The Art of Paying Attention with Anna Potter on Zoom
What daily observations do you make that can be recorded and developed to be included on the page? Do you have an obsession that you can use in your writing? In this one-day, two-hour generative class. we’ll explore how to strengthen your writing with astute observations from your own life. We’ll start with a brief exploration of Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping, a master class in finding drama in the mundane. From ice floes to the smell of melting snow to the taste of tinned sardines, Robinson employs a rich array of compelling imagery to power the quiet drama of unresolved grief. Then we’ll do several generative exercises to develop our powers of observation and stretch our metaphorical possibilities.
Please note: This class will be on Zoom. Zoom login information will be emailed at the time of registration (please check spam / promotions filter). Please email [email protected] with any questions. Tickets for this 4hour intensive class are $124. Please register at:
There are two Altman Persons of Color Scholarships available given on a first come, first served basis. Please register for no more than one class per month. Please notify HVWC immediately if your plans change and you will not be able to attend the class so we can give your space to another student. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation with this.
Anna Potter is a former James Merrill House fellow and a Pushcart Prize nomine. She has an MFA in fiction from University of Wisconsin–Madison, and a BA from Harvard University with a BA in English & American Literature, with an emphasis on 20th-century novel. She is a professor of English at Dutchess Community College and a bookseller at Little Joe’s Coffee & Books in Katonah, New York. Her work has appeared in Jellyfish Review, Spilled Milk, phoebe, Contrary Magazine, jubilat, and elsewhere. She can be found online at: annapotter.org & @_anna_potter
