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.
Category: The Classroom
These posts have to do with the goings-on within the department- whether it be a story from the day, a department notification, or field trip.
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Leap Year Poem by Mother Goose Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, And that has twenty-eight days clear And twenty-nine in each leap year.
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Cdubs are a truly fantastic bunch, in which we are writers and poets in our entirety, not simply by virtue of being in the Creative Writing program. Last Friday, the Poetry OutLoud competition took place in 202, and after an intense hour and a half of reading the poems they learned by heart, Abigail emerged…
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For all auditioning students, here’s a video that (hopefully) sheds some light on what to expect on The Day. We are having slight issues with posting the video on Tumblr, but as soon as we figure it out, we’ll link it here. CW Auditions
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For everyone who owes Julie $10 for the t-shirt we got during Poetry Cafe, please bring them to either Giorgia or Heather tomorrow!
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There’s a lot going on this week, and the blog staff are trying our best to accommodate SOTA Cdubs’ busy schedule, so here are the main things on the menu: 1. Congratulations to Avi and Shanna on their upcoming publications! Avi is being published in amphibi.us, and Shanna is having her poem “Atrophy” published on Valentine’s Day in H.O.D.,…
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Many thanks to Dana for sharing incredible job and internship opportunities with us today. Here is a list of the places she named, linked to their individual websites: Teaching: Performing Arts Workshop: paid internship California Poets In The Schools: paid internship Reading Series: Small Press Traffic: an experimental writing series (Samantha Giles from SPT will…
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From the Creative Writing calendar:
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Our two shows were enormous successes– many thanks to parents that helped out and sold Creative Writing merchandise, Heather and Isaiah for working on our poems with us, and of course, the Seniors, for being absolutely amazing, open-minded to all of our suggestions but still getting things done. Alex, Rebecca, Aly, and Vanessa, thank you…
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This year marks the ten year anniversary of Creative Writing. To celebrate, our beloved Cdub parent Julie Glantz toiled to create an amazing t-shirt that is now available for only $10. Price will go up to fifteen dollars after our Poetry Cafe on 1/27, so purchase now!
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The seniors are auditioning Creative Writers for our Poetry Cafe tomorrow! We will probably go in order of seniority, so Freshies, bring a book (or whatever else us CDubs do for fun). Remember to bring three copies of your three best poems!
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