The Hermit Traditions of Ancient Chinese Poets During the Tang Dynasty with Mathew Weitman

Online workshop presented by BARN
February 17, 6:30-8:30 PM

Join Bloedel Reserve Creative Resident Mathew Weitman for a workshop to explore the hermit traditions of Ancient Chinese poets during the Tang Dynasty. From the wilderness of Han Shan and Wang Wei, the daily toils of Wei Ying-Wu and Stone House, and the friendship of Li Po and Tu Fu, we will examine how a life of solitude can inform the creative process.

After focusing on the translations of these poets by Washington State’s very own Bill Porter (Red Pine), we will discuss how the hermit tradition and natural world can inform our own creative practice.

Details:

• Registration for this class will close on February 15th at 8:30 PM (Pacific Time). Members are free but please register so you will receive the Zoom link.
• Guests: $10
• A Zoom link will be sent to the email address you registered with one day prior to the event. Please watch for this email. You may need to check your spam folder for emails from BARN.

BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available – click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class.  For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN’s Companion Program here.

Mathew Weitman is a Brooklyn based poet, writer and musician. He is the winner of The Georgia Review’s 2021 Loraine Williams Poetry Prize, and his work appears or is forthcoming in The Evergreen Review, The Missouri Review, The Southwest Review, Bennington Review and elsewhere. He received his MFA from the New School, where he was a student poetry editor at LIT Magazine.