POETRY OF THE SENSES: A CREATIVE WRITING SERIES

Come on over and join us for

 The Poetry of the Senses, 

a series of six creative writing sessions

 at Montclair Branch Library, Oakland

WITH

GRACE MARIE GRAFTON

RAFAEL JESUS GONZALES

SHERYL J. BIZE-BOUTTE

EVERY OTHER TUESDAY FROM JULY 12, 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 (SEE COMPLETE SCHEDULE BELOW)

OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY-MONTCLAIR BRANCH

1687 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA 94611

Phone: (510) 482-7810

To kick off the writing sessions, a well received poetry reading was held at the Montclair Branch on June 28 at 6 PM, featuring series lead Grace Marie Grafton, along with Rafael Jesus Gonzalez and Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte as well as two other local poets, John Rowe and Mary Mackey. Writing/poetry sessions will be led by Grace Grafton. Grace is a published poet, longtime teacher with CA Poets in the Schools, author of LENS (Poems to CA Art) and six earlier books of poems. Presenters will also include Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, first Poet Laureate for City of Berkeley, and Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte, an Oakland multidisciplinary writer and co-author of No Poetry No Peace. Each session will focus on finding inspiration from one of the senses, such as by viewing touching and tasting a blackberry, examining and smelling a lavender flower, looking at a painting, or visiting the library’s garden under the blue sky in the wind. Sessions will consist of inspiration time (model poem, narrative, discussion, sense experience), writing time, and sharing time.  

The upcoming sessions and instructors/presenters are:

Poetry of the Senses: A Creative Writing Series (Grace Marie Grafton)

When: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 (6:00 PM - 7:30 PM) AND Tuesday, July 26, 2022 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)

Poetry of the Senses: A Creative Writing Series (Rafael Jesus Gonzales)

Tuesday, August 9, 2022 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)

Poetry of the Senses: A Creative Writing Series (Grace Marie Grafton)

Tuesday, August 23, 2022 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)

Poetry of the Senses: A Creative Writing Series (Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte)

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)

Poetry of the Senses: A Creative Writing Series (Grace Marie Grafton)

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)

For more information go here:

https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/62bb3a0884c73e69b308a7bd