Next month members and friends of Youth Poetry are gathering for a full day of free Master Classes and workshops with various established poets. Open to young Canadian poets aged 12 to 19; the meeting will take place in Toronto on Saturday, November 1st, 2008.
Although official registration closed October 22nd for poets visiting from out of town (with respect to sleeping arrangements), it is still possible to show up the day of the activity and partake in this friendly gathering, organized by members of www.youngpoets.ca/forum and supported in part by the League of Canadian Poets (www.poets.ca) and the Canada Council for the Arts. No costs are attached to any of the activities, except for meals with are left to the discretion of each participant.
CONFIRMED DAY VENUE: The Lillian H. Smith branch, Toronto Public Library
239 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R5 Canada
Phone: 416-393-7753 Fax: 416-393-7635
Full Schedule after the jump.
SCHEDULE: Saturday, November 1st 2008
10 a.m. Welcome / MASTER CLASS - Writing, editing and translating poetry
90 minute Master Class with Beatriz Hausner
Writing, editing, in various languages and translation.
Session includes workshops and time for people to chat, write and
exchange. (Master Poet Beatriz Hausner fluently speaks, reads and
writes in English, French and Spanish).
11.30 a.m. Break
Informal talks, exchange and informal readings if desired.
12.45 p.m. Lunch
At nearby coffee/restaurant under the supervision of responsible
adults within the group.
2 p.m. 2nd MASTER CLASS - All About Performance Poetry with Andrea Thompson
90 min Session to learn how to write for the stage.
How does one play with sound, language, rhythms and beats of the Spoken Word tribe?
Learn a few tricks from a professional wordsmith and get over stage
freeze.
Session includes a short poem presentation.
3.30 p.m. Break
Break and relaxation.
5 p.m. Dinner
Dinner somewhere close by. Other “adult” poets can join.
The group will then move to the evening venue *confirmation pending*
Visit our site a few days before the event for exact address.
7 p.m. MASTER CLASS - Public Reading Hosting with Dwayne Morgan
90 min “crash-course” about how to prepare, organize and host public
readings.
Interactive practice about showcasing yourself and others. How should one interact with the audience and create a world of word travels? Session includes a few performed poems.
8.30 p.m. READING AND JAM NIGHT at nearby coffee house
The evening is all ours to read our stuff, jam and create collective poems, LIVE if we want.
NOTE: Although this is an open public event, the microphone is
primarily dedicated to young poets ages 12 to 19 until 11 p.m. MC:
Élizabeth Robert welcomes poets of all language and origin to share
their work, trilingual animation provided (English, French and
Spanish). NO COVER FEE.
More details available here.
About YoungPoets.ca: www.youngpoets.ca and www.youngpoets.ca/forum
Young Poets is a project of The League of Canadian Poets, Canada’s
professional poetry organization. We are a non-profit organization
working to promote poetry in this country and to promote Canadian
poetry around the world. Programs and activities are open to young
poets aged 12 to 19 years old. Our forums count more than 12,000
members and the online publication Re:verse is constantly looking for
poems to publish on various themes.
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