Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Writing Center Workshop Timelines: 3b: Past Workshops (Unseen Archive), 4: Sherry Robbins Workshops & Events

Falling Down, Rising Up

Taught by: Sherry Robbins, poet
Where:
Just Buffalo Writing Center
468 Washington Street @ Mohawk, 2nd Floor
Buffalo, NY 14203
Dates: September 13 & 15, 2016
Time: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

First, visit the underworld through ancient poems like The Descent of Inanna and Dante’s Inferno, then imagine your own descent. What would it look and sound like? Why might you go? Who else is there? White Rabbits? Flatterers? Your sister?

Next, consider rising up. What, specifically, lightens and elevates you? We’ll look at some examples of ecstatic poetry and make our own earthly paradise through words.

This workshop is FREE, aimed at young students aged 12–18, and limited to 12 participants.

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