Poets@Play Creative Writing Workshop with Sally Ashton!

Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 at 01:00 pm UTC-08:00

1650 Senter Rd, San Jose, CA, United States, California 95112 | San Jose

Poetry Center San Jos\u00e9
Publisher/HostPoetry Center San José
Poets@Play Creative Writing Workshop with Sally Ashton!
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Poets@Play is a monthly creative writing workshop hosted by former Santa Clara County Poet Laureate David Perez. Each session features a different guest facilitator—or sometimes David himself—leading hands-on exercises to inspire creativity and new ideas.
Our Facilitator: Sally Ashton!
Former Santa Clara County Poet Laureate Sally Ashton is the author of five books of poetry including most recently Listening to Mars. She specializes in brief forms across genres. Her poem “4.6 Billion Years” is now archived with the Lunar Codex on the Moon. Going to the Moon, a book of personal essays exploring her personal experiences and the race to space, is forthcoming from Duke University Press. www.sallyashton.com
Workshop Description
Writing an Ode
Celebration is an act of resistance, a dear friend recently reminded me. It’s also fun. Let’s take a break from any worries and write an ode: that is, a poem of praise and celebration. This too will be fun and appropriate for the beginning of Thanksgiving week. So come on down to Markham house, pencil and paper in hand, where we shall make some joyful noises together.
No RSVP required. Just show up at 1:00pm
Admission: Free (donations welcome)
📍Location: Markham House @ History Park
635 Phelan Ave, San Jose, CA.
Free parking right outside of the main gate or in the lot at the end of Phelan Avenue (except during some History Park events.)
Once you walk into the park from Phelan Avenue, go straight until the road dead ends, then make a left. Markham House is then the second house on your left. There will be a flag over the steps that reads OPEN.
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