Freedom Declared: Jewish Poetry Laboratories
Natalie Lyalin and Joshua Bolton, Poretsky Artists in Residence
Jewish poets are calling out to the universe: Listen up, universe! Listen up, Torah! Listen up, politicians! Join us for a series of poetry “laboratories,” where our instruments will be the written word and the collective neshama (soul) of the Jewish people. Using poetic techniques developed by our rabbinic and surrealist fore-folk, we will engage in: midrash (rabbinic story development), prayer composition, protest poetry, and the subverting of oppressive texts. Each laboratory will include a reading of poetic/Jewish source materials, individual and communal writing activities, and workshop. No previous poetic experience required, just a desire to pray with your pen!
Joshua Bolton is a rabbinical student at Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Wyncote, PA. He is also a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Program for Writers and Poets, from which he received an MFA in Poetry. Josh established the Hillel student organization at the University of the Arts in downtown Philadelphia.
Natalie Lyalin is the author of Pink & Hot Pink Habitat (Coconut Books, 2009). She received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Program for Writers and Poets. Natalie is the co-editor of GlitterPony magazine, an online poetry journal, and co-edits Agnes Fox Press, an independent poetry collective. She has taught Freshman Composition and Creative Writing at Temple University and University of the Arts.
Categories
- Arts and Literature
- Contemporary Issues
- Extended Format
- Afternoon Course
