BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Berkeley Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Berkeley Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d72dac1d-e649-4678-86b5-4d839ea5a770 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260728T024910Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251220T160000 SUMMARY:Bright Ideas: Ways to Spark New Writing LOCATION:Claremont Branch\nClaremont Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Claremont Branch;X-APPLE-R ADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Claremont Branch:geo:37.8566151,-122.2543935 GEO:37.8566151;-122.2543935 DESCRIPTION:A two-hour workshop for those who want to get something on the page!.\nhttps://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/15056091 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

In this workshop\, we will explore innovat ive ways to spark writing\, both poetry and prose. We will use a variety o f techniques as we search for ways to enter the creative flow.

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Thi s lively generative class is excellent for both new and experienced writer s.

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Maw Shein Win teaches poetry in the MFA Program at the Universi ty of San Francisco and in the Low Residency MFA Program at Dominican Univ ersity. Her Percussing the Thinking Jar (Omnidawn\, 2024) was sho rtlisted for a Northern California Book Award. Her earlier books include < em>Storage Unit for the Spirit House\, Invisible Gifts\, and Scor e and Bone. \; She is recipient of awards from the Berkeley Poetr y Festival for Lifetime Achievement and from the Nomadic/San Francisco Fou ndation. Win was El Cerrito&rsquo\;s first poet laureate. mawsheinwin.com< /p>\nhttps://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/15056091 URL;VALUE=URI:https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/15056091 ATTACH:https://static.libnet.info/images/events/berkeleypubliclibrary/Maw_ Shein_Win_2025_png.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR