The Bay Area's Hub for Asian Pacific American Community Arts Since 1972

Arc Gallery and Studios
1246 Folsom St.
1-3pm 
FREE (Donations will be accepted)
Register now: http://bit.ly/buildlegends

“Over the summer I was sitting in a bar in Philadelphia with the acclaimed poet, Patrick Rosal, and there was a thing he said that has continued to stick with me, that in between our first memory of something beautiful and our first memory of trauma is the legend, the key to our poetics." (Jason Bayani)

This two hour writing and performance workshop will help identify the symbols and images that define our lived experiences. We will create new work and then get on our feet as you will be introduced to some basic performance techniques and drills to help strengthen your ability to read in front of live audiences.

About the Instructor:

Jason Bayani is the author of Amulet (2013, Write Bloody Press). He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Saint Mary’s College of California and is a Kundiman fellow. Jason has performed his poetry regularly for the last 15 years and has read in rooms all across the United States and Europe. As an educator he's taught at the high school and college levels and with organizations such as Youth Speaks, CalShakes, and more. He is currently the program manager for Kearny Street Workshop.