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Poetry Reading and Workshop -- David Kann
There is something about thinking through metaphor and image, sound and rhythm that makes both poetry appreciation and poetry writing so appealing. Good news then that we have David Kann, Cal Poly English Professor and published poet willing to speak to us about both these subjects. In the first session of this two session course, David will give a reading from his recently published chapbook, The Language of the Farm and speak about appreciating poetry and about the creative process with regard to writing poetry.
After you have been exposed to Davids poetry, you may be inspired to try writing for yourself. In the second session David will do a poetry workshop where he will help you to turn your words and ideas into descriptive and powerful poems. The author will also share writing tips that he uses, and ideas for revising your work.
David Kann teaches English and creative writing at Cal Poly. His daughter is a superb poet. Attending her readings, Prof. Kann found a lot of the other poets' poetry not very good and said so. A poet friend of his dared him to do better, so Kann returned to poetry after a long hiatus and found that he felt more like himself when writing than he did most other times. Kann got an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts so that he could get better at poetry. The time spent working on his MFA at VCFA was one of the finest experiences of his life.
Tuesdays, September 6 & 20 2016, 1:00pm- 3:00pm KCBX in SLO. Two Sessions
Registering for this course by buying a ticket will admit you to both sessions of this course.
If you would like to have the password for the member price for this course, go to www.lifelearnerscc.org for information on how you can become a member.
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LocationKCBX, INC. (View)
4100 Vachell Ln
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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