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Edward Levinson Presentation at the Japan Writers Conference Oct 30th. 2016.
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Edward Levinson Presentation at the Japan Writers Conference Oct 30th. 2016.
I will be making a presentation at the 2016 Japan Writers Conference in Tokushima City Shikoku Japan. The conference is held Oct 29th-30th and my presentation is at 10am on Oct. 30. The title of this craft workshop is "Visual Stimulation and the Unthinking Mind". Signed copies of "Whisper of the Land" and my award winning photo book "Timescapes Japan" will be on sale throughout the weekend at special prices. The conference is free and open to the public. For complete info on the conference visit the JWC Website. Hope to see you there!
“Visual Stimulation and the Unthinking Mind”
Craft workshop
Visual stimulation is an important part of writing. Participants will write captions, titles, vignettes, or poems inspired by Edward’s photographs, selected photos from other sources, or even the view from the classroom window. Emphasis is on being open, receiving the first “unthinking” impression, and getting that inspiration quickly into words.
Being a photographer as well as a writer, visual stimulation comes naturally to me, inspiring me to write. Ideally this happens when seeing something in the real world with the physical eyes. Looking at photographic images can also provide a spark to get the word fire going. An artist or writer may need a poetic title for an exhibition or new book, an entertaining short caption for a magazine story, or a philosophical comment to go with a social media photo post. Normally one writes a piece and then finds an appropriate photo to go with it. By looking at images first – visual stimulation – then sharing our unthinking right brain inspired titles, captions, poems, or vignettes, our diversity of thought, imagination, and creativity emerges as spoken and written words.
Edward Levinson has lived in Japan since 1979. His memoir "Whisper of the Land" was published by Fine Line Press (2014). He has published two books in Japanese with Iwanami Shoten and a photo book, “Timescapes Japan”. He lives on the Boso Peninsula, inspired by nature and his garden.
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