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University Without Walls

spring 2013

class schedule

Award-winning poet Tony Hoagland will lead local teachers through an intensive three-day seminar designed to provide a firm footing for reading and teaching poetry.

•Learn how to talk about poems with expertise and precision.•Acquire analytical skills for conducting deep and wide-ranging discussions of poems.•Expand your repertoire of poems and poets.•Teach the writing and reading of poetry with confidence.•Transfer these skills to novels, stories, plays or to the teaching of prose-writing.

Through lecture, discussion and practice, participants will learn to elicit and develop specific poetry-writing and reading skills— their own and those of their students.

Gemini Ink 513 S. PresaSan Antonio, TX 78205

Feb 8-10, 2013Cost: $395

www.geminiink.org | 210.734.9673

Tony Hoagland Five Powers of PoetryA Seminar for Educators

“This is an amazing and wonderful opportunity for teachers of any subject, really, to learn from a master. “ — Rosalind Pace, Truro, Massachusetts

Letter from Sheila BlackExecutive | Artistic Director of Gemini Ink

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to a new semester of offerings at Gemini Ink. I hope you see some of the changes we have been working to make reflected in the catalog you hold in your hand. This catalog has been redesigned with the help of the gifted eye of Anisa Onofre, who directs our Writers in Communities program. We are also very pleased to be welcoming Anna Sanchez. Our new Interim University Without Walls Director, Anna has worked very hard to devise a schedule that builds capacity for local writers by providing more multi-session classes, more craft-based classes and more classes that include the publishing process as part of a writer’s education. Among the highlights this

semester are Tony Hoagland’s visit to teach a seminar especially for teachers (as well as lovers of poetry), Five Powers of Poetry, and this year’s Autograph Series presenter, Philip Levine, US Poet Laureate 2011-2012. He will be joined by special guest Tony Hoagland. Here’s what Philip Levine said about writing poetry when he was named Poet Laureate:

“It is the imagination that gives us poetry. When you sit down to write a poem, you really don’t know where you’re going. If you know where you’re going, the poem stinks, you probably already wrote it, and you’re imitating yourself. The real challenge is when language, instincts, technique and practice come together. Then, you have to follow where the poem leads. And it will surprise you. It will say things you didn’t expect to say. And you look at the poem and you realize, ‘That is truly what I felt. That is truly what I saw.’ ”

We at Gemini believe this—and not just about poetry, but about all forms of writing. We hope you will pick up a pen and paper and join us.

Cover Art by Franco Mondini-Ruiz“Modern Woman”

fmondini@hotmail.com

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Sheila Black

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Fiction 4-5Lifelong Learning 6Memoir 7Multi-Genre 8-9Poetry 10-11Five Powers of Poetry 12 In Memoriam 12UWW Reading Series 13Registration Form 14Donation Form 15Calendar of Events 16

UWW VisionUniversity Without Walls offers university- and master-level classes in creative writing with a focus on hands-on workshops. We feature published writers and master teachers who are known nationally and locally. Our classes provide serious writing instruction in a supportive, informal environment appropriate for both novice and advanced writers.

Course LevelsBeginning: Writers or readers who are new to the core subject and/or design.Intermediate: Writers or readers with background knowledge of this core subject. Writers have had working practice with the aspect of genre highlighted.Advanced: Intermediate requirements plus a knowledge of all technical and formal aspects pertinent to the genre.

Open Writing WorkshopA free peer-driven workshop facilitated by Gemini Ink volunteers Dario Beniquez and Barbara Perez. Held the last Monday of ev-ery month, 6:30-8:30pm. Bring 6-10 copies of your work to share. Open to all writers.

Gemini Ink, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, is extremely grateful for contributions from avid readers and writers, as well as grants from the George W. Brackenridge Foundation, Brown Foundation, City of San Antonio Department for Culture & Creative Development, Elizabeth Huth Coates Charitable Foundation, Edouard Foundation, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Frost National Bank, theFund, Guerra, DeBerry, Coody Marketing and Communications, Howard and Betty Halff Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, H-E-B, King William Association, Albert and Bessie Mae Kronkosky Charitable Foundation, Ruth Lang Charitable Fund and Beulah M. and Felix J. Katz Memorial Trust of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Lifshutz Foundation, Genevieve and Ward Orsinger Foundation, Myra Stafford Pryor Charitable Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Rackspace Foundation, Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts, San Antonio Express-News, Shield-Ayres Foundation, Smothers Foundation, Texas Commission on the Arts, USAA Foundation, Valero Energy Foundation, Esther and Harold Vexler Advised Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, and Wayne Wright Lawyers.

