The Experience, Emeryville: Celebration of the Arts

The Experience: View the Emeryville Art Exhibition Through Your Own Words!

Emeryville’s 2013-2015 Poet Laureate Sarah Kobrinsky Presents Poetry Writing + Reading Workshops

Ekphrastic Poetry* Writing Workshop – Sunday, October 16, 2-5pm

Join Sarah Kobrinsky, the 2013-2015 Poet Laureate of Emeryville, in this generative writing workshop. According to Sarah, “We will compose poems in response to the artwork in this year’s Celebration of the Arts show. Using various prompts and techniques, we will explore new ways of seeing with our words.” Complete beginners to seasoned writers are welcome. This workshop is limited to 20 people. Participants will be invited to submit their poems for an anthology, and to participate in a live reading on October 29th. Register online!

Ekphrastic Poetry Reading – Thursday, October 29, 7-8:30pm

You’re invited to an evening of poetry reading. Some ekphrastic poems will be read. Ekphrastic poems focus on works of art by interpreting, inhabiting, confronting, and speaking to their subjects. The ekphrastic poems at this reading will focus on any of the 185 works of art in the 34th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition. Register online!

About Sarah Kobrinsky

Sarah Kobrinsky was born in Canada, raised in North Dakota, seasoned in England, and tempered in California. Sarah was named the 2013-2015 Emeryville Poet Laureate and Poetry in Motion was one of her robust programs executed during her tenure that delighted bus riders in Emeryville. Each month cards with poems were placed on the Emery- Go-Round for folks to read as they traveled through Emeryville. Sarah and her husband have their own unique line of handmade porcelain dinnerware showcased in their studio/shop in Emeryville called Jered’s Pottery. She has also authored and published a book of poetry, “Nighttime on the Other Side of Everything.”

*According to the Poetry Foundation, an ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning.