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“Listening to Trees: George Nakashima “ - a book reading and Haiku poetry writing workshop by author Holly Thompson.
Join us as author Holly Thompson reads her picture book titled "Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker", and teaches us how to write poetry in Haiku form.
Listening to Trees is a poetic picture book biography celebrating the life and work of the visionary Japanese American woodworker George Nakashima. Nakashima's life is narrated using haibun, a combination of haiku and prose, which twines through Toshiki Nakamura's earthy illustrations. Making it a family affair, there is also a forward from his daughter Mira. (Neal Porter Books/Holiday House, October 2024).
This book will also be available for purchase at the program. All ages welcome!
Holly Thompson is the author of the picture books Listening to Trees: George Nakashima, Woodworker; The Wakame Gatherers; Twilight Chant; and One Wave at a Time, and the verse novels Falling into the Dragon's Mouth, The Language Inside, and Orchards. A graduate of the NYU Creative Writing Program, and a longtime resident of Japan she writes poetry, fiction and nonfiction for children, teens and adults, and teaches creative writing in Japan, the U.S., and places in between.
AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Teens | Kids | Families | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Workshop | Books | Author Events | Arts & Cultural |
