Thank you to everyone who made Carol Frost’s events here at SDSU a raging success! Her workshop on Sunday was outstanding, with Carol extolling the virtues of emulation in learning poetry. “Great poems can teach you how to write great poetry,” she said. “Then you won’t need teachers.” Which prompted Ilya to lean over to her and fake-whisper, “Shhh! You’re not supposed to tell them that.“ All in all, it was an entertaining and highly informative workshop.
On Monday, after Carol read her poetry, which included a few poems from her upcoming book, the audience was invited to contribute lines to yet another “Drop Us A Line” collaborative poem. You can read the poem, entitled I Want to Tell You Something, here.
So here we are, left with only one more event next Monday, May 10th, and it’s going to be a blowout. Poet David Gewanter will be here, and reading with him is SDSU David Matlin. So come on out and join in the fun! 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
David Gewanter will be conducting a craft of poetry workshop on Sunday, May 9th (Mother’s Day) at 2pm at SDSU. Does your mother read, write, or appreciate poetry? Does she like rubbing elbows with famous poets? What better way is there to say “thanks for conceiving me” than to sign dear Mom up for a poetry workshop?
The title of this illustrious 3 hour extravaganza is “Stealing from History: Documentary Poems and Their Dangers.” –or– “Trauma Tourist: Vampire-Readers and Victim-Speakers.”
A workshop with a two-part name like that can’t be bad. So sign up now, dear writers and lovers of literature, before seats fill up! (email bonds.tony@gmail for info — workshop fees have been reduced to $20 for students, $40 for non students.)
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