Our investigation of Blake's Four Zoas continues with Night the Eighth.

Contact organizer Dan Sofaer <dansofaer@yahoo.com> for more information.

Instructor: K Hank Jost
Dates: June 27-Aug 22 (No Class July 4)

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Saturdays 10:30am-1pm

Capacity: 15 Students

…it came simply from the words themselves, the ringing sound of the phrase…

Deep study of a single author’s work is one of the best ways to focus and improve one’s craft—and William Faulkner’s oeuvre is among the richest in the English language. Join us for a generative author study, where we will unpack the singular genius of Faulkner’s approach, attitude, and method, submerging ourselves in the technical virtuosity of America’s greatest novelist.

In this eight-week workshop, students will revitalize their sense of the possibilities of fiction through deep reading Faulkner’s four greatest achievements—As I Lay Dying, The Sound and The Fury, Absalom! Absalom!, and The Hamlet—analyzing their techniques and generating new ideas about compositional methods via group discussion. Supplemented by interviews, speeches, and lectures given by the author, students will extract for themselves a timeless, personal, and forever useful methodology.

Over the course of the eight weeks, students will generate four pieces of short fiction and have the opportunity to present their work to the class for feedback…

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Instructor: K Hank Jost
Dates: June 27-Aug 22 (No Class July 4)

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Saturdays 10:30am-1pm

Capacity: 15 Students

…it came simply from the words themselves, the ringing sound of the phrase…

Deep study of a single author’s work is one of the best ways to focus and improve one’s craft—and William Faulkner’s oeuvre is among the richest in the English language. Join us for a generative author study, where we will unpack the singular genius of Faulkner’s approach, attitude, and method, submerging ourselves in the technical virtuosity of America’s greatest novelist.

In this eight-week workshop, students will revitalize their sense of the possibilities of fiction through deep reading Faulkner’s four greatest achievements—As I Lay Dying, The Sound and The Fury, Absalom! Absalom!, and The Hamlet—analyzing their techniques and generating new ideas about compositional methods via group discussion. Supplemented by interviews, speeches, and lectures given by the author, students will extract for themselves a timeless, personal, and forever useful methodology.

Over the course of the eight weeks, students will generate four pieces of short fiction and have the opportunity to present their work to the class for feedback…

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Instructor: K Hank Jost
Dates: June 27-Aug 22 (No Class July 4)

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Saturdays 10:30am-1pm

Capacity: 15 Students

…it came simply from the words themselves, the ringing sound of the phrase…

Deep study of a single author’s work is one of the best ways to focus and improve one’s craft—and William Faulkner’s oeuvre is among the richest in the English language. Join us for a generative author study, where we will unpack the singular genius of Faulkner’s approach, attitude, and method, submerging ourselves in the technical virtuosity of America’s greatest novelist.

In this eight-week workshop, students will revitalize their sense of the possibilities of fiction through deep reading Faulkner’s four greatest achievements—As I Lay Dying, The Sound and The Fury, Absalom! Absalom!, and The Hamlet—analyzing their techniques and generating new ideas about compositional methods via group discussion. Supplemented by interviews, speeches, and lectures given by the author, students will extract for themselves a timeless, personal, and forever useful methodology.

Over the course of the eight weeks, students will generate four pieces of short fiction and have the opportunity to present their work to the class for feedback…

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Instructor: K Hank Jost
Dates: June 27-Aug 22 (No Class July 4)

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Saturdays 10:30am-1pm

Capacity: 15 Students

…it came simply from the words themselves, the ringing sound of the phrase…

Deep study of a single author’s work is one of the best ways to focus and improve one’s craft—and William Faulkner’s oeuvre is among the richest in the English language. Join us for a generative author study, where we will unpack the singular genius of Faulkner’s approach, attitude, and method, submerging ourselves in the technical virtuosity of America’s greatest novelist.

In this eight-week workshop, students will revitalize their sense of the possibilities of fiction through deep reading Faulkner’s four greatest achievements—As I Lay Dying, The Sound and The Fury, Absalom! Absalom!, and The Hamlet—analyzing their techniques and generating new ideas about compositional methods via group discussion. Supplemented by interviews, speeches, and lectures given by the author, students will extract for themselves a timeless, personal, and forever useful methodology.

