Poetry Writing
Creative Workshop (suitable for beginner, intermediate and advanced students)
Taught by Sawako Nakayasu.  Click here for Sawako's profile.

These are not our grandparent's rhymes, nor are they the stuff of hallmark cards.  But, if you are passionate about language in all its infinite variety, we invite you to come and experience – by actively reading and writing poetry – a journey into some alternative, imaginative, and unexpected uses for words, phrases, utterances, and exclamations of every sort and manner.  Let's discover together how poetry can inhabit all of these ideas, and vice versa.  Through in-class and take-home exercises, we will explore various sources of poetry – engaging your own memory, consciousness, perception, and attention – while developing the craft and skills to express yourself in a unique and authentic voice.  We will "make the familiar strange," play surrealist games, take haiku walks, work with Oulipo constraints, rewrite/recaption manga, movies, and other media, practice experimental readings, and much more.  For all levels, ages, and sensibilities.

Course Title: Poetry Writing
Tuition Fee: RMB 3200

Fall Session 2008: October 7th to December 13th

Section E: Tuesday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)  Registration Closed
10 weeks from October 7th to December 9th (Course Code: PT107)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section F: Tuesday afternoons (1:00 PM - 3:30 PM)  Registration Closed
10 weeks from October 7th to December 9th (Course Code: PT108)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section G: Saturday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)  Registration Closed
10 weeks from October 11th to December 13th (Course Code: PT109)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Winter Session 2009: February 17th to April 25th

Section A: Tuesday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
10 weeks from February 17th to April 21st (Course Code: PT103)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section B: Tuesday afternoons (1:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
10 weeks from February 17th to April 21st (Course Code: PT104)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

Section C: Saturday mornings (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
10 weeks from February 21st to April 25th (Course Code: PT106)
Location: ELC Learning Annex

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE

Registration Procedure:
Please register online first to reserve your place.  You will then receive a confirmation email with further details.  Next, payment must be made on site at the ELC Learning Annex during the payment dates shown below (you can come in person or send someone).

Tuition payment for the Winter Session will take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 7th and 8th, 2009, at the ELC Learning Annex between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m..  Click here for map.

Please note: classes are kept small for the students' benefit (generally between 6 and 12 people).  Register early to reserve your place.  Payment must be received on time to complete your enrollment and maintain your reservation in the class(es) for which you have registered.  (Any course that does not meet sufficient enrollment may be cancelled and a full refund provided upon presentation of your original receipt.)
 

.For detailed information, please feel free to contact one of our program coordinators: Telephone: 55889133 Fax: 55889133 EMAIL: inquiry(at)shanghai-classes.com
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