Free Writing Workshop:

THE PERSISTENT LINE

led by Stephen ThomasSaturday, July 1, 4:30-6:00 pm

BookTree Bookstore,

609 Market St., Kirkland.

Sponsored by Raven Chronicles Press and BookTree.

Free Writing Workshop: MEMOIR IN THE CONTEXT OF HISTORY led by Kathleen Alcalá.

There are many untold stories from history. These are not the ones alluded to in history books, but those passed down through generations as, in some cases, all that is left of a family inheritance.

“The time that was continues to tick inside the time that is,” Uruguayan author Eduardo Galeano once wrote—from Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World (translated by Mark Fried).

You might have lived through a historically significant event, and not have realized it. You might have spent hours with an elder who experienced a historic event, but has not left a written or recorded memoir behind. It might have been told in another language, or by someone who had little formal education. The prose poem is a succinct form in which to present these vignettes, preserving or highlighting brief moments from the past. Students are encouraged to bring a photo or other memento that can act as a focal point for the work.