NOW, TOMORROW HERE ON RIVER CITY
LIVE, DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE
GREAT PLACES TO PICK
STRAWBERRIES AROUND TOWN?
WE ARE GOING TO SHOW IT TO
YOU ALL RIGHT HERE.
HAVE YOU EVER SAT DOWN AND
TRIED TO WRITE A POEM AND
COULDN'T GET PAST THE FIRST
WORD?
ALL THE TIME.
TODAY WE HAVE STEPHANIE WITH THE
JACKSONVILLE POETRY FESTIVAL.
I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO PUT US
TO WORK HERE.
IT IS PAINLESS.
WHEN IS THIS FESTIVAL?
THIS WEDNESDAY DURING ART
WALK.
THERE WILL BE A POETRY FESTIVAL
GOING ON FROM 3:00 TO 8:00.
NOW, IS IT IN DIFFERENT
PLACES THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE ART
WALK EXPERIENCE?
WE HAVE 18 CLASSES FREE AND
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ABOUT 12
DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA.
YOU SAY CLASSES.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
I THINK ONE'S AT A COFFEE SHOP.
WHAT HAPPENS?
SOME ARE INFORMATIONAL
SESSIONS PRESENTED BY UNF
FACULTY.
SOME ARE INTERACTIVE WHERE YOU
WILL WRITE POEMS LIKE WHAT WE
ARE GOING TO DO.
AND SOME ARE SPOKEN WORD.
YOU CAN JUST ENJOY HAVING
SOMEBODY ELSE READ OR SPEAK
POEMS.
YOU SAID YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE
IS THE BEST PLACE TO GO BECAUSE
THERE A LOT GOING ON ON THAT
WEDNESDAY.
IT IS JAX POETRY FEST.
WE'LL PUT IT UP THERE SO
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHERE TO
GET THE SCHEDULE.
WE ARE REALLY WRITING POETRY
TODAY?
YES, WE ARE.
THIS IS VERY SIMPLE, I PROMISE.
YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE THE STAMP
AND ON A POST IT AND WE ARE
GOING TO WRITE SIX WORD MEMOIRS.
A MEMOIR IS TYPICALLY A SHORT
AUTO BIOGRAPHY, SOMETHING TRUE
AND REAL THAT HAPPENED IN YOUR
LIFE AND YOU DON'T CHANGE
ANYTHING.
OH, THANKS, MARK.
THIS ONE IS PARED DOWN TO
ONLY SIX WORDS.
YOU COULD HAVE ONE MOMENT IN
YOUR LIFE, OR A SUMMARY OF YOUR
OWN LIFE AND IT IS ONLY SIX
WORDS.
DO YOU HAVE ONE?
SO IT IS A SUMMARY OF YOUR
WHOLE LIFE.
YOU CAN PICK ONE MOMENT OF
ANY TIME.
IT COULD BE A HOLIDAY, YOUR LAST
BIRTHDAY OR SOMETHING SPECIAL TO
YOU.
IT COULD ALSO BE SOMETHING
DIFFICULT.
I DON'T LIKE THAT ONE.
I THINK IT IS TOO SAP I.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
MINE IS SINK OR SWIM, I GREW
FINS.
SEE, THAT IS VERY MEANINGFUL.
WITHOUT KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT
YOU MY GUESS IS THAT NO MATTER
WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH YOU
CAME OUT ON TOP.
MINE IS, SEE YOURSELF,
CAPTURE YOU NOW.
I THINK IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO
BE TRUE TO YOURSELF AND A LOT OF
TIMES YOU PANDER TO SOMETHING
YOU ARE NOT.
THAT IS MINE.
MY FIRST ONE WAS, ON THE
SPOT, DON'T EXPECT MUCH.
I DIDN'T MEAN IT IN A SAPPY WAY.
ACT A FOOL, HAVE MORE FUN.
WE TRY VERY HARD WHEN WE WORK
WITH ADOLESCENTS IN DIFFICULT
SITUATIONS TO NOT JUDGE THEIR
WORK SO INSTEAD OF SAYING OH,
THAT IS GOOD, YOU DID A GOOD
JOB, WE ALWAYS SAY THANK YOU FOR
SHARING.
THERE IS NO JUDGMENT ON OUR PART
TO YOUR WORK AND YOUR WRITING.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
KEEP ON BEING CREATIVE.
IT IS ALSO OBJECTIVE.
IT IS NOT LIKE THERE IS A RIGHT
OR WRONG ANSWER.
LET'S REMIND FOLKS ON WHAT IT
IS AND TO FIND MORE INFORMATION.
THIS POETRY FEST IS ON WEDNESDAY
AND IT IS -- I THINK YOU GUYS
SAID SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES
START AS EARLY AS 3:00.
MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE.
WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR SIX WORD
MEMOIR.