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StaffSheila Black Executive | Artistic DirectorMichele Bussone Financial OfficerAnisa Onofre Director, Writers in Communities Evelyn Reyes Managing DirectorMargie Rodriguez Registrar | Office ManagerAnna Sanchez Interim Director University Without WallsLucinda Vela-Wick Director, Communications

Board of DirectorsEusebio Díaz PresidentJosie Seeligson Vice PresidentMallory Ahl TreasurerAïssatou Sidimé SecretaryJohn Frederick Lee RobinsonJan Jarboe RussellMichael SotoMario Vazquez

Letter from Anna Sanchez Interim Director—University Without Walls

I am very proud and excited to be directing University Without Walls. As a graduate of The University of Texas at San Antonio with a degree in English Creative Writing, I am eager to develop a program that nurtures readers and writers.

We have many superb classes and readings planned for spring 2013. With a talented line-up of writers, this semester we present classes on fiction, memoir, poetry, travel writing, sports writing, and a team-taught workshop with the provocative title “Everything We Know About Writing Fiction in One Morning,” by celebrated writers (and real life couple) Antonya Nelson and Robert Boswell. On page 13 you will find our schedule of free faculty readings. I am happy to announce our faculty readings will now be held at The Twig Book Shop in the Pearl Brewery.

We have made a few changes to our catalog and pricing policies. We will no longer be charging a $10 registration fee. I have also worked to make our pricing more consistent and straightforward. But the biggest change is that we are “going green.” To help save trees, we have made it easy for you to register for all classes online at www.geminiink.org. This semester only we are also offering you a 5% discount if you register online.

I really hope you will take a class this semester. Having such a small and intimate classroom experience with these exceptional writers and teachers is truly a rare opportunity.If you look over our catalog, I am sure you will find a class that will help guide your writing. If you have any questions or ideas about University Without Walls please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. I look forward to making University Without Walls a thriving resource for San Antonio writers.

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Anna Sanchez

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#1 Renegades, Wanderers and Visionaries: The Power of StorytellingLevel: IntermediateInstructor: Joe Vastano

We are all natural storytellers, and telling stories defines who we are as individuals, communities and cultures. Students will bring their stories to the course and we will develop a community of writers bonded in our dedication to excellence. While working to define your particular vision, we will delve into the nuts and bolts of effective storytelling, focusing on four key aspects: narrative voice, scene, dialogue and plot. Along the way we will study the writings of masters of the craft, such as John Gardner, who have intriguing things to say about the wonder and mystery of the process. We will split class time between discussion and writing exercises, while nurturing each other’s work.

6 SessionsDates: Sun, Mar 10-Apr 21 | 2-4pm(no class Mar 31, Easter Sunday)Limit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Fri, Mar 8CPE Credits: 12 Language ArtsCost: $190 | www.geminiink.org

Joe Vastano started writing at sixteen. He traced Jim Morrison to Kerouac and Rimbaud, took them at their words and deranged his senses on the road for twenty years. Now he’s sorting through it all.

#2 How to Structure Your NovelLevel: AllInstructor: Amanda Ward

Some writers begin writing on page one and find that their novel or nonfiction narrative comes out beautifully structured, one chapter following perfectly after another. This class is for everyone else. You might have an idea for a novel or nonfiction book, or you might have 600 pages. But if you’re wondering how to structure your project and make it as compelling as possible, this class is for you. The class will cover: an introduction to the three-act structure, using note cards to organize your novel, and when to throw away your plan and let the characters lead you. Please bring a one-page description of your novel-in-progress and a copy of your favorite novel.