Over the course of the eight weeks, students will generate four pieces of short fiction and have the opportunity to present their work to the class for feedback…

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Our July 23rd class on William Blake's The Four Zoas will confront key changes around the Tree of Mystery. After it springs from Urizen's heel and causes Orc inner division, its leafage hosts our recovery from the Fall. We all love trees, right, but what if that tree is poisonous? But what if it's poison we need?

Contact organizer Dan Sofaer <dansofaer@yahoo.com> for more information.

Instructor: K Hank Jost
Dates: June 27-Aug 22 (No Class July 4)

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Saturdays 10:30am-1pm

Capacity: 15 Students

…it came simply from the words themselves, the ringing sound of the phrase…

Deep study of a single author’s work is one of the best ways to focus and improve one’s craft—and William Faulkner’s oeuvre is among the richest in the English language. Join us for a generative author study, where we will unpack the singular genius of Faulkner’s approach, attitude, and method, submerging ourselves in the technical virtuosity of America’s greatest novelist.

In this eight-week workshop, students will revitalize their sense of the possibilities of fiction through deep reading Faulkner’s four greatest achievements—As I Lay Dying, The Sound and The Fury, Absalom! Absalom!, and The Hamlet—analyzing their techniques and generating new ideas about compositional methods via group discussion. Supplemented by interviews, speeches, and lectures given by the author, students will extract for themselves a timeless, personal, and forever useful methodology.

Over the course of the eight weeks, students will generate four pieces of short fiction and have the opportunity to present their work to the class for feedback…

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Instructor: K Hank Jost
Dates: June 27-Aug 22 (No Class July 4)

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Saturdays 10:30am-1pm

Capacity: 15 Students

…it came simply from the words themselves, the ringing sound of the phrase…

Deep study of a single author’s work is one of the best ways to focus and improve one’s craft—and William Faulkner’s oeuvre is among the richest in the English language. Join us for a generative author study, where we will unpack the singular genius of Faulkner’s approach, attitude, and method, submerging ourselves in the technical virtuosity of America’s greatest novelist.

In this eight-week workshop, students will revitalize their sense of the possibilities of fiction through deep reading Faulkner’s four greatest achievements—As I Lay Dying, The Sound and The Fury, Absalom! Absalom!, and The Hamlet—analyzing their techniques and generating new ideas about compositional methods via group discussion. Supplemented by interviews, speeches, and lectures given by the author, students will extract for themselves a timeless, personal, and forever useful methodology.

Over the course of the eight weeks, students will generate four pieces of short fiction and have the opportunity to present their work to the class for feedback…

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Join us for the launch of Tiny Cutlery's newest title "STORAGE" by Samuel Budin.

"STORAGE" is a collection of poetry and original film photography by the poet and musician Samuel Budin. The collection chronicles the author’s experience in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, surviving off catsitting gigs for folks that fled the city. Storage becomes more than a container, and the word forms the title of a longform poem that interweaves sporadically throughout the collection, always reminding you to pickup right where you left off.

As always, preorders of the book include a special discount, as well as a bonus item: a bespoke broadsheet of Budin's longform poem printed by Tiny Cutlery. PREORDERS AVAILABLE on tinycutlery.com/shop.

Instructor: K Hank Jost
Dates: June 27-Aug 22 (No Class July 4)

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Saturdays 10:30am-1pm

Capacity: 15 Students

…it came simply from the words themselves, the ringing sound of the phrase…

Deep study of a single author’s work is one of the best ways to focus and improve one’s craft—and William Faulkner’s oeuvre is among the richest in the English language. Join us for a generative author study, where we will unpack the singular genius of Faulkner’s approach, attitude, and method, submerging ourselves in the technical virtuosity of America’s greatest novelist.

In this eight-week workshop, students will revitalize their sense of the possibilities of fiction through deep reading Faulkner’s four greatest achievements—As I Lay Dying, The Sound and The Fury, Absalom! Absalom!, and The Hamlet—analyzing their techniques and generating new ideas about compositional methods via group discussion. Supplemented by interviews, speeches, and lectures given by the author, students will extract for themselves a timeless, personal, and forever useful methodology.

