Poetry
June 18 to July 13, 2018
Open to All
Tiered Tuition
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About the Offering
Ancient Greeks wore masks to express the emotions of the characters they were playing during dramatic productions. There was a pragmatic reason for this–it was often difficult for those seated far away to see what emotion the character being portrayed was feeling. And so the exaggerated face could be seen from the furthest reaches of the mezzanine. But adopting the persona of a subject has been employed long before Antiquity. At the onset of our own social and neurological development, we act. We pretend. We are someone else. It is, thus, natural for writers to attempt to embody the voices, thoughts, and actions of the other.
Materials Needed
No specific materials needed for this offering.
About the Instructor/Moderator
Oliver de la Paz
is the author and editor of several books including The Boy in the Labyrinth (U. Akron Press 2019) and The Diaspora Sonnets (Liveright Press 2023) which was long listed for the National Book Award. He is the Barrett Professor of Creative Writing at the College of the Holy Cross.
Accessibility Information
Their work is regularly exhibited internationally and is in the permanent collections of over 60 museums. Over the past fifteen years, they have built a sustainable career as a visual artist and have extensive experience working with museums, galleries, universities and nonprofit organizations, publishers, and press outlets. In addition to their own creative work, they are passionate about sharing the professional knowledge they’ve acquired throughout their career with other artists.
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