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In this class, for beginning to seasoned poets, can we as writers
from different walks of life, different cultures, different religions,
albeit all in love with language, embody in our writing, as William
Stafford sought, "the unanalyzed impressions of holiness that the
world thrusts at us.” The writing in this workshop will help
participants counter the xenophobic, racist shallowness, perpetrated
through the media, that neglects the basic human need for belonging
that the people of our country, and all people desire. Racism is
always about making profits for those of the tribe of hate & greed. It
is good to counter and reverse this poison with art.
I'm very disturbed about the violence against our brothers and
sisters of Islam, innocents being slaughtered because of hate and
ignorance proselytized by the leadership of our country. That is not
my America. In this poetry workshop participants will delve into
poets of Islam, starting with the Sufi mystic Rumi, who wrote
extensively against religious persecution.
We'll also review writing from Islamic poets who resonate with
the themes of peace, love, tolerance, and respect for all people, all
cultures. That is my America. I think there are more of you, more of
my America, sitting in silence, that resonate with this consciousness
that brought 900 years of peace to Spain when the Moors were the
leaders.
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