Date: Sat, May 4 | 9-12pmLimit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Fri, May 3CPE Credits: 3 Language ArtsCost: $95 | www.geminiink.org

Amanda Eyre Ward wrote her first novel, Sleep Toward Heaven, in a Writers’ League class. She received an MFA from the University of Montana and has published four novels (Sleep Toward Heaven, How to Be Lost, Forgive Me and Close Your Eyes) and a collection of short stories (Love Stories in This Town). Her work has been optioned for film and television, chosen as a Target Bookmarked pick, and published in 15 countries. Amanda’s new novel, Close Your Eyes, was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2011.

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#3 Everything We Know About Writing Fiction in One MorningLevel: AllInstructors: Robert Boswell and Antonya Nelson

Award-winning authors Robert Boswell and Antonya Nelson will tag-team a three-hour class on the craft and technique of writing fiction. They will talk about secret tricks of the trade and the importance of close reading. Both will lead a close reading of a story. The students will not have the stories in advance, but will read them in class. In performing their close readings, both authors will include helpful discussions of every aspect of craft—from effective characterization to managing the twists and turns of plot.

Date: Sat, Feb 9 | 9-12pmLimit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Fri, Feb 8CPE Credits: 3 Language ArtsCost: $110 | www.geminiink.org

Antonya Nelson teaches creative writing at the University of Houston where she shares the Cullen Chair in Creative Writing with her husband, Robert Boswell. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, and The Best American Short Stories. She divides her time among Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Her most recent novel is Bound, Bloomsbury USA, 2011.

Robert Boswell is the author of eleven books, including The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards, a story collection

published by Graywolf Press in April 2009. His novels in-clude Century’s Son, American Owned Love, Mystery Ride,

and The Geography of Desire. He has received two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, a

Guggenheim Fellowship, the Iowa School of Letters Award for Fiction, the PEN West Award for Fiction, and the Evil

Companions Award amoung other awards.

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#4B Navigating the Changing World of Publishing: Book Proposal Workshop

Every new author wants to develop a proposal that maximizes his or her potential for success. As a parallel to the above class, the instructor will workshop your book idea and proposal at whatever stage of development you may be. The workshop fee includes a group session following class 4A, a personal review of your proposal, a written critique, and a conversation regarding the instructor’s suggestions for success in your particular project.Please submit book proposals by January 23 to info@geminiink.org

Date: Sat, Jan 26 | 1-4:30pm Limit: 8 Participants, must also be enrolled in class 4ARegistration Deadline: Wed, Jan 23CPE Credits: 3 Language ArtsCost: $75 | www.geminiink.org

#4A Navigating the Changing World of Publishing: A Hands-On Workshop for Published and Unpublished AuthorsLevel: AllInstructor: Tom Payton

Publishing is undergoing seismic change. For some this is an age of confusion, frustration and the fear of getting lost in the crowd. For others new technology, marketing and distribution models mean incredible opportunity. Figuring out where you fit and maxi-mizing your potential is the challenge. This class will reassess and tear down preconceptions you may have about the publishing industry and how to find your place within it or figure out if and how you should go it alone and choose to not work with a publisher. Dis-cover the true trends and future developments within the digital publishing explosion that is underway. Learn the unvarnished insider aspects of the publish-ing process as the publisher sees it in this practical, nuts-and-bolts class that is a must for all published and would-be authors.

Date: Sat, Jan 26 | 9:30-12pmLimit: 20 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Wed, Jan 23CPE Credits: 3 Language ArtsCost: $100 | www.geminiink.org

Tom Payton is Associate Director of Trinity University Press where he oversees sales/marketing, develops digital projects, and acquires books in regional interest, architecture, and urban studies. He is a 25 year veteran of the industry, having worked with five companies. His expertise includes editorial acquisitions, contracts, rights, financial management, production, marketing, publicity and sales. He has taught and spoken widely about publishing and served on several industry boards.

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#6 Descent: Using the Deep Self to Create Personal Essay and MemoirLevel: IntermediateInstructor: Laurie Ann Guerrero

Joan Didion says, “I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.” Most writers understand that writing requires the kind of solitude and ability to let one’s self sink to the bottom of one’s thoughts—where do our ideas / reac-tions / voices begin? How are they prompted? At what point do we as writers believe in the power we carry in our voices? Do we ever? With a mix of memoir and personal essay, participants will be guided in an exploration of the writer’s self in order to help discover their own truths. We will cover numerous techniques, including the use of poetic devices in prose. Participants are required to read William Zinsser’s On Writing Well.

