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Thurs 3/19 6-9PM
at SHOP TWO THREE
Instructor: Emily Okamoto-Green
Learn about the history of ekphrasis, or poetry about or in conversation with visual art, read some famous examples, and then try your hand at writing your own ekphrastic poem.
Emily Okamoto-Green is a half Japanese poet, essayist, educator, editor, and animal lover. Her life highlights include Arthur Sze once saying her poem had a sense of wonder, and any time a cat or dog has come up to her without her first initiating the interaction. She teaches literature and creative writing at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and you can find her latest work in the inaugural edition of The Oregon Hill Review.
Thurs 3/19 6-9PM
at SHOP TWO THREE
Instructor: Emily Okamoto-Green
Learn about the history of ekphrasis, or poetry about or in conversation with visual art, read some famous examples, and then try your hand at writing your own ekphrastic poem.
Emily Okamoto-Green is a half Japanese poet, essayist, educator, editor, and animal lover. Her life highlights include Arthur Sze once saying her poem had a sense of wonder, and any time a cat or dog has come up to her without her first initiating the interaction. She teaches literature and creative writing at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, and you can find her latest work in the inaugural edition of The Oregon Hill Review.