For reservations and more information, contact Kathryn Winograd, Writers Studio coordinator, at 303.797.5815 or email at kathryn.winograd@arapahoe.edu.

(October 29, 2009, - Littleton, CO) The Writers Studio at Arapahoe Community College will offer an evening of workshops and readings on the ACC Main Campus with two esteemed Colorado writers, Poet Jared Smith and Poet, Playwright and Writer Rita Brady Kiefer. The workshops will be on Thursday Oct. 29, starting at 5:30 p.m. in the Half Moon. Advanced reservations are required for the workshops. The reading will begin at 7:30 and is open to the public with a suggested donation at the door.

Kiefer will present Exploding the I/Eye through Language. "Together we will play with language - tapping into one of many voices inside us - to discover what we are trying to say," Kiefer said. "As 'first among equals,' I will stir the waters by suggesting ways to engage with words."

Smith will present Poetry and the Language of Images. "Poetry is largely the language of pictures and images," Smith said. "We'll practice writing and critiquing poems to find out what makes certain pictures more memorable or better able to communicate the feeling we want to our readers. Particular attention will be paid to including the 'unexpected images' in our poems -- the images that make our readers 'be there' with us and feel what we feel. We'll also discuss what makes the images of some of our most famous poets so memorable, and how we might adapt their techniques."

"From the moment we arrived we were enchanted by the visually engaging and undiscovered little corner of Provence, to say nothing of the Provencal quality of life," Wooley said. "We were very excited to go to our first location where we rendered the beautiful Provencal landscape with a chateau at our backs and Mount Ventoux in the distance."

The cost to attend the Workshop and Reading is a $15 donation to the ACC Foundation in support of the Writers Studio Scholarship Fund. The cost for ACC registered students is a $5 Donation. To attend the Reading only a $5 donation is suggested and no reservations are required. Reservations and payments will be accepted until Oct.26, and no refunds will be made after Oct. 26. To Make Reservations, email the writerstudio@arapahoe.edu. Be sure to include the workshop you wish to attend.

For more information, contact the Writers Studio at writerstudio@arapahoe.edu or Kathryn Winograd, Writers Studio coordinator, at 303.797.5815 or email at kathryn.winograd@arapahoe.edu or go to the Writers Studio Web site at (http://www.arapahoe.edu/deptprgrms/eng/writersindex.html).

The Main Campus of Arapahoe Community College at 5900 S. Santa Fe Drive in Littleton is on the east side of Santa Fe at College Drive just south of historic downtown Littleton. The Half Moon in is located on the first floor of the Main Building near the West Entrance.

Arapahoe Community College Mission Statement:

To provide innovative and responsive educational and economic opportunities in an accessible, inclusive environment that promotes success for students, employees and the community.