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SUMMARY:The News from Poetry with Leatha Kendrick
DESCRIPTION:Poetry is news that stays new\, Ezra Pound said. What is it of our own lives that will stay new? How do we give voice to this moment in time? It is not so much the what as it is the how of our poems—the line and its mystery\, our images and diction\, the unexpected metaphor—that\ncause poems to remain fresh. \nIn this session\, we will consider how poems convey both the timely and the timeless. Using\nprompts we will explore how we might craft poems that stay new\, poems to surprise a future\nreader with a sense of our particular time. \nPart of the Accents Originals Series in partnership with Accents Publishing \nONLINE \nRegister through Accents: https://bit.ly/news_poetry \nThursday\, April 9\, 6:00–8:00 PM • $40.00
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/the-news-from-poetry-with-leatha-kendrick/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Halfway to Books In Progress with Willie Carver\, Jr
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Wisebird Cider Co for a special edition of our Kentucky Great Writers series celebrating the upcoming Books In Progress conference with featured reader Willie Edward Taylor Carver\, Jr
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/5608/
LOCATION:KY
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SUMMARY:Winter Into Spring - April Writing Retreat with Leatha Kendrick
DESCRIPTION:Winter Into Spring – A Series of Writing Retreats with Leatha Kendrick \nBring your blank pages or your current writing project to the Carnegie Center for a series of intensive and generative writing retreats. Leatha Kendrick will provide writing exercises and prompts designed to help you find the heart of the writing you want to do. Come to deepen your working draft or to find the spark or something new. Join us for quiet writing time and opportunities to share your work and receive supportive feedback as you reconnect with your writer self. [ALL LEVELS] Click Link to Register \nFriday\, April 17\, 10:30–1:30 PM • $45.00 \nhttps://carnegiecenterlex.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SPr000002tPPdMAM \nNote: This is one of a series of four separate writing retreats. You may attend all sessions\, but you will need to register for each one individually. Choose your date(s) when you click the registration link.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/winter-into-spring-april-writing-retreat-with-leatha-kendrick/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
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SUMMARY:Burn The Mic Poetry Open Mic - April
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the April installment of our Burn The Mic poetry open mic series. \nHosted by Claudia Love Mair \nApril 22nd\, 6-7pm
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/burn-the-mic-poetry-open-mic-april/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative
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SUMMARY:UK Creative Writing MFA Graduation Reading
DESCRIPTION:UK College of Arts and Sciences\nDepartment of English\nDivision of Creative Writing\nMFA Graduation Reading \nThursday April 23\n5:00-6:30pm \nGraduating MFA in Creative Writing students will read short excerpts from their theses. \nHooding ceremony and reception to follow. \nFree and open to the public.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/uk-creative-writing-mfa-graduation-reading/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
CATEGORIES:Readings
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SUMMARY:Becoming an Outdoor Writer with Bill Carman
DESCRIPTION:This class will encourage and inspire outdoor enthusiasts to write their stories for fun and profit\, from opening lines to marketing their masterpiece. Our topics will include examples of good outdoor writing from Hemingway to Rinella\, opening lines\, the story arc\, cliffhangers\, sense of place\, markets for your work\, and marketing. \nBill Carman is a hunting/fishing guide and award-winning outdoor writer; conducts outdoor skills seminars; and has published five books on outdoor-related topics. \nThis class is suitable for writers of all levels. \nSaturday\, April 25\, 10:30–1:30 PM • $35.00 [ALL LEVELS]
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/becoming-an-outdoor-writer-with-bill-carman/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
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SUMMARY:Talking China in the Bluegrass
DESCRIPTION:Where do we find China in Kentucky? Join local experts and community members for a discussion of how transitions in economy\, migration\, politics\, and culture are changing life in Kentucky. \nModerator: Emily Mokros\, University of Kentucky \nPanelists:\nJohn Harney\, Centre College\nYujia He\, University of Kentucky\nSteve Hess\, Transylvania University\nDan Wu\, Lexington-Fayette County Urban Government \nThis event is sponsored by the National Committee on US China Relations’ Public Intellectuals Program\, which is generously funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York\, in collaboration with the Global Asias Program\, University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences.
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/talking-china-in-the-bluegrass/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
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SUMMARY:Finding Your Why: a Sensory Journey into Creative Nonfiction with Leigh Claire Schmidli
DESCRIPTION:“To write is to give our attention to something and then ask Why?” – Joy Sullivan \nUsing our surroundings and our senses\, we’ll allow our instincts to lead us in this generative workshop. Be prepared to be outside\, to stroll\, and to write in the park\, and we’ll hone our practice of paying attention\, our practice of noticing. Back in the classroom\, we’ll excavate what we’ve noticed\, looking for the secrets our unconscious heart is sensing. We may find our way to a new creative nonfiction project or what we discover could deepen writing we’ve long set aside. Wherever your particular sensory journey takes you\, finding your why can impart a fulfilling technique to use again and again—for both jumpstarting and revising your creative nonfiction. \nThis class is suitable for writers of all levels. \nLeigh Claire Schmidli teaches Creative Writing at Eastern Kentucky University and often leads writing workshops for the Kentucky Foundation for Women and other non-profits. Her poetry\, fiction\, and lyric essays have appeared in such places as Ruminate Magazine\, Phoebe\, and the Los Angeles Review. \nMonday\, April 27\, 5:15–7:15 PM • $35.00 [ALL LEVELS]
URL:https://carnegiecenterlex.org/event/finding-your-why-a-sensory-journey-into-creative-nonfiction-with-leigh-claire-schmidli/
LOCATION:Carnegie Center\, 251 West Second St\, Lexington\, KY
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