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WEN (Chinese) - nature, natural patterns, perception of aesthetic patterns, constellations, animal tracks, weather patterns, poetry

UNBIND

                    & WANDER

                                            a poetry workshop

in experimental form & process with award-winning poet          Kazim Ali

Saturday, JUNE 14, 2008  1-5 pm
 
In the ancient understanding, “wandering” was holy practice. The monks wandered, the ascetic yogis wandered, 
as did Lalla the mystic of Kashmir, Moses and Jesus each wandered in the desert on sacred vision quests. 
We’ll take the page as our desert and unenslave our words from lines, our lines from the Left Margin in an attempt 
to become syntactically explosive and spatially and visually exploratory. Some basic supplies will be provided, 
i.e. poster papers, crayons, colored pencils, and markers, tape, gluestick, scissors, but you may choose to bring 
others - ink, pens, water-colors, calligraphy brush, fine paper.
 

KAZIM ALI is co-founder of Nightboat Books and has worked as a political organizer, lobbyist, and yoga instructor. His books include The Far Mosque, Quinn’s Passage, and the forthcoming The Fortieth Day (BOA Editions) .He teaches at Oberlin College and in the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA Program. His poetry and essays appear widely, in such journals as American Poetry Review, Boston Review, jubilat and in Best American Poetry 2007. Learn more at kazimali.com.

 

 
 

PRE-REGISTRATION recommended as there are limited spaces:

$63 before May 30 / $68 after (includes $3 materials fee)

 -Mail check to CENTER TO PAGE – 156 Upper Whitfield Rd Accord, NY 12404

- By phone: 8 4 5. 6 7 9 . 9 4  4  1

-Register online.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Following the workshop that evening, join us for the

WEN Barn Harvest Salon

6:30-9 pm

Kazim offers readings from his new book Fortieth Day mixed with live music and surrounded by Hillary Harvey’s photography

all in the humble, inspiring open-air WEN Barn. $5 sugg. donation. More info.

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