Class# 2700.108: Saturday 4/26, 1-3:30pm
Cost: $25
‘You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.’
– Mark Twain.
Poetry powerhouse Brendan Constantine presents the Camera Obscura Project, a generative workshop for writers and lovers of poetry. Join us in April during National Poetry Month for a behind the scenes experience of this unique and iconic California landmark and newest Santa Monica art lab for adults. Participants will seek inspiration at the vintage Camera Obscura, create new works inspired by the incomparable setting overlooking the ocean, and will have a chance to see their work displayed onsite.
Brendan Constantine’s work has appeared in FIELD, Ploughshares, Zyzzyva, Ninth Letter, Poetry Daily, ArtLife, and Hotel Amerika among other journals. His first book, Letters To Guns (2009 Red Hen Press), is now taught extensively in schools across the nation. His most recent collections are Birthday Girl With Possum (2011 Write Bloody Publishing) and Calamity Joe (2012 Red Hen Press). He has received grants and commissions from the Getty Museum, James Irvine Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. A popular performer, Brendan has presented his work to audiences throughout the U.S. and Europe, also appearing on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’, KPFK’s ‘Inspiration House’, numerous podcasts, and YouTube. He is currently poet in residence at the Windward School and adjunct professor at Antioch University. In addition, he regularly conducts workshops for hospitals, foster homes, & with the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project. Visit: brendanconstantine.com.
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