[Englmajors] Poetry Workshop in Friday Harbor this September

[Sherry Laing]

What: 	2-week seminar in the art and practice of poetry.
When: 	September 8 - September 22, 2008.
Where: 	UW Friday Harbor Laboratories on San Juan Island.
Who:  	Anyone interested in poetry or the writing arts.
Cost: 	$1250 for current UW students
 	(includes instruction costs, housing and 3 meals/day).

Credit:	Five graded credits of ENGL 493 applied to AUTUMN QUARTER
 	registration.

The Department of English will sponsor a two-week seminar in the art and 
practice of poetry to be held Sept. 8 - Sept. 22 at the UW Friday Harbor 
Laboratories on San Juan Island.  There will be lecture and discussion, 
reading, critique, informal chat and solitary time for composition. 
Participants will be housed in student quarters at the marine station, and 
will take meals together in the dining hall.

Leading the seminar will be Cody Walker and Catherine Wing, while possible 
guest speakers/poets include Rick Kenney (of the UW's creative writing 
program), Jason Whitmarsh (former managing editor of Verse), and Eric 
McHenry (poetry critic for The New York Times and Slate; author of 
Potscrubber Lullabies).  All comers are welcome -- no experience is 
presumed, a wide range of experience is anticipated.  Current UW students 
will earn 5 credits of ENGL 493 to be added to their AUTUMN schedules 
(this may affect final tuition, depending on how many credits a student 
registers for in Autumn Quarter).

Application is by letter of inquiry to Cody Walker 
(codyw at u.washington.edu), accompanied by an application/information form 
(available in English Advising, A-2B Padelford, or downloadable from the 
program website: http://depts.washington.edu/engl/cw/poetryfh.html).

Application deadline: August 17.  Enrollment limit is 15 students, and 
acceptance will be on a rolling basis, so the sooner you can get your 
letter in the better.

Students will be notified of acceptance within a week of submitting their 
applications.  A non-refundable $250 deposit is due upon acceptance.  The 
remaining $1000 will be due August 31.

For further details and updates, including information on program 
directors Cody Walker and Catherine Wing, see the program webpage: 
http://depts.washington.edu/engl/cw/poetryfh.html