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SUMMARY:Jewish Coming-of-Age Stories: Writing the Younger You
DESCRIPTION:Thursdays\, February 8\, 15\, 22\, 29\, 2024 \n12-1:30 p.m. EST\n$180 for four sessions \nAll of us have our coming-of-age stories: events we experienced as children\, teens\, and young adults. Your experiences may be humorous and pleasantly nostalgic. They may be profound or disturbing. This four-session immersion will give you a chance to tell the stories of the younger you in poetry and micro memoir.\n \nWe will begin each session by reading and discussing some representative poems and micro memoir pieces of one or several paragraphs\, written by various writers\, both Jewish and not. Then\, using prompts and thematic suggestions\, you will be invited to write the stories of the younger you–perhaps about school days\, starter jobs\, life-cycle events\, family times and holidays\, foods\, spiritual awakenings\, relationships\, and anything else. Some of your writing might center on being Jewish\, but that is not required. We will have time during each session to share and appreciate each other’s work. Writers of any level of experience are welcome.\n \nAll sessions will be recorded and sent to participants. We encourage live attendance for you to get the most out of the experience. \n \nLynn Levin is a poet and writer. She is the author of nine books\, most recently\, her debut collection of short stories House Parties (2023). Widely published as a poet\, Levin’s five poetry collections include The Minor Virtues (2020); Miss Plastique (2013)\, a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist in poetry; Fair Creatures of an Hour (2009)\, a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist in poetry; Imaginarium (2005)\, a finalist for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award; and A Few Questions about Paradise (2000). She is co-author\, with Valerie Fox\, of Poems for the Writing: Prompts for Poets (2019\, 2013)\, a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist in writing/publishing. She is the translator\, from the Spanish\, of Birds on the Kiswar Tree (2014)\, poems by the Peruvian Andean poet Odi Gonzales. Levin is also the producer/director of the 2017 video documentary Life on the Napo River: A Glimpse of the Ecuadoran Amazon\, Its People\, and Their Traditions. \nShe lives in Bucks County\, Pennsylvania and teaches English and creative writing at Drexel University\, where she received the Adjunct Award for Teaching Excellence. For many years\, she taught creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania. \n  \n \n      \n        \n      \n     
URL:https://ritualwell.org/event/jewish-coming-of-age-stories-writing-the-younger-you-2024-02-29/
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