The Five Excellences:

Poetry

Monday, August 19, 2024

1 - 2 p.m. EDT

Join us for an online class taught by

Hal Caswell

Senior Teacher



China has a very long tradition of poetry, which has had an enormous influence on poetry in the English language. In China, poetry is considered one of the "excellences." Professor Cheng Man Ch’ing, who brought tai chi chuan to the West in the 1960s, was known as a Master of Five of those Excellences, including poetry, and encouraged his students to study it.

In this class, we will experience some poems together, listen to some poems, and recite some using the movements of tai chi. Above all, we will hopefully have fun!



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This class is FREE for TCF members and $20 for non-members.

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