Reading with Linda Watanabe McFerrin - April 29

WritersCorps and Intersection for the Arts celebrate their 5th consecutive year collaborating on a multigenerational reading series. In the final reading this season, WritersCorps teaching artists and youth poets from Ida B. Wells High School and Downtown High School share the stage with award-winning poet, columnist, novelist, travel writer and teacher Linda Watanabe McFerrin (”Namako: Sea Cucumber,” “The Hand of Buddha,” “The Impossibility of Redemption is Something We Hadn’t Figured On”).

“Watanabe McFerrin’s poetry rises from the true encounter between language and vision, between wonder and exploration…” - Ray Gonzalez, Bloomsbury Review

Who: Linda Watanabe McFerrin with Karla Robinson & WritersCorps youth poets

What: Readings Across Generations, a reading series by WritersCorps and Intersection

When: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 7:30 pm

Where: Intersection for the Arts, 446 Valencia St (between 15th and 16th)

Cost: $5-$15/sliding scale, general admission

About Linda Watanabe McFerrin
Linda Watanabe McFerrin is a contributor to numerous journals, newspapers, magazines, anthologies and online publications including the Washington Post and Salon.com. She is the author of two poetry collections, a novel, and a collection of award-winning short stories, “The Hand of Buddha.” Linda is currently at work on a novel set in China.

Linda holds an undergraduate degree in Comparative Literature and a Master of Arts degree in creative writing. A popular panelist, lecturer and workshop leader, she has been a mentor for the Loft Literary Series, a guest instructor at the Oklahoma Institute for the Arts and a judge of the San Francisco Literary Competition. When she is not on the road, she directs art, consults on communications and product development and teaches creative writing.