WAN Academy: How to Play with Your Poems w/ Soul Stuf

WANA is a year long schedule of instructor-facilitated virtual writing classes.

Every month we are offering writing intensives facilitated by some of the most talented poets from all across the globe.

Each master class will focus on a different topic, but will leave you feeling empowered, enlightened, and elevated in your craft.

If you can't make it at the scheduled time, register anyway! You will also have access to the recordings and workshop material just in case you miss a class or wish to revisit a class you attended.

Step into the art of joyful creation with “How To Play With Your Poems,” a generative workshop led by spoken word poet and teaching artist Soul Stuf. This workshop invites you to explore poetry through the lens of play, uncovering techniques to find inspiration in everyday moments. Soul Stuf will share his unique principles of play, guiding you to let go of perfection and embrace spontaneity in your writing. By the end of the session, you’ll walk away with three new poems and a toolkit of creative, off-the-wall strategies to bring a fresh, playful energy to all your writing. Perfect for poets and writers looking to reconnect with the fun and freedom of their craft!

Christian Perfas (also known by his stage moniker, Soul Stuf) is a spoken word poet and teaching artist originally born and raised in Upstate New York and currently based in The Greater Los Angeles Area. He has hosted, produced, and headlined in over 150 shows and programs, collaborating with the likes of The Poet's List, The Poetry Lab, Melrose Poetry Bureau, The Poetry Brothel, & The Los Angeles Poets' Society. He has also been featured on Voices In Power, All Def Poetry, Trap Poetry Jam, & Sofar Sounds and been invited to share poems at The Electric Forest, Comic Con International, The LA Times Festival of Books and The New York City Poetry Festival.
Soul Stuf is an alumni of the Spoken Literature Art Movement, Palms Up Academy, and The Community Literature Initiative (Season 8). He has taught writing and performance workshops for UCSB, The Los Angeles Public Library, The Poets List, WHAM Phoenix, and The Loud Mouth Poetry Jam in Visalia and is a youth mentor at the poetry nonprofit, Get Lit- Words Ignite!
In addition, Soul Stuf is a decorated slam poet, winning competitions in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and Boston. He is a two time, Write Club Story Slam winner, a finalist in the iLLIST Slam Invitational, and the 2023 champion of the all Filipino, Katipunan Poetry Slam, sponsored by The Sunday Jump.
Lastly, Soul Stuf is a published author of Play: A Reclamation of Soul (released under World Stage Press) and even organized his own guerilla poetry tour on the west coast, spanning "10 cities, 20 shows, and 25 days on the road."

A Single Class Pass provides access to an individual class as well as its recording. All classes are free to active, paid monthly Write About Now Members on Facebook, Square or PayPal. For more info on how to become a member, visit www.wanpoetry.com.

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