Summer 2018 OLLI Catalog (Interactive)

PEER-LED CLASSES (Omnilore)
(WRI) Calling All Writers
Are you one of those people who grabs paper and pencil (or places
fingers on a keyboard) and puts words on paper? If so, you are
a writer. People write for various reasons. Some write to capture
memories. Some write to feel fully alive. Some write to make a
name for themselves. Some write to change the world. Some write
to find meaning. Humans have a built-in need to make our mark
on the world. This S/DG is an invitation to writers to come together,
study the craft of writing, share ideas and share their actual writing
with others.
Common Reading:
Making a Literary Life: Advice for
Writers and Other Dreamers,
by Carolyn See (August 13, 2002)
(YPO) Why Poetry
Matthew Zapruder, an award-winning poet and professor in the
MFA program at Saint Mary’s College of California, provides insight
that leads his readers through many well-known poets and poems.
As an astute teacher and writer, he reminds us to seek depth in
words that shine forth, activate and light up understanding.
The goal is to enjoy the class and find the pleasure and understanding
with the cogent and lively argument that poetry truly matters
and is fueled by passion rather than pretense.
In a typical class meeting, two members would each choose a
chapter from the book and send out to the class the discussion
questions. For the presentation purposes, there would be two
presenters; either one could select a poet or one or more poems
for their presentation.
Common Reading:
Why Poetry, by Matthew Zapruder
(August 15, 2017)
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