CREATIVE WRITING
at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco
Welcome! CW develops the art and craft of creative writing through instruction, collaboration, and respect. This blog showcases STUDENT WRITING and how to APPLY to Creative Writing.
Author: SOTA Creative Writing
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If you missed the Poetry Cafe last weekend, you can still read the works in the chapbook! Simply visit SOTASHOP to buy your copy. It’s the next best thing to being there.
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After a brief hiatus, we are rebuilding our Facebook page. So come on over, like us, post a poem on our wall, or whatever… Creative Writing on Facebook
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Anyone I’ve known who has ever attended the CSSSA program has LOVED it. Just loved it. I was talking to a SOTA parent whose daughter attended the Films Studies program and he said that she was so ecstatic about the experience that she didn’t want to return a second summer because she didn’t want to…
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One of the most popular, well-attended events of the year at SOTA is Media Night. If you missed the show last night, it’s not too late. Arrive early as it often sells-out. See SOTA students from a variety of disciplines up on the big screen at the Dan Kryston Memorial Theatre. Media Department Media Night…
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by Hosanna (’14) The thing no one wants to be is a lone wolf. When do we ever hear about a wolf not belonging to a pack? Who’s the wolf supposed to hunt with? Who’s the wolf supposed to howl at the moon with, chase down white rabbits with, scare off predators with? It is…
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by Abigail (’14) On December 16, Mykel, Midori and I went to a reading from Carville Annex. It was held in the Arboretum, in the redwood grove, which is difficult to find. I showed up early at the entrance and met some of the readers. None of them were sure about how to get to…
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by Giorgia (’14) Capoeira is a Brazilian martial arts that was created by African slaves during the colonial era. It ties together dance, music, and martial arts, as well as containing a strong life philosophy. Individual capoeira practices vary from school to school. I’ve been playing capoeira since I was six years old, at summer…
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The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 15,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 3 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.
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by Olivia A. (’14) When I consider the large number of things in this world that I adamantly avoid (pre-calculus, prolonged eye contact, hair braiding, logarithms, shaving, calligraphy, the ACT, etc.), knitting is the final, impassable frontier. I can’t knit. I won’t knit. I will never knit. This has been a difficult truth to come…
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By Rebecca Straznickas (’12) When I was thirteen years old, I was accepted into a relatively prestigious program where for two hours every day I would be part of a community, full of people kind of like me. These people loved to write, and any personalities that followed that love had to be good. Socially…
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