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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The three-part InkBlot Complex Poetry Workshop will be taught at Rockingham Public Library in Bellows Falls, Vermont, the first three Tuesdays of May 2009, 6-7 p.m.!
Contact:
Clara Rose Thornton: 802.275.7799 ~ clara@inkblotcomplex.com
Wendy O’ Connell: 802.463.4270 ~ rockpub@sover.net
Betsy Arney: 802.246.6397 ~ betsy@commonsnews.org
Location:
Rockingham Public Library, 65 Westminster Street, Bellows Falls
Dates:
May 5, 2009 ~ 6-7 p.m.
May 12, 2009 ~ 6-7 p.m.
May 19, 2009 ~ 6-7 p.m.
The InkBlot Complex Poetry Workshop
The innovative, three-part InkBlot Complex Poetry Workshop aims to lift poetry from the page and reveal how it is a living force in daily life. Originally taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago to great acclaim, its interactive nature and inclusion of multiple art forms leaves dry, academic notions of poetry behind.
The workshop culls from the rich legacy of Chicago’s underground poetry scene, while universalizing its methods and practices. It functions through three tenets: 1) Presentation of the art form as a living element of our daily world, 2) individualized, personal enrichment and free range of expression for each student, and 3) artistic cultivation through unexpected means. Taught by seasoned arts journalist, cultural critic and poet Clara Rose Thornton, this FREE event explores the poetry we encounter all around us--in the songs we hear, the ways we express ourselves, even the advertisements we see. In the final session students then create their own works with an increased sense of connection to the way words construct meaning. All materials will be provided.
Instructor Clara Rose Thornton is as an internationally published film, wine and visual arts critic; music journalist; poet; and former book and magazine editor. Originally hailing from Chicago, she has been active in the national performance poetry milieu for nine years, acting as a judge in slam competitions in two states (Oregon and Illinois)—including one at the legendary Green Mill jazz lounge in Chicago, where the first poetry slam took place in 1986. Her writings on culture and the arts have appeared nationally in Stop Smiling: The Magazine for High-Minded Lowlifes, Honest Tune: The American Journal of Jam, and Time Out Chicago. Currently residing in an artists’ colony in Windham County, she acts as the biweekly arts columnist for the Rutland Herald, staff writer for Southern Vermont Arts & Living and a regular contributor to The Commons. A portfolio, bio and roster of writing and editing services can be found at WWW.CLARAROSETHORNTON.COM.
The InkBlot Complex Poetry Workshop is presented by Vermont Independent Media’s Media Mentoring Project and happens the first three Tuesdays in May—5, 12, 19—from 6 to 7 p.m. at Rockingham Public Library, 65 Westminster Street in Bellows Falls, 802-463-4270; www.rockingham.lib.vt.us. FREE. |
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