Oct 29 2019
Surrealism & The Fun We’ll Have with Nick Reading

Surrealism & The Fun We’ll Have with Nick Reading

Presented by Indiana Writers Center at Indiana Writers Center

Instructor: Nick Reading

Andre Breton defines surrealism in Le Manifesto du Surrealisme (1924) as: “Pure psychic automatism by which it is intended to express, either verbally or in writing, the true function of thought. Thought dictated in the absence of all control exerted by reason, and outside all aesthetic or moral preoccupations.”

Poetry and writing has long served as a conduit for surrealist thought and expression. This workshop will begin by tracing the roots and history of surrealist writing, leading to a discussion of the American surrealist tradition, and ending with sharing our own work. Both poetry and fiction and anything are welcome.

Lastly, we should remember that the experience should be fun. Breton goes on to explain that, “Surrealism is based on the belief in the superior reality of certain forms of association heretofore neglected, in the omnipotence of the dream, and in the disinterested play of thought.”

In a nutshell we will plan on the following:

Play we shall.

Admission Info

$75 nonmembers, $48 members, $42 student members/teacher members/senior members/military members/librarian members

Phone: 3172550710

Email: mail@indianawriters.org

Dates & Times

2019/10/29 - 2019/10/29

Location Info

Indiana Writers Center

1125 Brookside Avenue, Suite B25, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Parking Info

Parking is located behind the Indiana Art Center in Broad Ripple. The Indiana Writers Center is in the smaller building behind the IAC, not the main building.