Class Description
In perhaps one of her most well-known poems, "One Art," Elizabeth Bishop's speaker advises us to lose something every day. So what can we find about ourselves when we lose? With a few writing exercises, we'll explore the things we have lost and what writing gems and other discoveries can spring from the experience; after all, we never know what we can find when we lose. Together we'll read the full text of Elizabeth Bishop's poem and use it as a springboard to think of things we might/have/do lose and write about it. How did/would losing that thing make you feel? What if you found that thing, or came upon something someone else had lost? We'll even go on an adventure to "find" objects to generate stories. After some writing time, we'll share some of work for an informal workshop.
Takeaways:
Students will leave with a rough draft of anything from a short story, poem, chapter, essay, or other work-in-progress.
**This day's program will also offer an optional 4pm information session on Tips for Applying to the 2019 Teen Summer Fellowship.** (Any teen can drop by for this half-hour info session, even if you're not attending YAWP Saturday classes.)
Who Should Register?
For high school writers age 13 - 18 ONLY. Writing notebooks will be available, but feel free to bring your own.
*If you are registering on behalf of your teen, add their email information in the “For a Friend or Child?” field on the right-hand side of the screen before you check out. This will send them a direct link and reminder to create their own profile with GrubStreet.
(After adding the class to your cart, click "Checkout" and click “Add” next to “For a Friend or Child?” on the right-hand side to fill in their email. This is an easy way of linking the class to your child and encourages them to create their own account.)
Parents/guardians must also complete this permission form online if your teen is under 18. **Note: unlike previous forms, you only need to fill this out ONE TIME, not for every class. If you cannot remember whether you have already filled it out, please email [email protected] and we will check for you!
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
For more detailed information about GrubStreet scholarships, including how to contribute to scholarship funds for other students, click here.
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.