New writing class- The First Person Voice!
The subject of memoir is not experience but the revelation of consciousness: In the middle of my life, I found myself in a dark wood, for the straight way was lost.
Dante
First Person Arts is offering an excellent new writing class this fall on memoir-writing! The class will involve reading various memoirists and essayists, in-class writing exercises, and participant workshops on a personal essay or chapter from a memoir. The class will tackle the questions of how consciousness is constructed and the role of memory, as well as the legitimacy of self-life-writing: what are the fundamental tenets of constructing an authentic self on the page? How can we be authorized to tell the truth?
The class will be held on Mondays, 6 - 9 PM, from Sept. 8th through Nov. 10th at the Painted Bride Arts Center. The cost is $350. Sign up here to grab your spot and find your voice in this class before spaces run out!
Instructor: August Tarrier
August Tarrier is a writer, editor and publisher. She is the Editor in Chief of New City Press and Professional Writer in Residence at the University of Baltimore. She has recently completed a short story collection and a memoir.
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I am 81 years old and I have a blog http://audreykaminski.blogspot.com/ I grew up in Baltimore with many happy memories. There was a time when I thought I would never leave the city because of all it’s convenience. If you didn’t have a car you could ride a street car. Going down town was always a great pleasure. There were large Department stores, theaters and museums. Where I lived you could walk to the zoo, movie theater and a roller rink.
Comment by Audrey — October 7, 2008 @ 7:15 pm