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It ’s All About Poetry

October 8, 2013 8-9:30 am

Please join CDL and special guests from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the

Platt Global Classroom.

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Samiya Bashir, Reed College professor of creative writing and award-winning poet will join us via Skype.

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Also present will be Rick Rees, OES US English instructor, and his students.

Artwork of tree: http://potroue.blogspot.com/2010/10/marbling-or-ebru-art-voice-of-art.html

http://samiyabashir.com

A long-time communications professional focused on editorial, arts, and social justice movement building, Bashir is a founding organizer of Fire & Ink, an advocacy organization and writer’s festival for LGBT writers of African descent and a recipient of the 2011 Aquarius Press Legacy Award, given annually in recognition of women writers of color who actively provide creative opportunities for other writers. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon, where she teaches creative writing at Reed College.

Samiya Bashir

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