I Remember: A Writing Workshop

Organized in partnership between the Blue Metropolis Literary Festival, Rodaisun, and Grapeseed Books.

Hosted by Rodaisun, a writing workshop that incorporates sound and performance, on the theme of what it means to take stock of our personal inventory, in order to turn that into poetry (which is the backbone of RDS). This investigation will be conducted through the lens of Joe Brainard’s book I Remember — a NY painter and poet who died prematurely of AIDS-related complications. The audience will be guided with a writing prompt during two 30-40min sets of live improvised jazz. The sound charges the space and serves as the anchor for the stream of conscious writing. There will be a 15-minute break between sets. At the end, people will be invited to read what they’ve written.

Writing prompts by RODAISUN, music by Aaron Dolman, Kevin LaFleur, and Zach Bachand. Second hand books for sale by Pome’s Books.

Get tickets: https://www.grapeseedbooks.com/product-page/i-remember-w-rodaisun-x-blue-metropolis