Gail Hosking

2. Introduction to Memoir class at Writers and Books, Rochester, NY
September-December 4
Tuesdays 11:15-1:15

3. Lyric Essay

Writers and Books, Rochester, NY
October 20 @​ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm $136
Lyric Essay @​ Gell Center

Deborah Tall once said of the lyric essay: “It stalks its subject like quarry but is never content to merely explain or confess. It elucidates through the dance of its own deliberating.” In this class we will explore the subgenre of the personal essay that includes such forms as collage and hermit crabs. Consider experiences too dangerous to write about: what if you found the right shell to put it in? Travel your own elliptical storyline in some mosaic form. Make leaps and associations. Use your aesthetic sense to weave together fragments. Spend a fall day at Gell with your notebook. Try a new form.

4. Dealing with Time in Memoir
mini-workshop at Writers and Books, Rochester, NY
11AM-noon