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Newtown Literary Free Writing Class: How to Commune with Ghosts w/ Roberto Montes


Newtown Literary free writing class in partnership with Queens Library, thanks to the support of NYC Council Member Elizabeth Crowley: How to Commune with Ghosts with author Roberto Montes.

Robert Frost advises, “[l]ike a piece of ice on a hot stove the poem must ride on its own melting.” In his Vancouver Lectures, Jack Spicer suggests the act of writing poetry is akin to a medium taking dictation from ghosts.

In this class, we’ll engage these imperatives to access the supernatural way in which great poems take on a life of their own. Students will learn practical techniques to encourage this communion using hands-on exercises, prompts, and contemporary examples.

Roberto Montes is the author of I Don’t Know Do You, named one of the Best Books of 2014 by NPR.

Free and open to the public! No registration required.

Details

Date:
March 4, 2017
Time:
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Cost:
FREE
Website:
https://newtownliterary.org/writingclasses/

Organizer

Newtown Literary
Phone:
3472556615
Email:
Website:
newtownliterary.org

Venue

Queens Library at Ridgewood
20-12 Madison St
Ridgewood
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Phone:
(718) 821-4770
Website:
https://newtownliterary.org/writingclasses/