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GCDS-9781931404105 03 01 City Lights Books 01 GCOI 87286100369180 02 1931404100 03 9781931404105 15 9781931404105 BC 01 311 <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText language="eng">City Lights Foundation Books</TitleText> <TitleType>01</TitleType> <TitleText>Days I Moved Through Ordinary Sounds</TitleText> <Subtitle>The Teachers of WritersCorps in Poetry and Prose</Subtitle> 1 B01 Sweeney, Chad Chad Sweeney Chad Sweeney is the author of three poetry collections; his poems and translations have appeared widely, including in Best American Poetry 2008. Sweeney is co-editor of Parthenon West Review, a journal of contemporary poetry and translation, and is a PhD candidate in literature at Western Michigan University. He taught for the San Francisco WritersCorps for seven years. 01 eng 200 20 Anthologies; fiction; poetry 01 Days I Moved Through Ordinary Sounds documents 15 years of an amazingly successful experiment: asking accomplished writers to teach creative writing workshops in juvenile detention facilities, homeless shelters, inner-city schools and centers for newly arrived immigrants.The National WritersCorps program, with branches in San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and New York, was founded in 1994 as a new model of community activism and engagement, where creative writers are trained and employed to provide literacy skills and artistic empowerment to young people in need. The skills and insights gained by these teaching artists have often combined to create a watershed experience in their own career trajectory.Here is a collection of work-both poetry and prose-from many of the talented people who have formed the ranks of WritersCorps teachers over the years, along with personal essays in which they share their experiences of entering a classroom for the first time, teaching sestinas and hip hop beats, and forging relationships with young people from diverse ethnicities, ages and backgrounds.In the words of one writer-teacher: "Writing in community gathers us around the proverbial campfire and reminds us why we do this: because hearing stories helps us make sense of the world, and because telling them helps us make sense of ourselves."In Days I Moved Through Ordinary Sounds, readers follow these teaching artists on their journey into the halls and streets of America's diverse neighborhoods, as they enrich the lives and creativity of their students-and find their own voices changed in the process.The collection includes contributions by Ishle Yi Park, Thomas Centolella, Will Power, Stephen Beachy, and Jeffrey McDaniel.For more information about the teachers included in this collection, check out sfartscommission.org/WC.Praise for WritersCorps:"It has been so exciting for me to read what WritersCorps has been writing, those who are going to carry poetry in the future. " -Tille Olsen, author of Tell Me A Riddle"I am in love with WritersCorps." -Robert Hass, Poet Laureate of the United States"This anthology is more than a record of WritersCorps. It is a chronicle of our times." -Martín Espada, author of The Republic of Poetry Chad Sweeney is the author of three poetry collections; his poems and translations have appeared widely, including in Best American Poetry 2008. Sweeney is co-editor of Parthenon West Review, a journal of contemporary poetry and translation, and is a PhD candidate in literature at Western Michigan University. He taught for the San Francisco WritersCorps for seven years. 02 Raw, inspired testimony and work from the teachers of the National WritersCorps 08 "For Minahal and the anthology's other firty-nine contributors, the place of poetry and fiction in their students' lives proves indisputably relevant. With grit and sophistication, this collection chronicles the use of art as creative social instrument, and attests to literature's enduring contemporary importance." -Rachel Mennies Rain Taxi 08 "Some 50 writers in the San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Bronx WriterCorps programs reflect on teaching and its effect on their writing, then offer a sample of their own poetry or prose. Reconciling dual identities, honoring ancestors, shouting out, coming out, or just learning to listen are treated with vibrancy, wisdom, and style." -Gail Hall Howard Multicultural Review 08 "The next time you get to thinking such government sponsored programs don't work, check out this book. It will inspire you and make you proud at the same time." -Mike Nobles Oklahoma Observer 08 "This anthology cuts across the board. It's an important sampler, not only of poetry, but also of the rainbow underbelly in the rough hoods of Washington, DC, San Francisco, and the Bronx. It is also valuable as a chronicle of hope and a reminder that poetry is a shared endeavor. " -Jeffrey Cyphers Wright The Brooklyn Rail 08 "This stunning and important gathering of writers fuses creative work with intimate testaments to the power of writing to change the lives of both students and teachers." The Bloomsbury Review 23 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100369180/extras/DaysMovedExcerptCL.pdf 04 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100369180/images/87286100369180L.gif 07 02 72 01 http://www.citylights.com/resources/titles/87286100369180/images/87286100369180S.gif http://www.citylights.com/book/?GCOI=87286100369180 City Lights Foundation Books 01 City Lights Foundation Books 20090118 08 16 oz City Lights Books 01 WORLD 20 20090118 01 02 17.95 USD