December 17, 2004

ENCORE PRESENTATION - OPENING THE DOOR TO POETRY: THE ARCHITECTURE OF POETRY

January 15 and 22, 2005, Saturday
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Riverside Public Library
3581 Mission Inn Avenue in downtown Riverside
Riverside, CA  92501

FREE and open to the public

RIVERSIDE, CA -
Due to popular demand, the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts, in conjunction with the Riverside Public Library, is offering an encore presentation of the innovative poetry workshop series OPENING THE DOOR TO POETRY: THE ARCHITECTURE OF POETRY.  This encore presentation has been extended to a two-part workshop, which will take place on Saturday, January 15 and January 22, 2005 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Riverside Public Library in downtown Riverside.  This workshop series, led by Gluck Undergraduate Creative Writing Fellows Janine Joseph and Lucille Legaspi, will explore the components of poetry as they relate to the architecture of Japanese homes.  OPENING THE DOOR TO POETRY: THE ARCHITECTURE OF POETRY is designed for anyone who has ever wondered how the various elements of poetry are constructed.  Participants will use a variety of exercises to learn how to build their own poems.  Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this two-part workshop series.

Space is limited to 30 people.  If you wish to participate in this two-part workshop series, please call (951) 827-3518 to sign up today.

This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts at UC Riverside.  The Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts is made possible through the generosity of the Maxwell H. Gluck Foundation.  Additional support is provided by the Riverside Public Library and the Friends of the Library.

Janine Joseph is pursuing her Bachelors degree in Creative Writing, with a minor in English at the University of California, Riverside.  She is also the poetry editor for UC Riverside's art and literary journal, Mosaic.

Lucille Legaspi is a senior pursuing a double major in Creative Writing and Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside.  She is the Editor-In-Chief for UC Riverside's art and literary journal, Mosaic.

For more information about this event and the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts contact:

Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts
(951) 827-3518
www.gluckprogram.ucr.edu

For more information about the Riverside Public Library contact:

Riverside Public Library
(951) 826-5369