Description

THE WORKSHOP

Poetry Plucked from the Tea Gardens

How does poetry exist alongside the tradition of tea? Through an immersive overview of the tradition of Chinese tea ceremonies, participants can steep themselves within translations and a brief overview of two thousand years of tea-inspired writing. Participants will appreciate excerpts of the first book written about tea (“The Classic of Tea” Lu Yu), learn about literary traditions of tea, as well as listen to a tea plucking opera (with lyrics in translation). Participants can contrast the workshop to their experience of drinking or preparing tea by brewing the same or their own tea. Using sensory descriptions, participants will then write about tea and have the option to share their writing.

WHEN & WHERE

March 1 & 2 :  2-4 PM PST / 3-5 PM MST / 5-7 PM EST

The workshop will take place virtually via Zoom. Upon registration, you will be sent the link closer to the event.

REGISTRATION

To bring poetry to the people, we are offering our workshops on a donation basis.

To support our Tiny Resident, we recommend a $25-50 sliding donation.

That said, please feel welcome to pay any amount that you can!

All funds will be used to support Tiny Spoon’s Tiny Residency Program.

MEET YOUR WORKSHOP LEAD

Anesce Dremen is a U.S. writer and educator often found with a tea cup in hand, traveling between the U.S., China, and India. She ran away and became estranged from her abusive family to pursue education as a first generation low income college student. Anesce studied in four cities in China with the support of the Critical Language Scholarship and Gilman Scholarship. She was a 2022-2023 Fulbright fellow in India. Anesce’s work has been published by Stillhouse Press, SPAN Magazine, Persephone’s Daughters, and Tea Journey, among others. She is a MFA – Creative Writing student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. AnesceDremen.com

Order your tea too!

Suggested teashop:

Bana Tea Company 

Suggested teas:

Bana 7-Tea Variety Pu-erh Tea Sampler