6 SessionsDates: Thurs, Mar 28-May 2 | 6-7:30pmLimit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Wed, Mar 27CPE Credits: 9 Language ArtsCost: $190 | www.geminiink.org

#5 Slice of Life: Crafting Short Creative Nonfiction Level: AllInstructor: Joel Peckham

In this class, we will discuss and create the creative nonfiction short with the goal of discovering its lyrical conventions and applying them to sharply envisioned slices of our own lives. During class we will discuss the most recent issue of the online journal, Brevity (brevitymag.com), as a basis for understanding what a nonfiction short is and how it works. We will then complete generative exercises designed to stimulate the creation of our own short essays. Finally, we will work-shop essays submitted for the class, offering feedback intended to develop and refine these works. Students may submit up to three nonfiction shorts (750 words or less) for instructor critique. Please submit work no later than Monday, April 1.

Date: Sat, Apr 6 | 9-3pm (1-hour lunch)Limit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Mon, Apr 1CPE Credits: 6 Language ArtsCost: $125 | www.geminiink.org

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Joel Peckham, Jr. has published three collections of poetry: Nightwalking, Asleep at the Wheel, and Movers and Shakers. His memoir of grief and recovery, Resist-ing Elegy, appeared from Academy Chicago Publish-ers in 2012. His work has appeared in Black Warrior Review, The North American Review, Prairie Schooner, The Southern Review, The Sun and others.

Winner of the 2012 Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize, Laurie Ann Guerrero’s first full-length collec-tion, A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying, selected by Francisco X. Alarcón, is forth-coming from the University of Notre Dame Press in 2013. Born and raised in the Southside of San Antonio, Guerrero holds a B.A. in English Lan-guage & Literature from Smith College and an MFA from Drew University.

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#8 Game On! Writing about SportsLevel: AllInstructor: Rus Bradburd

What is it about sports that compels both writers and readers? How we can we use our experience in sports to construct a workable narrative in fiction or creative non-fiction? This class will examine what works in sports narratives and how to appreciate and construct literary works that are rooted in athletics. The class will include in-class prompts and ideas to get you started on magazine-length pieces and full-length books.

Date: Sat, Feb 9 | 1-4pm Limit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Fri, Feb 8CPE Credits: 3 Language ArtsCost: $95 | www.geminiink.org

#7 The Uncharted World: Writing the Travel EssayLevel: AllInstructor: Kathleen Lee

As travelers observe and encounter we blend what we know and who we are with what we’re about to learn and what will remain mysterious. Good travel writing records and explores experiences which defy simple packaging. In this course, we’ll talk about elements of travel writing—place, people, scene, persona, infor-mation—and do exercises towards generating an essay. Work by Ryszard Kapusckinski, Martha Gellhorn, Gianni Celati and/or others will be provided in class. Come with at least one experience, place, or trip you’d like to work with.

Date: Sat, Mar 2 | 9-12pmLimit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Fri, Mar 1CPE Credits: 3 Language ArtsCost: $95 | www.geminiink.org

Kathleen Lee is the author of Travel Among Men, a collection of stories. She’s a 1999 recipient of a Rona Jaffe Award. Her travel essays have appeared in Best American Travel Writing 2001 and 2002.

Rus Bradburd walked away from the glamorous world of college basketball after coaching 14 seasons at UTEP and New Mexico State. His novel-in-stories, Make It, Take It, (Cinco Puntos Press) comes out in January of 2013. Bradburd’s book about race, Forty Minutes of Hell, was published in 2010 by HarperCollins. His first book, Paddy on the Hardwood, was a memoir about learning the fiddle and coaching in the Irish Super League.

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#9 A Beautiful Friendship: Building the Author/Editor RelationshipLevel: AllInstructors: Victoria Barrett and Nan Cuba

Victoria Barrett of Engine Books and San Antonio au-thor and Gemini Ink founder Nan Cuba will let you in on the secrets of getting the right publisher, finding the right editor, and building a strong editorial relationship. Topics of discussion will include preparing your manuscript, writing a great query letter, deciding whether you need an agent, understanding your role in the writer-editor collaboration and knowing what to expect from your editor.

