visiting Writer in Residence accepts manuscripts, gives lectures and helps young writers at the library.
Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks' notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY: Final Poetry Workshop: Editing, Community and Publishing
Sat, Jun 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM
PROGRAM FULLY BOOKED - WAIT LIST ONLY
In this final workshop with Writer in Residence Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, participants will learn how to edit their own work as well as the works of others. Using a “workshop sheet” as a guide, we will explore how to give constructive feedback that helps the author write the poem they want to write as well as how to consider and incorporate feedback given to us. Participants will explore different Canadian literary journals and publishers and learn how to create a professional submission package and cover letter.
Participants can attend this workshop on its own or with the others in its series. Registration required, spaces are limited. To register call 416-393-7085 or email trllanglit@tpl.ca .
This program is presented by Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, TPL’s Spring 2024 Writer in Residence whose focus is Poetry for an Adult Audience. Learn more about TPL's Writer in Residence program, including upcoming programs and one-on-one consultation sessions.
Writer in Residence : Programs, Classes & Exhibits
Visiting Writer in Residence accepts manuscripts, gives lectures and helps young writers at the library.
Toronto Public Library is committed to accessibility. Please call or email us if you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation to participate in this program. Please let us know as far in advance as possible and we will do our best to meet your request. At least three weeks' notice is preferred. Phone 416-393-7099 or email accessibleservices@tpl.ca.
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