Rachel Eliza Griffiths (senior poetry workshop Oct. 17)

Rachel Eliza Griffiths, a 1996 graduate of St. Mark's, will speak to the senior creative and critical writing classes and the AP class during two in-school assemblies on October 17 periods 5-7 and 21-23.

Ms. Griffiths is a critically acclaimed poet, prose stylist, photographer, and artist. Her new book of poetry and prose, Mule & Pear, is available on Amazon.com. She is a graduate of the University of Delaware and Sarah Lawrence College, where she teaches poetry.
Visit her author page here where you can learn more about her and her works.

Click here to watch a Griffiths-produced video that advertises the new book. The video features the music of African American jazz pianist-vocalist Nina Simone singing "Feeling Good" over some vibrant and beautifully videographed black & white images.

Click to read some of her poems at her website.

Click here to one of her poems at the Poetry Society of America.

I did not have the pleasure of teaching her at St. Mark's. However, I did get to know her a little bit, having once been moderator of the now defunct homeroom 154 (it occupied the area that is now the main office lobby) that was eliminated during new construction during the late 1990s.

Your job before attending Ms. Griffiths's workshop on Monday? Read some of her poems, watch her videos, etc. at these links I've provided. "Google" her to get even more information. Maybe look her up in Oprah's magazine of March 2011. Pay attention to her workshop and be ready to ask her a question or two about her creative process.