Date: Sat, May 11 | 9-3pm (1-hour lunch)Limit: 20 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Fri, May 10CPE Credits: 6 Language ArtsCost: $135 | www.geminiink.org

Victoria Barrett is a writer, editor, professor, and co-founder of Engine

Books. Her fiction has appeared in Colorado Review, Massachusetts Review,

You Must Be This Tall to Ride, and Confrontation. She recently completed

her first novel, Four Points Gin.

Nan Cuba received her MFA in fiction from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers, and

is the founder and executive director emeritus of Gemini Ink. Cuba is currently an assistant professor of English at Our Lady of the Lake

University. Her novel, Body and Bread, will be published by Engine Books, May 2013.

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#11 Authority and Personality: Channeling the Power of Poetic VoiceLevel: AllInstructor: Hayan Charara

What makes readers think that a poet really cares about what she’s saying? Or that she’s a discriminating thinker? A speaker whose thoughts and feelings we can trust? How does she manage to be authoritative without coming off as preachy? What about the poet’s voice makes us think, I could hang out with her or I feel like I know him? We’ll read “The Voice of Authority” by Carl Dennis and “‘Okay I’ll Call You/ Yes Call Me’: Frank O’Hara’s Personism” by Stephen Burt, and work on writing a poem shaped by these essays and our discussion about them.

Date: Sat, Apr 6 | 1-4pmLimit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Fri, Apr 5CPE Credits: 3 Language ArtsCost: $95 | www.geminiink.org

Hayan Charara is the author of two poetry books, The Alchemist’s Diary, a Publishers Weekly Notable Debut, and The Sadness of Others, nominated for the National Book Award. He is a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Lucille Joy Prize for Poetry and the New Voices Award Honors (for a children’s book). He divides his time between Houston and San Antonio, where he teaches at Our Lady of the Lake University.

#10 A Style of My Own: Writing Against the Workshop Level: AllInstructor: Fady Joudah

How can you use the workshop against itself to write better and to develop a style uniquely your own? Participants are expected to bring their poems with a short paragraph (not exceeding 250 words) that de-scribes their method of writing and their idea of their poetic language. We will learn to unravel ourselves quickly.

Date: Sat, Apr 6 | 9-12pmLimit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Fri, Apr 5CPE Credits: 3 Language ArtsCost: $95 | www.geminiink.org

Fady Joudah’s most recent poetry collection, Alight, is available from Copper Canyon Press. His first collection, The Earth in the Attic, was a Yale Series of Younger Poets selection. Joudah’s translations of Mahmoud Darwish’s poetry have won him a Banipal prize from the UK and a PEN USA prize. His most recent translation, Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me, is of the poetry of Palestinian author Ghassan Zaqtan.

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#12 Ekphrastic Poetry: Moving Pictures, Illuminating Text at the San Antonio Museum of ArtLevel: AllInstructor: Joni Wallace

In this offsite class, to be held at SAMA, we will explore ekphrasis as genre and process: poems engaging otherwise “mute” art forms with text. Partici-pants will look at ekphrastic poems by diverse writers including William Carlos Williams, Frank O’Hara, Mary Jo Bang, Ann Carson and Jessica Baran. Then we will experiment and generate our own work in response to works of art at the museum. We will also engage in collaborative exercises designed to highlight through vivid writing what is happening, what is shown and what is hidden in selected visual art.

#13 Poet as WitnessLevel: IntermediateInstructor: Laurie Ann Guerrero

In his memoir, Pablo Neruda says, “The poet didn’t scare off when they said he was a rebel. Poetry is a rebellion.” In this workshop, we will explore thepolitics of poetry in our culture and how our own poems might help create change. We will also explore longevity and the techniques that help the poem live beyond the poet and events which prompted it. All workshop participants will be required to share their work, incorporate techniques discussed in class, and should be ready to write at each meeting.

