Writers in the Mountains Summer Schedule
Writers in the Mountains continues to offer a variety of creative writing workshops at various locations. To find out more about WIM or to register for classes go to the website www.writersinthemountains.org or call 607 326 7908.
The summer schedule is as follows:
POEMS HOME WITH LYNN DOMINA, Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m. June 6 - July 2007 (except July 4) at the Andes Library. Six Sessions $75
This course will combine discussion of craft with a focus on "home" broadly defined. Each week, we will emphasize a different element of craft (image, figures, of speech, lineage, etc.) while we also complete exercises and write poems exploring the homes we come from, return to , inhabit, and avoid. We will use the work of published poets as examples and discuss our own work in a workshop format.
FROM DRAFT TO PUBLICATION, POETRY WITH LYNN DOMINA. Wednesdays 6-8 p.m. July 25 - August 29, 2007 at the Andes Library. Six sessions $75. This course is designed for poets who have previous experience in poetry workshops and who have some poems ready or nearly ready for submission to periodicals. Each student will have a portfolio of 6-8 poems discussed in class. We will also research avenues of publication open to poets working today, focusing primarily on web sites and print magazines, with some attention to chapbook and book publishers.
Lynn Domina is the author of a collection of poetry, "Corporate Works" and a reference book, "Understanding a Raisin in the Sun." Her recent work appears in "Quarterly West," "Poetry Northwest," "Barrow Street," "Prairie Schooner," "The Marlboro Review" and several other periodicals.
CRITICS CORNER WITH BARBARA APOIAN. Thursdays, 6-8p.m. June 21 - July 26, 2007 at the Erpf Gallery, Arkville. Six sessions $65 (limit 8).
Critics Corner will follow a theme of "emotions and senses" as a stimulant for fiction or memoir pieces. Writers may select only one or several of these subjects for their activity in the workshop. Under Barbara Apoian's guidance each piece will be carefully reviewed and critiqued by the rest of the group; offering suggestions for fully realizing the aim and clarity of the writing. Some pieces will be completed over the six weeks, while others will serve as the foundation of short stories or memoir pieces to be expanded and finished later, but all ground and energized by the common thread of experience and imagination shared during the workshop.
Barbara Apoian has been recognized for her ability to critique workshop members' writing in a scrupulous and helpful manner. She can supply the necessary inspiration for each workshop member to carry out his/her aims as a writer. Barbara has worked as a professional travel writer in both London and New York. Barbara studied Creative Fiction Writing at NYU, and for the past six years taught the Critic's Corner class. She co - edited "Out of Our Minds" a published regional writing by WIM writers. Her performance at the Erpf Center entitled "Among My Souvenirs" which consisted of dramatized readings and anecdotes was widely well - received by members of the community. Barbara plans another performance at the Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta in August.
JOURNALING with Carol Little, Mondays, 6-8 p.m. July 2 - August 6, 2007 at the Andes Library. Six sessions $60 (limit 10). Journaling and uncovering , defining, or sorting out the pieces and themes of one's life. This class is for anyone wishing to experiment with writing as a connection to personal truth and voice. No prior journaling experience is needed.
Carol Little holds a Master's degree in Counseling and is a clinical member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. She has extensive experience working with groups, and with the use of writing for personal expression. Before returning to this area in 1994, she had a private practice in Santa Rosa, and Mill Valley California and taught graduate students at J. F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA. She continues with a private practice in Delhi and has written numerous columns on topics related to emotional well-being. Twenty years ago Carol started writing essays about her life experiences and has not stopped.