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Afterschool Live Arts with 92Y: Looking Out My Window — A Poetry Writing Class

May 19, 2020

In this class, we’ll be writing poems that get creative about the way we see the world through the limits of our windows.

We’ll think about the many lives of the world as we see and hear it through our windows by thinking about what we’ve seen in the past through our windows, how our views have changed these days, and we’ll practice imagining the things we’d like to see out our windows in the future (realistic OR magical!). We’ll read a poem by José Olivarez and I’ll share one of my own, which will feature a pig on a leash! And don’t worry, all windows are welcome, whether your window looks out onto the street, onto a park, onto another building or onto another apartment. Recommended for upper middle school and high school age students.

92Y’s Afterschool Live Arts Series invites students to celebrate the end of the school day with free live performances and art-making activities. Tune in on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00 pm ET to explore different art forms and artistic traditions.

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