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POETRY LAB: COME PLAY

October 27, 2024, Sunday, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

$175

This will be a generative writing lab where we will read poems together and then write poems together. Be prepared to write and have fun and experiment in new ways.We will go from one set of poems and writing exercises to the next with some time at the end to share what we’ve written. Come to this workshop with a big imagination, an open mind, a laptop and/or a notebook.

This class is a part of Portland Book Festival 2024. Portland Book Festival passes sold separately. For more information about Portland Book Festival, visit pdxbookfest.org.

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We want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available.

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Victoria Chang

Victoria Chang has written several books of poetry, including The Trees Witness Everything (2022), and a nonfiction book, Dear Memory (2021). Her poetry collection OBIT was named a New York Times Notable Book and a Time Must-Read Book, and received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award in Poetry, and the PEN/Voelcker Award for Poetry. It was also long-listed for a National Book Award and named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Griffin International Poetry Prize. Chang has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Chowdhury International Literature Award. She is the Bourne Chair in Poetry at Georgia Tech and the director of Poetry@Tech. Her latest book of poetry is titled With My Back To The World.
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