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This class will offer opportunities to bring surprise and originality to poems. In this poetry writing class, members will practice building doorways and leaps in their work to make their writing evermore alive. We will read poems as examples of surprise and turns that illuminate the work, and we will share our in-class writing in a supportive workshop. No previous poetry writing experience is needed; just come with an open mind. Writing prompts will help draw upon life experience and imagination as subject matter.
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Instructor: Laurie McMillan Fee: $0.00
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Dates: 10/20/2022 - 11/17/2022 Days: Th Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sessions: 5
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This course will be held over Zoom
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This class will meet on Oct 20, 27; Nov 3, 10, and 17.
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Poet Maxine Kumin observes, “I think it’s extremely important that women write about their roles, bodies, children and relationships because this is unplowed land.” As result of the women’s movement, women writers are now doing this. Among them are Maxine Kumin, Linda Pastan and Alicia Ostriker, subjects of Rubin’s forthcoming book, “Writing the Life Cycle,” These women wrote accessible poems depicting each role. Poetry, with its condensed and figurative language, can get to the heart of situations in a way that other writing cannot. Each session will focus on one role--daughter, wife, mother, elder and citizen—as represented in the poems of the three poets. Six poems will be distributed by email in advance of class. After a lecture providing historical/biographical context, we will discuss how these poems illuminate aspects of women's lives.
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Instructor: Lois Rubin Fee: $0.00
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Dates: 10/21/2022 - 11/18/2022 Days: F Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sessions: 5
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This course will be held over Zoom
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This class will meet on Oct 21, 28; Nov 4, 11, and 18.
Members: To view ADD TO CART below a course, Registration must be open. You must be signed in to your account. Your membership must be active and paid up -OR- you have added a membership to your cart. If you are new to OLLI: you must create an account and be signed into it - AND- have a membership in your shopping cart in order to view "ADD TO CART" buttons below courses. How do you know if you are signed in? You will see "Welcome, YourFirstName" in the upper left side of the page, under the OLLI at Pitt logo.
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The blood, the drama, the fear – war inevitably draws great writers who seek bravery in battle, redemption in victory, and, most of all, humanity in the most horrific events. From World War II to Vietnam to 9/11, we will look at five outstanding writers who have either been there or who have magnificently recreated characters and events. We will read excerpts from Bill Mauldin, “Up Front”; Ernie Pyle, “Here is Your War”; Malcolm Gladwell, “The Bomber Mafia”; Michael Herr, “Dispatches”; Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn, “102 Minutes.”
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Instructor: Abby Mendelson Fee: $0.00
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Dates: 10/27/2022 - 11/17/2022 Days: Th Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sessions: 4
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This course will be held over Zoom
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This class will meet on Oct 27; Nov 3, 10, and 17.
Members: To view ADD TO CART below a course, Registration must be open. You must be signed in to your account. Your membership must be active and paid up -OR- you have added a membership to your cart. If you are new to OLLI: you must create an account and be signed into it - AND- have a membership in your shopping cart in order to view "ADD TO CART" buttons below courses. How do you know if you are signed in? You will see "Welcome, YourFirstName" in the upper left side of the page, under the OLLI at Pitt logo.
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Thou in our wonder and astonishment, Hast built thyself a live-long monument (On Shakespeare, John Milton). First performed before King James in 1606, Shakespeare’s “King Lear” reflects political and social realities much like our own contested leadership, dissent and insurrection, and a persistent plague that reportedly killed as many as three thousand a week in London. Shakespeare goes beyond his contemporary England to examine questions about our human condition and fundamental relationships that remain central to our lives and just as perplexing. In the end, the play asks us to avoid mistakes in judgment that bring Lear to his tragic end. While we will consider Lear’s historical contexts, primarily we will study the play as a live-long monument that challenges us to think deeply about our world and experiences.
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Instructor: Norma Greco Fee: $0.00
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Dates: 10/17/2022 - 11/14/2022 Days: M Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sessions: 5
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This course will be held over Zoom
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This class will meet on Oct 17, 24, 31; Nov 7, and 14.
Members: To view ADD TO CART below a course, Registration must be open. You must be signed in to your account. Your membership must be active and paid up -OR- you have added a membership to your cart. If you are new to OLLI: you must create an account and be signed into it - AND- have a membership in your shopping cart in order to view "ADD TO CART" buttons below courses. How do you know if you are signed in? You will see "Welcome, YourFirstName" in the upper left side of the page, under the OLLI at Pitt logo.
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This course is on short stories from 20th century North America. These stories will be drawn from my anthology of “American Working-Class Literature” (Oxford University Press, 2007), featuring a multi-ethnic selection of writers such as Tillie Olsen, Jack London, Anzia Yezierska, Toni Cade Bambara, Meridel Le Sueur, Linda Hogan, Breece D’J Pancake, Carlos Bulosan, Dorothy Allison, Hisaye Yamamoto and Dagoberto Gilb. We will look closely at a couple of stories per week, linked by themes such as: the working life, [im]migration, family and child-rearing, what it means to be “educated,” and social movements. We will pay attention to the writers’ art and to the biographical and historical contexts of their work. All texts will be available as PDFs in OneDrive.
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Instructor: Nicholas Coles Fee: $0.00
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Dates: 10/18/2022 - 11/15/2022 Days: Tu Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sessions: 5
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This course will be held over Zoom
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This class will meet on Oct 18, 25; Nov 1, 8, and 15.
Members: To view ADD TO CART below a course, Registration must be open. You must be signed in to your account. Your membership must be active and paid up -OR- you have added a membership to your cart. If you are new to OLLI: you must create an account and be signed into it - AND- have a membership in your shopping cart in order to view "ADD TO CART" buttons below courses. How do you know if you are signed in? You will see "Welcome, YourFirstName" in the upper left side of the page, under the OLLI at Pitt logo.
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