Basho’s Guide to Writing Images

 Friday 7th December  1:30 - 3:30PM  G40 3.71 Red Zone Conference Room

A master of concrete language, Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Bashō is a useful guide for how to render the world in clear and concise images. Join this workshop to read and discuss haiku images, and to learn how to write your own memorable images. The session will include an in-class writing activity and a discussion of participants’ work.Note: Poets and nonpoets alike are welcome.

Workshop run by James Shea.

Shea is the author of two poetry collections, The Lost Novel and Star in the Eye, both from Fence Books. His poems have appeared in various publications, including Boston Review, Colorado Review, Denver Quarterly, jubilat, and The New Census: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Creative Writing and the
Associate Director of the International Writers’ Workshop at Hong Kong Baptist University.

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