Before WRITING
WRITING
& AFTER WRITING
A poetics course w/
David Meltzer &
Neeli Cherkovski
July 21st through august 25th
6 consecutive Tuesday nights
7:00 – 9:30 pm
Presented by the
Bird & beckett
Cultural legacy project
653 chenery st., SF, ca 94131
www.birdbeckett.com
415.586.3733
$100 for All 6 sessions
in advance, or
$20 per session, on a
space available basis
We will talk about origins -- When
did poetry begin? Why do we
choose the poem as a primary
means of expression? What does it
mean to take on the identity of
"Poet?" These and other crucial
questions become the ground for
talking about the life of a poet over
time, and the relationship of poetry
to art and music. Haiku, Whitman
and Dickinson, modernists such as
W.C. Williams and H.D. -- along with
the poetry of today, will lead us to
look on the role of a poet in the
larger society.