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Anis Mojgani SAS Video Posted
We just posted a Video slide show of many images from Anis Mojgani’s Feb 24th-28th, 2014 visit to Shanghai American School – Pudong on the Video Portal as well as this blog’s Library Moment Page. The Video Link can be found at http://sites.saschina.org/pdlibrary/about/library-moments/anis-mojgani-feb-24-28-2014/ . Anis is a “MUST HAVE” poet. He inspired us.
SAS was touched in our hearts and minds by Anis’s visit. His poetry and his work with students drew students to him. At the end of the week the SAS Pudong Poetry and Literary Club hosted a Poetry Celebration that drew over 100 students to the library to listen and share poems by candle light. To get that many students on a Friday afternoon after school for 2 hours for poetry is huge.
Thanks Anis. Where ever you go, know that you left a lot of yourself here at Shanghai American School and that we will “Shake the Dust” because you were here. Best Wishes from SAS
Poets at SAS Pudong – Wednesday Feb 26th
Wow, What a day. Anis Mojgani, Sara Holbrook, Michael Salinger, and Kenn Nesbitt all had full days working with teachers and students at SAS Pudong. The highlight of the day for many and especially the SAS – Pudong Librarians (Barbara, Kimbra, and Tim) was the Poet- Faculty get-together after school. Anis, Sara, Michael, and Kenn came to the Secondary Library and gave an impromptu Poetry exhibition. Each provided poems for the gathered teachers. The poems were powerful reminders about about life, learning, love, parenthood, and being teachers.
Below are just of the few scenes from the Day
Anis Mojgani at SAS Pudong
Today Anis Mojgani continued his work with HS students at SAS Pudong. Anis worked with 10th, 12th, and Theatre Arts students today, (Feb 25, 2014). Below are some scenes of the day.
Anis Working with Students
The Poets are here!
Feb 24th, 2014. Anis Mojgani, Sara Holbrook, Michael Salinger, and Kenn Nesbitt have arrived at SAS Pudong. Today each had full schedules of assemblies and class presentations. On the HS side, Anis Mojgani wowed high school students with is rapid paced presentation. Between powerful poems Anis provided tidbits of personal information that revealed his life and motivation. Through out the rest of the day he worked with 9th and 10 grade English classes leading them through the creation of personal poems developed by student generated sentences. Thanks Anis. What a way to start the week.
The rest of the week is filled with class contacts that range through the 9th and 10th grade english classes, various upper level writing classes, and two Theater classes. On Wednesday Anis will participate in a “Meet and Greet” with our other visiting poets as they make themselves available to meet with faculty. One the last day, Friday, our visiting Poets will close the week by participating in our Poetry Celebration. HS students will be lead by our Poetry and Literary Clubs in a Time for Poems. Watch for more information.
Images from today
Library Book Displays
Feb 11th – The Library has active three book displays on the floor. The first, as you enter, is our Poetry Display. This displays many of our poetry books as well as Anis Mojgani’s Poetry Books in honor of the SAS Poetry Slam, Feb 24-28th. The second display is our Romance Book Display in honor of Valentine’s Day this Friday. The final is our Read-alikes “If you like Ann Patchett you like these” Display. Drop by the library to grab that next great read.
SAS’s Poetry Slam 2014 – Anis Mojgani
Jan 8th- SAS PD HS is looking forward to Anis Mojgani’s Visit to the Campus. Anis is part of our Poetry Slam (Feb 24-28, 2014). For more information about Anis, follow the web link below or select the Author tab above. Watch for more info about the Poetry Slam and Anis Mogjani’s visit over the next few weeks.
From Anis Mojgani’s Web site (the Piano Farm) (http://thepianofarm.virb.com/) (clipped 1/8/14)
Anis Mojgani is a two time National Poetry Slam Champion and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam. ATEDx Speaker and former resident of the Oregon Literary Arts Writers-In-The-Schools program, Anis has performed at numerous universities, festivals, and venues around the globe and has performed for audiences as varied as the House of Blues and the United Nations. His work has appeared on HBO, NPR, and in the pages of such journals as Rattle, Forklift Ohio, Used Furniture Review, and Thrush.
A founding member of the touring Poetry Revival, Anis is also the author of three poetry collections, all published byWrite Bloody Publishing: Songs From Under the River (2013), The Feather Room (2011), and Over the Anvil We Stretch (2008). A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, he still tries to make tiny spaces for visual art, doing the covers for his own books, and occasionally providing work for others, be it illustrations, the random poster, or whatever else may spark up. Originally from New Orleans, Anis currently lives in Austin TX in a little house with his wife and their dog, Trudy.
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