Poetry Workshop with Rodger Kamenetz

In this experiential, poetry-focused workshop, participants will be invited to savor the images that come to their inner eye and explore them using poetic forms.

This workshop is hosted by Conspire Studio in North Asheville and led by Rodger Kamenetz, acclaimed author of The Jew and the Lotus, the story of rabbis making a holy pilgrimage through India to meet with the Dalai Lama. His account of their historic dialogue became an international bestseller, prompting a reevaluation of Judaism in the light of Buddhist thought. Now in its 37th printing overall, The Jew in the Lotus is a staple of college religion courses. The New York Times called it a “revered text.” A PBS documentary followed, and a sequel, Stalking Elijah, was awarded the National Jewish Book Award for Jewish Thought.

Kamenetz’s many books of poetry include The Lowercase Jew, Yonder and Dream Logic. He has been called “the most formidable of the Jewish-American poets.” His memoir, Terra Infirma was described as “one of the most beautiful books ever written about a mother and a son.” He is now on tour with him most recent book, "Seeing into the Life of Things."

Register: www.conspire.studio/kamenetz