6 Sessions Dates: Tues, Mar 26-Apr 30 | 6-7:30pmLimit: 15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Mon, Mar 25CPE Credits: 9 Language ArtsCost: $190 | www.geminiink.org

Joni Wallace earned her MFA at the University of Montana. She is the author of Blinking Ephemeral Valentine, selected by Mary Jo Bang for the 2009 Levis Prize (Four Way Books, 2011).

Date: Sat, May 4 | 10-1pm Limit:15 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Fri, May 3CPE Credits: 3 Language ArtsCost: $95 | www.geminiink.org

Winner of the 2012 Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize, Laurie Ann Guerrero’s first full-length collec-tion, A Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying, selected by Francisco X. Alarcón, is forth-coming from the University of Notre Dame Press in 2013. Born and raised in the Southside of San Antonio, Guerrero holds a B.A. in English Lan-guage & Literature from Smith College and an MFA from Drew University.

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Jacques Barzun, 1907

Gad Beck, 1923

Maeve Binchy, 1940

Ray Bradbury, 1920

Stephen Covey, 1932

Nora Ephron, 1941

Rosa Guy, 1922

Roland Huff, 1942

David Rakoff, 1964

William Raspberry,

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Barry Unsworth, 1930

Gore Vidal, 1925

#14 Five Powers of Poetry Level: AllInstructor: Tony Hoagland

This intensive three-day seminar provides a rare opportunity to learn the teaching of poetry from a master—renowned American poet, critic and teacher Tony Hoagland. His Five Powers of Poetry seminar, which he has taught around the country, is designed to provide teachers with a firm footing for reading and teaching poetry. The seminar will also be of compelling interest to anyone interested in the reading, writing or discussion of poetry. Participants will acquire the understanding, vocabulary, practical skills and materials to teach contemporary poetry in a beginning or intermediate classroom. Poems stud-ied will come from a broad palate: from Akhmatova to Keats, O’Hara to Howe, Kleinzahler to Mullen.

3 SessionsDates: Fri, Feb 8, 4-6pm, Sat-Sun, Feb 9-10, 9-4pm(1-hour lunch)Limit: 20 ParticipantsRegistration Deadline: Thurs, Feb 7Please inquire aboutProfessional Development CreditsCost: $395 | www.geminiink.org

Five Powers of Poetry | Tony Hoagland

Tony Hoagland has pub-lished four collections of poems, of which the latest are Unincorporated Persons In The Late Honda Dynasty, and What Narcissism Means to Me. His recognitions include the Jackson Poetry Prize, the O.B. Hardisson Award for teaching, the James Laughlin Award, the Brittingham Prize, and the Mark Twain Award for humor in American Poetry, as well as fellowships from the NEA and the Gug-genheim Foundation. His essays about poetry appear widely. In 2008 Graywolf Press published a book of craft essays, titled Real Sofistakashun. He teaches in the writing program at the University of Houston and in the Warren Wilson College MFA program.

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in memoriam

We would like to make a special note of the loss of Roland Huff, poet and beloved facilitator for the Open WritingWorkshop.

We also wish to make a special note of the passing ofDr. Jacques Barzun legendary philosopher, critic and teacher. Dr. Barzun was the 2006 Gemini Ink Award for Literary Excellence honoree.

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Fri, Feb 87pm

Faculty Reading at The Twig Book ShopRus Bradburd, Robert Boswell and

Antonya Nelson

Fri, Mar 1 6:30pm

Faculty Reading at Gemini InkLaurie Ann Guerrero, Joe Vastano and

Kathleen Lee

Fri, Mar 156:30pm

A Reading of Writers from Voices de la Lunaat Gemini Ink

Fri, Apr 5 6:30pm

Faculty Reading at The Twig Book ShopFady Joudah and Hayan Charara

Fri, May 3 6:30pm

Faculty Reading at The Twig Book Shop Amanda Ward and Joni Wallace

Fri, May 106:30pm

Faculty Reading at The Twig Book ShopNan Cuba and Victoria Barrett

The Twig Book Shop ~ 200 E. Grayson Street, Suite 124 ~ San Antonio, TX 78215

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calendar of events

january

Feb 7 | Community Talk: Perspec-tives on Ethnic Studies: Is a Multi-cultural Education a Civil Right?