Over the course of the eight weeks, students will generate four pieces of short fiction and have the opportunity to present their work to the class for feedback…

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Doors are at 6:00 PM, show begins at 6:30 PM. Suggested donation is $25. Seats are limited, so reserve your ticket today!

The first annual benefit concert to help Torn Page, home of Tender Buttons Press, keep the lights on! Join us at the beloved TORN PAGE parlor for an evening of live music by special guests: Schickele Family Denim Revue, the naysayer, Cynthia Nelson & aurelia marine!

Torn Page provides affordable community performance, rehearsal and educational space for literary, theatrical, musical and multidisciplinary events, and is located on the second floor of the historic Chelsea brownstone, in the family home of Rip Torn & Geraldine Page.

We also accept donations through PayPal at tornpagenyc@gmail.com (earmarked LIGHT) and through Tender Buttons Press’s sponsor the Segue Foundation (earmarked Tender Buttons Press.)

Contact host Lee Ann Brown at TenderButtonsPress@gmail.com with questions or to volunteer.

A workshop class inspired by the works of William Blake. In honor of his centenary, we will also explore Allen Ginsberg's relationship to Blake and Urizen. Contact organizer Dan Sofaer <dansofaer@yahoo.com> for more information.

Please join us for the June edition of our POETRY PARLOR with two wonderful poets, COLE SWENSEN & ANNA LENA PHILLIPS BELL

Please join us for a listening party and poetry social with two wonderful poets passing through town -- You are invited to meet and greet in community and settle in for a listening session then Q&A. We will also experiment with beginning the evening with a "round robin" poetry offering of a short poem, song and / or community announcement by anyone who attends who wants to share. We are especially celebratign two new titles: MIGHT COULD by Anna Lena Phillips Bell from Waywiser Books, and VEER by Cole Swensen just out from Alice James Books.

Poets will bring books available for sale, and donations are also gladly accepted for the space. As with all our events at Torn Page, we are donation based and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds! Check back here for updates! Sponsored by TenderButtonsPress.com and TornPage.org

Questions? Email Lee Ann at TenderButtonsPress@gmail.com

Doors open at 6 PM • Conversation at 6:30 PM • Light refreshments to follow

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The gathering will feature a conversation with Carl Raymond, creator of the hit history podcast The Gilded Gentleman, offering audiences a deeper look into the world of A Simple Herstory and its blend of performance, storytelling, and historical inquiry.

Find Tickets to the 3pm Performance of A SIMPLE HERSTORY at The Tank Theater HERE

A workshop class inspired by the works of William Blake. Contact organizer Dan Sofaer <dansofaer@yahoo.com> for more information.

collective storytelling and its impact as theater artists discuss Richard Foreman in oral history format

Saturday, April 25th 730pm

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An oral history of a theatrical formula and funhouse

Discussion of a new, substantive book by theater artists on working with Richard Foreman

With a panel of Foreman theater artists to include T Ryder Smith, Susan Latham, Frank Boudreaux, David Cote, Tony Torn, and Shauna Kelly.

Celebrating I’ve Got the Shakes: Performing Richard Foreman

Beyond legacy and reflection, the book becomes a guide to adaptability, career choices, and creative process

RSVP with a suggested donation to benefit Torn Page

No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Agenda:

Panel of Foreman theater artists

Q & A

Mingle and book sales

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A Parlor Happening in Pink Ink and Empty Space

Join us for an original poetric happening called “Nyū-sō (乳相),” inspired by the Zen enso—an opening/closing circle as breath and life.

Live mideitation, calligraphy and poetry in emursive performance: final lines from Akiko Yosano’s anti-war poem "Kimi Shinitamou Koto Nakare"

you as the audience can experiences the poem as deeply playful voice, gesture, and visual form.

Free, Recommended donation $11-$22

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Mochi is a Japanese tea master and big brush calligraphy artist. 

If you've never experienced a tea ceremony, you must. 

If you've never drawn a very large piece of art using Zen techniques, you should try. 

If your vacation to Japan is far away, Mochi can bring the soul of Japan to you.

Here are some links to Mochi's work and world:

https://www.instagram.com/mochiakadorogame/

https://www.instagram.com/jodojiexperience/