We learn about the world through our senses so in writing we must translate our experiences into the language of our senses so others can “feel” it, too. In this Rochester Writes workshop led by Gail Hosking we will use these sensory gateways of our bodies. We will gather these autobiographical images to write about ordinary things. In doing so, we will create moments of being for others to savor. Open to writers of all levels.

Free and open to the public. Hosted by the Arts & Literature Division. Please contact Carol Moldt at 428-8375 or Carol.Moldt@libraryweb.org for more information.

Gail Hosking is the author of the memoir Snake's Daughter: the Roads in and out of War and the poetry chapbook The Tug. Her work has been anthologized several times. She holds an MFA from Bennington College and taught for many years at RIT. Her poems and essays have been published in such places as Lilith Magazine, Nimrod, The Chattahoochee Review, Tar River Poetry and The Fourth Genre. Two recent essays were considered "most notable" in Best American Essays 2014 and 2015.

Rochester Writes is made possible by a grant from the Harold Hacker Fund for the Advancement of Libraries, the Rochester Regional Library Council and the Friends & Foundation of the Rochester Public Library.