Feb 8-10 | #14 Five Powers of Poetry Tony Hoagland

Feb. 8 | Faculty Reading at The Twig Book Shop Rus Bradburd, Robert Boswell and Antonya Nelson

Feb 9 | #3 Everything We Know About Writing Fiction in One MorningRobert Boswell and Antonya Nelson

Feb 9 | #8 Game On! Writing About Sports Rus Bradburd

Feb 28 | Autograph Series Philip Levine and Tony Hoagland

Jan 7 | Registration Opens

Jan 26 | #4A Navigating the Chang-ing World of Publishing: A Hands-On Workshop for Published and Unpublished Authors Tom Payton

Jan 26 | #4B Navigating the Chang-ing World of Publishing: Book Proposal Workshop Tom Payton

Mar 1 | Faculty Reading at Gemini Ink Laurie Ann Guerrero, Joe Vastano and Kathleen Lee

Mar 2 | #7 The Uncharted World: Writing the Travel Essay Kathleen Lee

Mar 9 | Luminaria 7-12am at HemisFair Park

Apr 5 | Faculty Read-ing at The Twig Book Shop Fady Joudah and Hayan Charara

Apr 6 | #10 A Style of My Own: Writing Against the Workshop Fady Joudah

Apr 6 | #11 Authority and Personality: Channeling the Power of Poetic Voice Hayan Charara

Apr 6 | #5 Slice of Life: Crafting Short Creative NonfictionJoel Peckham

May 3 | Faculty Reading at The Twig Book Shop Amanda Ward and Joni Wallace

May 4 | #2 How to Structure Your Novel Amanda Ward

May 4 | #12 Ekphrastic Poetry: Moving Pictures, Illuminat-ing Text at the San Antonio Museum of Art Joni Wallace

May 10 | Faculty Reading at The Twig Book Shop Nan Cuba and Victoria Barrett

May 11 | #9 A Beautiful Friend-ship: Building the Author/Editor Relationship Nan Cuba and Victoria Barrett

Mar 10-Apr 21 | #1 Renegades, Wanderers and Visionaries: The

Power of Storytelling Joe Vastano

Mar 15 | A Reading of Writers from Voices de la Luna at Gemini Ink

Mar 26-Apr 30 | #13 Poet as Wit-ness Laurie Ann Guerrero

Mar 28-May 2 | #6 Descent: Us-ing the Deep Self to CreatePersonal Essay and MemoirLaurie Ann Guerrero

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Perspectives on Ethnic Studies:Is a Multicultural Education a

Civil Right?

11am:Free Documentary Film Screening of Precious KnowledgeThe struggle to save the Mexican-American Studies Program in Tucson, Arizona

Palo Alto College Performing Arts CenterMain Theatre1400 Villaret/Large maroon building by Loop 410 entrance

Moderated by Juan TejedaInstructor of Music & Mexican-American Studies

at Palo Alto College

Writer-in-Residence at the University of Texas San Antonio and San Antonio’s first Poet Laureate

Palo Alto College and Gemini Ink’s University Without Walls

present a Civil Rights Panel/Community Talk

Office of Student Engagement and Retention | Mexican-American Studies

community talk

Thursday, February 7, 2013Free and Open to the Public

12-2pm: Panel discussion with

Former President of the San Antonio Tea Party and President of the South Texas Politi-cal Alliance

Dr. Carmen Tafolla George Rodriguez Dr. Lisa Moore Dr. Carey Latimore

Professor of English/Women’s and Gender Studies at the Univer-sity of Texas at Austin

Co-Chair of the History Department and former Director of African-American Studies at Trinity University

Reception follows panel discussion

gemini ink513 south presasan antonio, tx 78205telephone 210.734.9673www.geminiink.org

Non-profi t organizationU.S. Postage Paid

San Antonio, TexasPermit No. 1360

Autograph SeriesFeaturing Philip Levine, US Poet Laureate, 2011-2012

with special guest Tony Hoagland

Southwest School of Art | Coates Chapel

Free Public Reading Th urs, Feb 28, 2013, 7pmAuthor Reception, $25

Colloquium Luncheon, Q&A, and Book SigningFri, Mar 1, 2013, 11:30am, $35Sponsored by the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts