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A Day with Yehoshua November – Poetry Workshop and Reading
April 27 @ 3:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$15 – $25
Sunday April 27 – A Day with Yehoshua November
Beit Midrash – The J Creve Coeur Arts and Education Building
Workshop & Reading – $25
Workshop Only – $18
Reading Only – $15 (includes Drink Ticket)
Reading is Free for 2024 All Access Pass Holders and Students
Workshop:
3:30 – 5 PM
To See What is Heard: Concretizing the Spiritual & the Abstract with Yehoshua November
In this generative workshop, we will look briefly at Jewish mystical teachings that explore the relationship between imagery and abstraction during the Mount Sinai experience. Then, taking our cue from these teachings and contemporary poetry, we will attempt to harness the dynamic interplay of imagery and abstraction as we work toward generating a few new poems of our own.
Author Event & Reading:
7-8:30 PM
Join us for an evening of reflection Yehoshua November shares work from his debut collection, LA Times Book Prize 2010 finalist God’s Optimism. As a devout Chasidic Jew, November’s writing strips away the layers of religious tradition to reveal the raw, unspoken truths behind the rituals and garments. His work invites readers to see beyond the surface, offering a profound glimpse into the intersection of faith, identity, and the human condition. He will also read selections from his other books – The Concealment of Endless Night and Two Worlds Exist.
His work has been featured in The New York Times Magazine, The Best American Poetry Anthology, The Chicago Tribune, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, The Sun, Virginia Quarterly Review, TriQuarterly, and on National Public Radio and Poetry Unbound. November teaches creative writing at Rutgers University and Touro University.
