University Open Air: Fiction Workshop, Renaming
I wonder if she ever wanted
them to speak back, looked into
their wide wonderful eyes and
whispered, Name me, name me.
-Ada Limón
How do you name an item? What do you need to name a feeling? In this generative session, we’ll reimagine the relationship between the narrator and objects. By observing prism and dimensions, we tickle the tradition of entitlement and solidified reality. The class will begin with a close reading from contemporary Taiwanese novelists, followed by writing prompts. We will be examining works by Wu Ming-Yi, Chiu Miao-Chin, and others.
Chia-Lun Chang is the author of Prescribee (Winner of Nightboat Poetry Prize, forthcoming) and a chapbook, One Day We Become Whites (ND/SA, 2016). She has received support from Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Tofte Lake Center, Vermont Studio Center, and Poets House. Recent work appears in the Asiya Wadud: Echo Exhibit, Apogee, Sink Review, Brooklyn Poets, and Poetry Society of America. She has performed at MoMA PS1, Ace Hotel, the Poetry Project, and Queens Museum, and lectured at Pratt Institute, Queens College, and New York Foundation for the Arts. Chia-Lun teaches contemporary Taiwanese poetry at the Brooklyn Public Library and writes for chatbots. Born and raised in New Taipei City, Taiwan, she lives in New York City. You can find her at https://www.chialunchang.com
Photo credit: Haoyan of America
*In cases of rain, classes will be canceled. Registered patrons will be notified by email on the morning of each course day and are also encouraged to check the UOA webpage and BPL Presents’ Facebook and Twitter pages for updates.
University Open Air is generously supported by The Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund.
101 East Drive
Brooklyn, NY 11225
I wonder if she ever wanted
them to speak back, looked into
their wide wonderful eyes and
whispered, Name me, name me.
-Ada Limón
How do you name an item? What do you need to name a feeling? In this generative session, we’ll reimagine the relationship between the narrator and objects. By observing prism and dimensions, we tickle the tradition of entitlement and solidified reality. The class will begin with a close reading from contemporary Taiwanese novelists, followed by writing prompts. We will be examining works by Wu Ming-Yi, Chiu Miao-Chin, and others.