Sense to Sense
Sense to Sense is a publishing class about translation and the senses. Over five weeks, participants will engage in readings and discussion about the five senses and explore what it means to carry sensations over into written form. How can a fragrance become a poem? What are the different ways to write an image, or to document a sound? Ursula K. Le Guin says, “all writing is translation” — from the perceptual into language. Similarly, we’ll look toward the senses to expand our use of language and to strengthen our writing voices. By the end of class, we’ll collect and publish some of our experiments into a publication. This class is taught by Meg Miller & Laurel Schwulst and happens two consecutive days of the week (Sunday & Monday) for five weeks. We’ll meet: 1) Virtually on Sundays for one hour reading discussions, 2) In-person in Brooklyn, NY on Mondays for three hours of exercises, sharing work, and publication making. *** Note: We designed this class for in person, but depending o
SUMMER 2025 CLASSES / SENSE TO SENSE Sense to Sense translating, writing, & designing between the senses Apply --> Applications now closed --> --> --> Title Sense to Sense Subtitle translating, writing, & designing between the senses Instructors Meg Miller & Laurel Schwulst Dates 5 weeks: Week 1 Sunday, June 15 Monday, June 16 Week 2 Sunday, June 22 Monday, June 23 Week 3 Sunday, June 29 Monday, June 30 Week 4 Sunday, July 6 Monday, July 7 Week 5 Sunday, July 13 Monday, July 14 ( 2025 ) Time Sundays: 7-8pm ( WWW ) Mondays: 6-9pm ( In-person ) Location Boerum Hill, Brooklyn ( in-person ) ( Spec
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